# Malda Village, Gawan, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gawan, Giridih 

# Malda

Malda is a village in Gawan sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815313**. The 2011 Census counted **3,494 people in 514 households**, the 7th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 3,494people (2011)
- 514households
- 62.9%literacy
- 815313PIN code

## Malda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malda is 815313.** Malda falls in Gawan sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815313
- Gram panchayatMalda
- Community development blockGawan
- Census village code350279

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Malda from nearby towns?

- Gawan (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)97 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)97 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Malda?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Malda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Malda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 12% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Malda

Of every 100 households in Malda in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malda · ■ Gawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Malda?

■ Malda · ■ Gawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**945

Working population ****41.2%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 51.2% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (13%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 337 (23%) · **■** Marginal 655 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gawan

- Nagwan4,358 people
- Birne4,137 people
- Manjhne4,030 people
- Sarua3,791 people
- Kharsan3,155 people
- Patna2,817 people
- Jagdishpur2,792 people
- Cherwa2,546 people

[All 160 villages in Gawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malda?815313
- How far is Malda from Giridih?97 km by road
- What is the population of Malda?3,494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malda in?Giridih district (Gawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Malda?62.9% (Census 2011)