# Malam Village, Chainpur, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chainpur, Gumla 

# Malam

Malam is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 258 households**, the 6th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,309people (2011)
- 258households
- 67.2%literacy
- 835206PIN code

## Malam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malam is 835206.** Malam falls in Chainpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835206
- Gram panchayatMalam
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code376098

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

## How far is Malam from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)70 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 Malam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Malam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chainpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Malam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 16% of the 1,947 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Malam

Of every 100 households in Malam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malam · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Malam?

■ Malam · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**993

Working population ****54.5%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 57.5% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 359 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 264 (37%)

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 Chainpur

- Bendora2,236 people
- Koting1,618 people
- Kerabar1,481 people
- Barwenagar1,330 people
- Tigawal1,209 people
- Dokapat1,178 people
- Loramba1,169 people
- Ratugamhariya1,154 people

[All 85 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malam?835206
- How far is Malam from Gumla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Malam?1,309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malam in?Gumla district (Chainpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Malam?67.2% (Census 2011)