Village · Palkot, Gumla # Malai Malai is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835207. The 2011 Census counted 1,036 people in 211 households, the 29th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,036 people (2011) - 211 households - 55.5% literacy - 835207 PIN code ## Malai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Malai is 835207. Malai falls in Palkot sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 835207 - Gram panchayat Bagesara - Community development block Palkot - Census village code 376394 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Malai from nearby towns? - Paalkot (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Gumla (district HQ) 25 km by road - Gumla (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Malai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Malai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Paalkot - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gumla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Malai known for? The main crops are rice. About 38% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Malai Of every 100 households in Malai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Malai · ■ Palkot rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 64% 52% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 16% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 23% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Malai? ■ Malai · ■ Palkot rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.5% 61.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1223 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1228 960 - Working population 54.6% 58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 47.7% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 202 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 324 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palkot - Damkara 1,111 people - Gonmer 1,088 people - Petsera 1,064 people - Dahupani 1,059 people - Marda 959 people - Dombabira 863 people - Lotwa 863 people - Tetartoli 844 people All 73 villages in Palkot ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malai? 835207 - How far is Malai from Gumla? 25 km by road - What is the population of Malai? 1,036 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malai in? Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Malai? 55.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/malai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.