# Malkunda Village, Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Malkunda

Malkunda is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832101**. The 2011 Census counted **590 people in 141 households**, the 85th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 590people (2011)
- 141households
- 57.1%literacy
- 832101PIN code

## Malkunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malkunda is 832101.** Malkunda falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832101
- Gram panchayatKumardubi
- Community development blockBaharagora
- Census village code364664

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

## How far is Malkunda from nearby towns?

- Baharagora (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)94 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 Malkunda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Malkunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kumardubi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahragora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barhagora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Malkunda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Malkunda

Of every 100 households in Malkunda in 2011, 57 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malkunda · ■ Baharagora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Malkunda?

■ Malkunda · ■ Baharagora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**944

Working population ****16.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 45.8% for women. 24% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 90 (92%)

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 Baharagora

- Karariya603 people
- Kuanrda599 people
- Jugidiha594 people
- Kandar590 people
- Benashol580 people
- Dhilahara575 people
- Borol572 people
- Lodhanbani569 people

[All 451 villages in Baharagora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/baharagora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malkunda?832101
- How far is Malkunda from Jamshedpur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Malkunda?590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkunda in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Malkunda?57.1% (Census 2011)