# Malkham Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Malkham

Malkham is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832301**. The 2011 Census counted **436 people in 101 households**, the 102nd largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 436people (2011)
- 101households
- 69.6%literacy
- 832301PIN code

## Malkham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malkham is 832301.** Malkham falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832301
- Gram panchayatSonahatu
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364277

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

## How far is Malkham from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)8 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 Malkham?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Malkham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 11 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 Malkham known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 171 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 Malkham

Of every 100 households in Malkham in 2011, 48 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malkham · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****41%**

**47%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malkham?

■ Malkham · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**959

Working population ****50.0%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (14%) · **■** Marginal 176 (81%)

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 Chakulia

- Sapdhara441 people
- Kuchiya Kanali440 people
- Simatshol439 people
- Ghaghra436 people
- Boramchati429 people
- Machkandna423 people
- Makri422 people
- Beharipur418 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malkham?832301
- How far is Malkham from Jamshedpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Malkham?436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkham in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Malkham?69.6% (Census 2011)