# Malikwad Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/malikwad/ Village · Chikodi, Belgaum # Malikwad Malikwad is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591244**. The 2011 Census counted **2,970 people in 693 households**, the 59th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 2,970people (2011) - 693households - 83.3%literacy - 591244PIN code ## Malikwad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malikwad is 591244.** Malikwad falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591244 - Gram panchayatMalikwad - Community development blockChikodi - Census village code597174 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malikwad from nearby towns? - Chikodi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)90 km by road - Sadalgi (nearest town)5 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 Malikwad? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Malikwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Examba - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikodi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sadalgi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Malikwad known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and soyabean**. About 93% of the 577 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Malikwad Of every 100 households in Malikwad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Malikwad · ■ Chikodi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****36%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **68% Tap water ****73%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **77% Use banking services ****91%** **76% Television ****66%** **50% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **11% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Malikwad? ■ Malikwad · ■ Chikodi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **901 Working population ****40.1%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 74.0% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 493 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (22%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (16%) · **■** Marginal 245 (21%) 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 Chikodi - Chikalwal3,187 people - Shiradwad3,110 people - Appachiwadi3,040 people - Mugali3,001 people - Kenchanatti2,940 people - Barwad2,873 people - Mamadapur2,844 people - Kamatyanahatti2,761 people [All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malikwad?591244 - How far is Malikwad from Belgaum?90 km by road - What is the population of Malikwad?2,970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malikwad in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Malikwad?83.3% (Census 2011)