# Muchalam Village, Basavakalyan, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/muchalam/ Village · Basavakalyan, Bidar # Muchalam Muchalam is a village in Basavakalyan sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585327**. The 2011 Census counted **4,533 people in 941 households**, the 15th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 4,533people (2011) - 941households - 65.5%literacy - 585327PIN code ## Muchalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muchalam is 585327.** Muchalam falls in Basavakalyan sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585327 - Gram panchayatMuchlam - Community development blockBasavakalyan - Census village code599736 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muchalam from nearby towns? - Basavakalyan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)80 km by road - Basavakalyan (nearest town)12 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 Muchalam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Muchalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basavakalyan - ○Degree college10+ km · Basavakalyan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basavakalyan - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Muchalam known for? The main crops are **jowar, jowar and urad**. About 89% of the 1,715 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Muchalam Of every 100 households in Muchalam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Muchalam · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **82% Toilet within the home ****7%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **91% Tap water ****8%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **97% Use banking services ****67%** **46% Television ****33%** **30% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****23%** **28% Own their home ****91%** **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 Muchalam? ■ Muchalam · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **953 Working population ****51.0%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 55.4% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 341 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,131 (49%) · **■** Household industry 72 (3%) · **■** Other work 387 (17%) · **■** Marginal 382 (17%) 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 Basavakalyan - Morkhandi5,140 people - Partapur5,077 people - Rajola4,833 people - Sastapur4,690 people - Ghotala4,169 people - Tadola3,952 people - Kalkora3,711 people - Algood3,619 people [All 115 villages in Basavakalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muchalam?585327 - How far is Muchalam from Bidar?80 km by road - What is the population of Muchalam?4,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muchalam in?Bidar district (Basavakalyan sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Muchalam?65.5% (Census 2011)