Village · Bhainsdehi, Betul # Malegaon Malegaon is a village in Bhainsdehi sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,623 people in 342 households, the 44th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,623 people (2011) - 342 households - 71.1% literacy - 955 females per 1,000 males ## Malegaon PIN code and other codes Malegaon falls in Bhainsdehi sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bhainsdehi - Census village code 485287 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Malegaon from nearby towns? - Bhainsdehi (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Betul (district HQ) 40 km by road - Bhainsdehi (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Malegaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Malegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhainsdehi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhainsdehi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Betul - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 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 untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Malegaon known for? About 77% of the 821 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Malegaon Of every 100 households in Malegaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Malegaon · ■ Bhainsdehi rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 53% - Toilet within the home 18% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 92% - Tap water 58% 10% - Drinking water within premises 46% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 98% - Use banking services 65% 60% - Television 29% 10% - Mobile phone 29% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 35% 64% - Own their home 95% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Malegaon? ■ Malegaon · ■ Bhainsdehi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 980 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 788 948 - Working population 79.6% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 61.3% for women. 79% of men and 80% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 126 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 47 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1,098 (85%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhainsdehi - Dhamnya 1,683 people - Majarwani 1,681 people - Jamu 1,650 people - Pohar 1,649 people - Desli 1,610 people - Palaspani Raiyat 1,586 people - Pat Raiyat 1,584 people - Dhaba 1,576 people All 297 villages in Bhainsdehi ## Quick answers - How far is Malegaon from Betul? 40 km by road - What is the population of Malegaon? 1,623 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malegaon in? Betul district (Bhainsdehi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Malegaon? 71.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/bhainsdehi/malegaon-485287/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.