# Malka Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/malka/

Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur 

# Malka

Malka is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 306 households**, the 22nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,497people (2011)
- 306households
- 65.1%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Malka PIN code and other codes

Malka falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457770

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

## How far is Malka from nearby towns?

- Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Garhi Malhera (nearest town)14 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 Malka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhi Malhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maharajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Malka known for?

About 62% of the 1,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 332 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 Malka

Of every 100 households in Malka in 2011, 68 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malka · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**47%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Malka?

■ Malka · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**891

Working population ****47.0%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 58.9% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 288 (41%)

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 Maharajpur

- Padwaha1,540 people
- Bikora1,536 people
- Sindukhi1,514 people
- Nathpur1,508 people
- Gour1,447 people
- Matodha Besan1,422 people
- Gudara1,407 people
- Pur1,218 people

[All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malka from Chhatarpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Malka?1,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malka in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malka?65.1% (Census 2011)