# Malhanwada Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Malhanwada

Malhanwada is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 62 households**, the 115th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 273people (2011)
- 62households
- 60.4%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Malhanwada PIN code and other codes

Malhanwada falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495370

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

## How far is Malhanwada from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)57 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)57 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 Malhanwada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Malhanwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bichhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Malhanwada known for?

About 93% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Malhanwada

Of every 100 households in Malhanwada in 2011, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malhanwada · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**47%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Malhanwada?

■ Malhanwada · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**967

Working population ****52.4%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 46.3% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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 Bichhua

- Naharjhir288 people
- Dongargaon Kala286 people
- Boradi279 people
- Silota Khurd277 people
- Sonakhari273 people
- Antara269 people
- Devnadi268 people
- Kokiwara260 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malhanwada from Chhindwara?57 km by road
- What is the population of Malhanwada?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhanwada in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malhanwada?60.4% (Census 2011)