# Mal Kajara Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/mal-kajara/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Mal Kajara Mal Kajara is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 299 households**, the 35th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,102people (2011) - 299households - 60.7%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Mal Kajara PIN code and other codes Mal Kajara falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code487950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mal Kajara from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)120 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)46 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 Mal Kajara? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mal Kajara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saikheda - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Mal Kajara known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Mal Kajara Of every 100 households in Mal Kajara in 2011, 57 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mal Kajara · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **59% Toilet within the home ****27%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **74% Tap water ****52%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****23%** **27% Television ****36%** **24% Mobile phone ****46%** **38% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **36% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Mal Kajara? ■ Mal Kajara · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **931 Working population ****45.2%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 50.2% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 248 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (48%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Bankhedi - Murgi Dhana1,149 people - Chillod1,146 people - Pathar Kuhi1,139 people - Jasarwani1,105 people - Amgaon1,087 people - Dangarhai1,082 people - Menda Kheda1,063 people - Rechhoda Daryao1,056 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mal Kajara from Hoshangabad?120 km by road - What is the population of Mal Kajara?1,102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mal Kajara in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mal Kajara?60.7% (Census 2011)