# Malhanwada Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/malhanwada/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Malhanwada Malhanwada is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,927 people in 529 households**, the 4th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 2,927people (2011) - 529households - 63.1%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Malhanwada PIN code and other codes Malhanwada falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code487985 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? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)110 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)30 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? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Malhanwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 943 hectares of village land is sown, and 715 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, 49 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Malhanwada · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **59% Toilet within the home ****37%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **74% Tap water ****9%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****35%** **27% Television ****29%** **24% Mobile phone ****40%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **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 Malhanwada? ■ Malhanwada · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050** **931 Working population ****37.4%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 284 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (25%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (12%) · **■** Marginal 397 (36%) 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 - Bankhedi13,667 people - Umardha4,782 people - Chandon3,050 people - Pipariya Palia2,891 people - Bachavani2,675 people - Machhera Kalan2,529 people - Anhai2,439 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malhanwada from Hoshangabad?110 km by road - What is the population of Malhanwada?2,927 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malhanwada in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Malhanwada?63.1% (Census 2011)