# Malkhandwi Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua 

# Malkhandwi

Malkhandwi is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **990 people in 174 households**, the 64th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%.

- 990people (2011)
- 174households
- 29.7%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Malkhandwi PIN code and other codes

Malkhandwi falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMeghnagar
- Census village code504550

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

## How far is Malkhandwi from nearby towns?

- Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)33 km by road
- Thandla (nearest town)19 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 Malkhandwi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Malkhandwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nogawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Malkhandwi known for?

The main crops are **makka, cotton and soyabean**. About 82% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Malkhandwi

Of every 100 households in Malkhandwi in 2011, 67 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malkhandwi · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**44%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****87%**

**70%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malkhandwi?

■ Malkhandwi · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.7%**

**39.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**924

Working population ****54.1%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.1% for men and 21.7% for women. 52% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 357 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (7%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 131 (24%)

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 Meghnagar

- Nagan Khedi1,020 people
- Tandladara1,013 people
- Khatama992 people
- Futtalab991 people
- Naganwat Badi979 people
- Nayagaon Jagir941 people
- Guda Chhota939 people
- Khachhartodi937 people

[All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malkhandwi from Jhabua?33 km by road
- What is the population of Malkhandwi?990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkhandwi in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malkhandwi?29.7% (Census 2011)