# Aranya Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Aranya

Aranya is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 177 households**, the 84th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 798people (2011)
- 177households
- 78.4%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Aranya PIN code and other codes

Aranya falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469146

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

## How far is Aranya from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)12 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 Aranya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Aranya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malhargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Aranya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 86% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Aranya

Of every 100 households in Aranya in 2011, 89 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aranya · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****43%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**32%

Television ****41%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

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 Aranya?

■ Aranya · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**950

Working population ****62.4%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 63.6% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 134 (27%)

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 Malhargarh

- Kherkheda831 people
- Fatepur822 people
- Khankharai817 people
- Kitukhedi814 people
- Gogarpura791 people
- Banskhedi790 people
- Mundadi783 people
- Deori782 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aranya from Mandsaur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Aranya?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aranya in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Aranya?78.4% (Census 2011)