# Mala Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Mala

Mala is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 280 households**, the 23rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 1,225people (2011)
- 280households
- 73.4%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Mala PIN code and other codes

Mala falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code481018

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

## How far is Mala from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)77 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)17 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 Mala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurwai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Mala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and masoor**. About 92% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Mala

Of every 100 households in Mala in 2011, 29 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mala · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mala?

■ Mala · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**938

Working population ****31.2%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 57.0% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (30%) · **■** Other work 44 (12%) · **■** Marginal 78 (20%)

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 Kurwai

- Gudawal1,420 people
- Rusiya1,415 people
- Dughawari1,349 people
- Ghosua1,279 people
- Karai Berkhedi1,197 people
- Naukund1,188 people
- Baretha1,148 people
- Roshan Pipariya1,140 people

[All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mala from Vidisha?77 km by road
- What is the population of Mala?1,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mala?73.4% (Census 2011)