# Malkapur Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Malkapur

Malkapur is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 106 households**, the 106th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 444people (2011)
- 106households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Malkapur PIN code and other codes

Malkapur falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531697

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

## How far is Malkapur from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)72 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)20 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 Malkapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badanapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Malkapur known for?

About 75% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Malkapur

Of every 100 households in Malkapur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malkapur · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**89%

Tap water ****99%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****67%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Malkapur?

■ Malkapur · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**979

Working population ****57.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 74.4% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (34%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 125 (49%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Khongada467 people
- Jaitadehi463 people
- Domi447 people
- Sumita447 people
- Gadgabhandum440 people
- Bahadarpur439 people
- Bhandri438 people
- Kakadari426 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malkapur from Amravati?72 km by road
- What is the population of Malkapur?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkapur in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malkapur?81.2% (Census 2011)