# Malegaon Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Malegaon

Malegaon is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,604 people in 340 households**, the 44th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,604people (2011)
- 340households
- 82.3%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Malegaon PIN code and other codes

Malegaon falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528969

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

## How far is Malegaon from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)68 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)22 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 Malegaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Janefal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Malegaon known for?

About 80% of the 865 hectares of village land is sown, and 670 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 Malegaon

Of every 100 households in Malegaon in 2011, 22 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malegaon · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

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

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

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

**44%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****53%**

**62%

Television ****6%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malegaon?

■ Malegaon · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**81.2%

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

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**828

Working population ****54.9%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 73.7% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 641 (73%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 Mehkar

- Mundefal1,683 people
- Bhalegaon1,657 people
- Naigaon Deshmukh1,634 people
- Pimpalgaon Unda1,607 people
- Sukali1,592 people
- Kanaka Bk.1,539 people
- Kalapvihir1,525 people
- Parkhed1,508 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malegaon from Buldana?68 km by road
- What is the population of Malegaon?1,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malegaon in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malegaon?82.3% (Census 2011)