# Malkapur Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Malkapur

Malkapur is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 62 households**, the 154th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 239people (2011)
- 62households
- 76.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Malkapur PIN code and other codes

Malkapur falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539415

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?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)70 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Subhashgram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 49% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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, 51 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malkapur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**70%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****81%**

**74%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**970

Working population ****39.3%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 66.0% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 85 (90%)

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 Chamorshi

- Mutnur252 people
- Nachangaon248 people
- Chitekanhar245 people
- Amgaon Chak No.2240 people
- Kothari229 people
- Ravanpalli225 people
- Rampur220 people
- Makepalli Chak No.1210 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malkapur from Gadchiroli?70 km by road
- What is the population of Malkapur?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkapur in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malkapur?76.4% (Census 2011)