# Malanda Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Malanda

Malanda is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **412 people in 80 households**, the 55th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 412people (2011)
- 80households
- 78.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Malanda PIN code and other codes

Malanda falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538989

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

## How far is Malanda from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)38 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 Malanda?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 watercovered wells 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 Malanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Malanda

Of every 100 households in Malanda in 2011, 54 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malanda · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**78%

Television ****26%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Malanda?

■ Malanda · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**972

Working population ****58.3%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 65.4% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 118 (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 Dhanora

- Kuthegaon445 people
- Kak adyeli433 people
- Fulbodi428 people
- Durgapur421 people
- Belgaon408 people
- Gajamendhi408 people
- Masanadi405 people
- Michagaon Bk401 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malanda from Gadchiroli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Malanda?412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malanda in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malanda?78.2% (Census 2011)