# Malewada Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/malewada/ Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli # Malewada Malewada is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,174 people in 490 households**, the 3rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 2,174people (2011) - 490households - 84.4%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Malewada PIN code and other codes Malewada falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKurkheda - Census village code538728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malewada from nearby towns? - Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)91 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)52 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 Malewada? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Malewada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Malewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurkheda - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Malewada known for? About 22% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and -17 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 Malewada Of every 100 households in Malewada in 2011, 82 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Malewada · ■ Kurkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **64% Toilet within the home ****37%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **66% Tap water ****65%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **94% Use banking services ****94%** **87% Television ****36%** **20% Mobile phone ****37%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **26% Own their home ****76%** **94% 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 Malewada? ■ Malewada · ■ Kurkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **956 Working population ****59.0%** **58.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.3% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (31%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 281 (22%) · **■** Marginal 236 (18%) 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 Kurkheda - Kadholi3,409 people - Wadegaon2,401 people - Chikhali1,885 people - Dhamaditola1,784 people - Gewardha1,771 people - Hatinagar1,655 people [All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malewada from Gadchiroli?91 km by road - What is the population of Malewada?2,174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malewada in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Malewada?84.4% (Census 2011)