# Malegaon Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Malegaon

Malegaon is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 204 households**, the 68th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 840people (2011)
- 204households
- 85.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Malegaon PIN code and other codes

Malegaon falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530912

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?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)99 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)35 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 · 2 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 school10+ km · Kamargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 84% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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, 68 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malegaon · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**57%

Tap water ****84%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**926

Working population ****53.9%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 78.7% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (60%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (10%) · **■** Marginal 39 (9%)

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 Karanja

- Kamatha957 people
- Dhotra911 people
- Pimpri Warghat872 people
- Dhanora Tathod842 people
- Zodaga838 people
- Mohgavhan823 people
- Anai811 people
- Shirsoli785 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malegaon from Washim?99 km by road
- What is the population of Malegaon?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malegaon in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malegaon?85.4% (Census 2011)