Village · Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur
# Malar

Malar is a village in Bhopalgarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code 342606. The 2011 Census counted 1,912 people in 387 households, the 60th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 1,912 people (2011)
- 387 households
- 62.1% literacy
- 342606 PIN code

## Malar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Malar is 342606. Malar falls in Bhopalgarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.
- PIN code 342606
- Community development block Bhopalgarh
- Census village code 084862

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Malar from nearby towns?
- Bhopalgarh (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ) 66 km by road
- Pipar City (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Malar?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Malar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pipar City
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pipar City
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pipadshahar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Malar known for?

The main crops are mung, moth and bajara. About 90% of the 1,217 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Malar

Of every 100 households in Malar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malar · ■ Bhopalgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 58%
- Toilet within the home 17% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 85%
- Tap water 1% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 93%
- Use banking services 39% 59%
- Television 15% 23%
- Mobile phone 52% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 38% 17%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Malar?

■ Malar · ■ Bhopalgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.1% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 856 877
- Working population 44.6% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 41.0% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 318 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 198 (23%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 86 (10%) · ■ Marginal 249 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhopalgarh
- Kumbhara 2,026 people
- Chaukri Khurd 2,014 people
- Ustra 1,945 people
- Dhandhora 1,914 people
- Kheri Salwa 1,892 people
- Gaderi 1,855 people
- Bara Kalan 1,796 people
- Surpura Kalan 1,487 people

All 160 villages in Bhopalgarh

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Malar? 342606
- How far is Malar from Jodhpur? 66 km by road
- What is the population of Malar? 1,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malar in? Jodhpur district (Bhopalgarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Malar? 62.1% (Census 2011)

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