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- LGD code
- 538989
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population
- 412
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 240
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 43 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 793 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 376 km
- Nearest railway station
- Wadsa · 56 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Dhanora · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Malanda compares
By population, Malanda ranks #55 of 228 villages in Dhanora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.7%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Malanda69.7%
Dhanora mandal63.2%
Gadchiroli district66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
−66 vs mandal average
Malanda925
Dhanora mandal991
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.7 vs mandal average
Malanda5.2
Dhanora mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malanda at a glance
Malanda is a village of 412 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, the 55th-largest of 228 villages in Dhanora taluka. Literacy is 70%, 7 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Gadchiroli district centre, 45 km from Armori, the nearest town, 56 km from Wadsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442606, served by Dhanora post office; the LGD village code is 538989. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Dhanora, 4 km away. The village votes in Brahmapuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar. The population is estimated at 486 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malanda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GADCHIROLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 649
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 167
- Forest area (ha)
- 410
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Malanda
- LGD code
- 538989
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 412
- Population (projected 2026)
- 486
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Coordinates
- 20.26938°N, 80.34851°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahmapuri
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Wadettiwar
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanora
Getting there
How to reach Malanda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai793 kmcapital
- Hyderabad376 km
- Chennai799 km
- Bengaluru863 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWadsa56 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Dhanora4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India40 km
- Petrol pumpCM Petrol Pump5 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Arts, Science & Late N. P. Commerce College45 km
- Police stationPolice Station Chamorshi60 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Malanda
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Goddes Durga TempleTemple3.8 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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