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- LGD code
- 85869
- Pincode
- 345001
- Post office
- Gandhi Colony Jaisalmer
- Population
- 161
- Households
- 32
- Literacy rate
- 3.7%
- Sex ratio
- 963 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 79
Census 2011 · in context
How Malingda compares
By population, Malingda ranks #75 of 165 villages in Sum mandal.
Literacy rate
%
3.7%
−31.5% vs mandal average
- Malingda
- 3.7%
- Sum mandal
- 35.2%
- Jaisalmer district
- 46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+136 vs mandal average
- Malingda
- 963
- Sum mandal
- 827
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Malingda
- 5.0
- Sum mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malingda at a glance
Malingda is a village of 161 people in 32 households (Census 2011) in Sum tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, the 75th-largest of 165 villages in Sum tehsil. Literacy is 4%, 32 points below the tehsil average of 35% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 345001, served by Gandhi Colony Jaisalmer post office; the LGD village code is 85869. The village votes in Jaisalmer assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhotu Singh. The population is estimated at 190 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malingda · this village | 161 | 4% | — |
| Lakhmanon Ki Basti · Sum | 697 | 48% | — |
| Mangliyawas · Sum | 506 | 42% | — |
| Turkon Ki Basti · Sum | 444 | 45% | — |
| Muhar · Sum | 181 | 23% | — |
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Notice board · Malingda
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Key facts — Malingda
- LGD code
- 85869
- Pincode
- 345001
- Post office
- Gandhi Colony Jaisalmer
- Population (Census 2011)
- 161
- Population (projected 2026)
- 190
- Households
- 32
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 963
- Literacy rate
- 3.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barmer
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jaisalmer
- Member of Parliament
- Ummeda Ram Beniwal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chhotu Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Sum
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 345001
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Malingda
Other villages in Sum mandal
View all 60+ →- Myajlar
- Kanoi
- Khoohri
- Neemba
- Sam
- Sagron Ki Basti
- Dav
- Bersiyala
- Keshoovon Ki Basti
- Phaleri
- Dedha
- Gajuo Ki Basti
- Loonar
- Salkha
- Sipala
- Dhuliya
- Hatar
- Dhaneli
- Balidad Ki Basti
- Rahoon Ka Par
- Pochheena
- Damodara
- Partaniyo Ki Basti
- Dabri
- Dhoba
- Lakhmanon Ki Basti
- Ganga
- Baran
- Loonon Ki Basti
- Bida
- Rojaniyon Ki Basti
- Karda
- Mangliyawas
- Masooriya
- Bhuwana
- Beenjraj Ka Tala
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)