Malaj Khand is a town and a municipality in Balaghat district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This town has the biggest open copper mines in Asia and most of its population are the employed by the copper mines owned by the Central Government(Ministry of mines).
Malaj Khand | |
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Town | |
  Malaj Khand Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Malaj Khand Malaj Khand (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°1′41″N 80°42′48″E / 22.02806°N 80.71333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Balaghat |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 32,326 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Malaj Khand had a population of 32,326. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Malaj Khand has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 54%. In Malaj Khand, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Pincode of Malaj Khand is 481116.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "City Pincode Finder Tool".
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