Malaj Khand
human settlement in Balaghat district, Jabalpur division, Madhya Pradesh, India
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).
Climate
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, 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.
The public source identifies “Malaj Khand” as human settlement in Balaghat district, Jabalpur division, Madhya Pradesh, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Malaj, Khand and human.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2446349. Authority coordinates are 22.028, 80.713. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001.
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