%. ▁The ▁male ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 8 9 % ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 7 5 %. ▁In ▁M alk ap ur , ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁M alk ap ur ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁cot ton ▁produ cers ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁British ▁era , ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" White ▁gold ▁of ▁Vid ar b ha ". ▁M alk ap ur ▁has ▁a ▁vast ▁paper ▁industry ▁and ▁the ▁primary ▁paper ▁supp liers ▁to ▁M umb ai ▁are ▁in ▁M alk ap ur . ▁M alk ap ur ▁has ▁many ▁Dal ▁mill s , ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁agricult ural ▁industry ▁special izing ▁in ▁Mah y co ▁and ▁An kur ▁se eds , ▁chemical ▁plants , ▁and ▁a ▁fruit ▁rip ening ▁chamber . ▁M alk ap ur ▁is ▁a ▁well - known ▁gra in ▁and ▁cloth ▁market ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁produ cers ▁of ▁red ▁ch ill ies . ▁ ▁Transport ▁M alk ap ur ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁H aj ira ▁- ▁Kol k ata ▁National ▁Highway ▁ 6 , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁Highway ▁ 4 6 ▁from ▁K har ag pur ▁to ▁D h ule . M alk ap ur ▁railway ▁station ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁How rah - N ag pur - M umb ai ▁line . ▁M alk ap ur ▁bus