# Mala Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Mala

Mala is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 126 households**, the 110th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 494people (2011)
- 126households
- 68.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mala

Of every 100 households in Mala in 2011, 48 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mala · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**73%

Tap water ****73%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**82%

Use banking services ****90%**

**61%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mala?

■ Mala · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**972

Working population ****47.6%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 83 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (30%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 73 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bolpur Sriniketan

- Belui557 people
- Kalaharpur538 people
- Simait510 people
- Asdullapur496 people
- Sundipur484 people
- Mahadebpur479 people
- Faridpur475 people
- Kamalakantapur471 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mala?494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mala?68.2% (Census 2011)