# Khorda Malsa, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Khorda Malsa

Khorda Malsa is a village in [Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 60 households**, the 241st largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 230people (2011)
- 60households
- 70.8%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khorda Malsa

Of every 100 households in Khorda Malsa in 2011, 15 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khorda Malsa · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Khorda Malsa?

■ Khorda Malsa · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**954

Working population ****53.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 47 (38%)

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 Tapan

- Jadupur249 people
- Kesurkuri239 people
- Jaydharhati234 people
- Sehas231 people
- Bataskhanda228 people
- Chanchai226 people
- Nimtair224 people
- Doara222 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khorda Malsa?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorda Malsa in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khorda Malsa?70.8% (Census 2011)