# Mal Khasmahal Village, Gorubathan, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Mal Khasmahal

Mal Khasmahal is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,322 people in 274 households**, the 16th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,322people (2011)
- 274households
- 84.4%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mal Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Mal Khasmahal in 2011, 82 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mal Khasmahal · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**47%

Television ****61%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**40%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Mal Khasmahal?

■ Mal Khasmahal · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**920

Working population ****30.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 246 (60%) · **■** Marginal 93 (23%)

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 Gorubathan

- Darjiling Hilldoars Tea Garden1,627 people
- Samabiyong Tea Garden1,608 people
- Kumai Khasmahal1,590 people
- Kumai Forest1,393 people
- Ambeok Tea Garden1,297 people
- Sakam Forest1,158 people
- Mal Forest1,024 people
- Dalingma Khasmahal821 people

[All 38 villages in Gorubathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/gorubathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mal Khasmahal?1,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mal Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mal Khasmahal?84.4% (Census 2011)