# Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Town Population, Wards & Facts

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Town · Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 

# Mal

Mal is a town in Area not under any Sub-district sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **25,218 people** in 5,933 households. Literacy was 88.7%.

- 25,218people (2011)
- 5,933households
- 88.7%literacy
- 15census wards

## Population of Mal

■ Mal · ■ Jalpaiguri urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**949

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.8%

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

## Homes and amenities in Mal

Of every 100 households in Mal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mal · ■ Jalpaiguri urban average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**16%

Tap water ****54%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**48%

Use banking services ****58%**

**55%

Television ****71%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****79%**

**83%

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 people in Mal work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 8,629 (87%) · **■** Household industry 167 (2%) · **■** Farming 60 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,020 (10%)

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

## Mal ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-1/) 1,435 329 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-2/) 2,509 539 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-3/) 984 233 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-4/) 1,129 274 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-5/) 1,729 385 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-6/) 1,593 371 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-7/) 1,838 460 

[Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-8/) 1,667 423 

[Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-9/) 1,671 445 

[Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-10/) 1,353 340 

[Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-11/) 2,444 586 

[Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-12/) 1,808 389 

[Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-13/) 2,162 505 

[Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-14/) 1,595 367 

[Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/ward-15/) 1,301 287 

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

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mal?25,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mal in?Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal
- How many wards does Mal have?15 census wards (2011)