# Ward 1, Mal (Jalpaiguri, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mal, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Mal

Ward 1 of Mal, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, had **1,435 people in 329 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the town average of 88.7%.

- 1,435people (2011)
- 329households
- 11 of 15by population
- 88.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Mal?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Mal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**88.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**953

Working population ****43.1%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 478 (77%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 131 (21%)

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 were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Mal average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**14%

Tap water ****74%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**34%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****72%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**12%

Own their home ****83%**

**79%

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

## Other wards of Mal

- Ward 22,509 people
- Ward 3984 people
- Ward 41,129 people

[Full Mal ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mal/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Mal?1,435 people in 329 households (Census 2011)