# Ward 2, Mal (Jalpaiguri, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mal, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Mal

Ward 2 of Mal, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, had **2,509 people in 539 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 77.4%, below the town average of 88.7%.

- 2,509people (2011)
- 539households
- 1 of 15by population
- 77.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Mal?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Mal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**88.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**953

Working population ****39.6%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 883 (89%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 100 (10%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 75 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Mal average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**14%

Tap water ****43%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**34%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****56%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**12%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 11,435 people
- Ward 3984 people
- Ward 41,129 people
- Ward 51,729 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 2, Mal?2,509 people in 539 households (Census 2011)