# Ward 5, Mal (Jalpaiguri, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mal, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Mal

Ward 5 of Mal, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, had **1,729 people in 385 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 95.1%, above the town average of 88.7%.

- 1,729people (2011)
- 385households
- 6 of 15by population
- 95.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Mal?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Mal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%**

**88.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1283**

**953

Working population ****42.8%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 550 (74%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Farming 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 171 (23%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Mal average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**14%

Tap water ****29%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**34%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****81%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****64%**

**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
- Ward 61,593 people
- Ward 71,838 people
- Ward 81,667 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 5, Mal?1,729 people in 385 households (Census 2011)