# Ward 8, Mal (Jalpaiguri, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mal, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Mal

Ward 8 of Mal, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, had **1,667 people in 423 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 97.3%, above the town average of 88.7%.

- 1,667people (2011)
- 423households
- 8 of 15by population
- 97.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Mal?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.3%**

**88.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**953

Working population ****35.9%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 536 (89%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 58 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mal average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****11%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**34%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****82%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**12%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 51,729 people
- Ward 61,593 people
- Ward 71,838 people
- Ward 91,671 people
- Ward 101,353 people
- Ward 112,444 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 8, Mal?1,667 people in 423 households (Census 2011)