# Malsagaon Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Malsagaon

Malsagaon is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,926 people in 911 households**, the 29th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 3,926people (2011)
- 911households
- 63.3%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malsagaon

Of every 100 households in Malsagaon in 2011, 7 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malsagaon · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 is the population of Malsagaon?

■ Malsagaon · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**941

Working population ****43.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 56.6% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 366 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 577 (34%) · **■** Household industry 59 (3%) · **■** Other work 169 (10%) · **■** Marginal 539 (32%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Falakata

- Purbba Jhar Beltali4,144 people
- Kathalbari4,107 people
- Narasingpur4,102 people
- Pramode Nagar4,100 people
- Gokulnagar3,924 people
- Alinagar3,917 people
- Harinathpur3,844 people
- Balasundar3,811 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malsagaon?3,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malsagaon in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malsagaon?63.3% (Census 2011)