# Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 

# Mal

Mal is a sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **299,556 people**, 3 towns and 103 villages (100 inhabited). The largest village is Bagrakot Tea Garden (9,971 people).

- 299,556people (2011)
- 103villages
- 3towns
- 66.3%literacy

## Population of Mal compared with Jalpaiguri

■ Mal · ■ Jalpaiguri district

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**955

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.1%

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

## Homes and amenities in Mal

Of every 100 households in Mal in 2011, 37 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mal · ■ Jalpaiguri district

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**49%

Tap water ****19%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**81%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****65%**

**80%

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

## Towns in Mal

- Odlabari14,194 people
- Dakshin Odlabari4,997 people
- Lataguri4,981 people

## Largest villages in Mal

- Bagrakot Tea Garden · 9,971 people
- Rangamati Tea Garden · 8,607 people
- Damdim Tea Garden · 8,451 people
- Dakshin Hanskhali · 7,771 people
- Lishriver Tea Garden · 6,903 people
- Haihaipathar · 6,831 people
- Bainguri Tea Garden · 6,742 people
- Jhar Matiali · 6,493 people
- Kranti · 5,961 people
- Gojaldoba Tea Garden · 5,184 people
- Ranichera Tea Garden · 5,088 people
- Jogesh Chandra Tea Garden · 4,881 people
- Tesimala · 4,785 people
- Syli Tea Garden · 4,751 people
- Uttar Matiali · 4,371 people
- Menglass Tea Garden · 4,369 people

[All 103 villages in Mal →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/mal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Mal?103 (100 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Mal in?Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Mal?299,556 (Census 2011)