# Kranti Village, Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Kranti

Kranti is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,961 people in 1,392 households**, the 9th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 5,961people (2011)
- 1,392households
- 77.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kranti

Of every 100 households in Kranti in 2011, 40 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kranti · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**70%

Tap water ****15%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**29%

Television ****29%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**62%

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 Kranti?

■ Kranti · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**65.4%

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

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**970

Working population ****35.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 72.3% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (20%) · **■** Household industry 69 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,038 (50%) · **■** Marginal 309 (15%)

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 Mal

- Lishriver Tea Garden6,903 people
- Haihaipathar6,831 people
- Bainguri Tea Garden6,742 people
- Jhar Matiali6,493 people
- Gojaldoba Tea Garden5,184 people
- Ranichera Tea Garden5,088 people
- Jogesh Chandra Tea Garden4,881 people
- Tesimala4,785 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kranti?5,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kranti in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kranti?77.2% (Census 2011)