# Paschim Dolaigaon Village, Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Paschim Dolaigaon

Paschim Dolaigaon is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,480 people in 529 households**, the 46th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,480people (2011)
- 529households
- 64.6%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Dolaigaon

Of every 100 households in Paschim Dolaigaon in 2011, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Dolaigaon · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**37%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paschim Dolaigaon?

■ Paschim Dolaigaon · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**970

Working population ****35.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (8%) · **■** Marginal 154 (18%)

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

- Chak Maulani2,776 people
- Dakshin Saripakuri2,679 people
- Nipuchhapur2,521 people
- Basusuba2,515 people
- Adabari2,478 people
- Ellenbury Tea Garden2,470 people
- Demkajhora2,462 people
- Anandapur2,457 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Dolaigaon?2,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Dolaigaon in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Dolaigaon?64.6% (Census 2011)