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

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Tesimala

Tesimala is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,785 people in 989 households**, the 13th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 4,785people (2011)
- 989households
- 67.2%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tesimala

Of every 100 households in Tesimala in 2011, 24 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tesimala · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**70%

Tap water ****5%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**29%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tesimala?

■ Tesimala · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**970

Working population ****33.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (15%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,039 (65%) · **■** Marginal 152 (10%)

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

- Kranti5,961 people
- Gojaldoba Tea Garden5,184 people
- Ranichera Tea Garden5,088 people
- Jogesh Chandra Tea Garden4,881 people
- Syli Tea Garden4,751 people
- Uttar Matiali4,371 people
- Menglass Tea Garden4,369 people
- Patharjhora Tea Garden4,335 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tesimala?4,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tesimala in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tesimala?67.2% (Census 2011)