# Maldah District, West Bengal – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · West Bengal 

# Maldah district

Maldah is a district of West Bengal, 11th of 19 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,988,845 people** in 16 sub-districts, 29 towns and 1,772 villages; 14% lived in towns. The largest town is [English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/area-not-under-any-sub-district/english-bazar/) (205,521).

- 3,988,845people (2011)
- 16sub-districts
- 29towns
- 61.7%literacy

## Who lives in Maldah?

Maldah had **3,988,845 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.4% of West Bengal's population and 11th of 19 districts of West Bengal by population. There were 944 women for every 1,000 men (close to the West Bengal figure of 950; 14th of 19 districts of West Bengal). Among children under 7 the ratio was 950 girls per 1,000 boys (the West Bengal figure is 956). An average household had 4.7 people, against 4.5 across West Bengal.

## How literate is Maldah?

61.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below West Bengal's 76.3%), 18th of 19 districts of West Bengal. Men were at 66.2% and women at 57.0% — a gap of 9.3 points (it is 11.2 points across West Bengal). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (83.1%) and lowest in [Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/) (52.5%).

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

## What do people in Maldah do for a living?

38.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 23.3%). Of all workers, 14% farmed their own land, 21% were farm labourers, 6% worked in household industry and 27% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 32% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 35% of workers here, against 29% across West Bengal. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/) (56% of workers in farming) and the least is [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (1% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 14 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (27%) · **■** Marginal 32 (32%)

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

## Cities and towns of Maldah

13.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below West Bengal's 31.9%), 12th of 19 districts of West Bengal. The Census counted 29 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 27 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/area-not-under-any-sub-district/english-bazar/) with 205,521 people, home to 38% of the urban population.

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

## Villages of Maldah

Maldah had 1,772 census villages, 1,614 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,136 people; 169 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Sultanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/sultanganj/) (28,723), [Panchanandapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/panchanandapur/) (26,358), [Pukhuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/pukhuria/) (22,550), [Chari Anantapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/chari-anantapur/) (21,833) and [Sultanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/sultanganj/) (21,149).

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

## Population of Maldah compared with West Bengal

■ Maldah · ■ West Bengal

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**76.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**956

Working population ****38.6%**

**38.1%

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 Maldah

Of every 100 households in Maldah in 2011, 36 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maldah · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

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

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

Tap water ****16%**

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

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

Use banking services ****30%**

Television ****17%**

Mobile phone ****34%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****5%**

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

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

Own their home ****97%**

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

## Sub-districts of Maldah

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/) 199,493 105 0 

[Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/) 251,345 74 0 

[Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/) 204,740 100 1 

[Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/) 205,333 92 0 

[Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/) 275,388 101 0 

[Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/) 202,080 51 0 

[Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/) 343,830 291 2 

[Bamangola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/bamangola/) 143,906 142 0 

[Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/) 210,699 287 4 

[Maldah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/maldah/) 156,365 115 3 

[English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/) 274,627 132 3 

[Manikchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/manikchak/) 269,813 89 0 

[Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/) 392,517 55 11 

[Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/) 210,105 65 1 

[Kaliachak - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/) 359,071 73 2 

[Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 289,533 0 2 

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

## Cities and towns in Maldah

- English Bazar · 205,521
- Old Malda · 84,012
- Alipur · 17,347
- Krishnapur · 16,470
- Bara Suzapur · 15,808
- Bamangram · 13,550
- Jagannathpur · 13,454
- Silampur · 12,664
- Milki · 12,581
- Baliadanga · 12,379
- Chhota Suzapur · 11,216
- Karari Chandpur · 10,941
- Sonatala · 10,589
- Sahapur · 9,906
- Nazirpur · 8,778
- Bagbari · 8,660
- Chaspara · 7,731
- Jadupur · 7,585
- Baksinagar · 7,255
- Kendua · 6,452
- Bandhail · 6,175
- Aiho · 5,898
- Kachu Pukur · 5,752
- Chhatianmor · 5,582
- Chanchal · 5,570
- Rangabhita · 5,464
- Jalalpur · 5,460
- Jhangra · 5,022
- Birodhi · 3,838

## Largest villages in Maldah

- Sultanganj · 28,723
- Panchanandapur · 26,358
- Pukhuria · 22,550
- Chari Anantapur · 21,833
- Sultanganj · 21,149
- Bhagabanpur · 17,397
- Bhado · 17,190
- Uttar Lakshmipur · 17,085
- Par Deonapur · 16,856
- Chandipur · 16,017
- Baishnabnagar · 15,695
- Lakshmipur · 15,569
- Uttar Harishchandrapur · 15,443
- Golapganj · 15,371
- Bedrabad · 15,123
- Gadai Maharajpur · 15,023
- Enayetpur · 14,729
- Jot Gopalkagmari · 14,307
- Nurpur · 14,066
- Sahabazpur · 13,975

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

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Maldah?16: Harischandrapur - I, Harischandrapur - II, Chanchal - I, Chanchal - II, Ratua - I, Ratua - II, Gazole, Bamangola, Habibpur, Maldah, English Bazar, Manikchak…
- What is the population of Maldah district?3,988,845 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Maldah?English Bazar