# Ward 1, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Old Malda

Ward 1 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **4,048 people in 633 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 62.0%, below the town average of 75.6%.

- 4,048people (2011)
- 633households
- 10 of 18by population
- 62.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Old Malda?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****611**

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**957

Working population ****44.1%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,670 (94%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Farming 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 67 (4%)

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

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 73 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**10%

Tap water ****66%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**50%

Use banking services ****62%**

**54%

Television ****55%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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

## Other wards of Old Malda

- Ward 25,512 people
- Ward 32,331 people
- Ward 42,357 people

[Full Old Malda ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/area-not-under-any-sub-district/old-malda/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Old Malda?4,048 people in 633 households (Census 2011)