# Ward 12, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Old Malda

Ward 12 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **5,181 people in 1,087 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 86.5%, above the town average of 75.6%.

- 5,181people (2011)
- 1,087households
- 6 of 18by population
- 86.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Old Malda?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**957

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,460 (67%) · **■** Household industry 119 (5%) · **■** Farming 5 (0%) · **■** Marginal 593 (27%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****44%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**50%

Use banking services ****59%**

**54%

Television ****76%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 96,650 people
- Ward 102,828 people
- Ward 1114,404 people
- Ward 135,054 people
- Ward 143,400 people
- Ward 153,713 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 12, Old Malda?5,181 people in 1,087 households (Census 2011)