# Ward 16, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Old Malda

Ward 16 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **5,360 people in 1,078 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 71.4%, below the town average of 75.6%.

- 5,360people (2011)
- 1,078households
- 4 of 18by population
- 71.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Old Malda?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**957

Working population ****37.2%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,509 (76%) · **■** Household industry 244 (12%) · **■** Farming 19 (1%) · **■** Marginal 223 (11%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 63 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**10%

Tap water ****17%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**50%

Use banking services ****35%**

**54%

Television ****46%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**10%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 135,054 people
- Ward 143,400 people
- Ward 153,713 people
- Ward 172,405 people
- Ward 184,664 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 16, Old Malda?5,360 people in 1,078 households (Census 2011)