# Ward 17, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Old Malda

Ward 17 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **2,405 people in 450 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 64.4%, below the town average of 75.6%.

- 2,405people (2011)
- 450households
- 15 of 18by population
- 64.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Old Malda?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**75.6%

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

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**957

Working population ****36.8%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 694 (78%) · **■** Household industry 134 (15%) · **■** Farming 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 48 (5%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 39 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**10%

Tap water ****6%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**50%

Use banking services ****21%**

**54%

Television ****36%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**14%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 143,400 people
- Ward 153,713 people
- Ward 165,360 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 17, Old Malda?2,405 people in 450 households (Census 2011)