# Ward 18, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Old Malda

Ward 18 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **4,664 people in 1,010 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 82.5%, above the town average of 75.6%.

- 4,664people (2011)
- 1,010households
- 9 of 18by population
- 82.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Old Malda?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**957

Working population ****35.0%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,378 (84%) · **■** Household industry 97 (6%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 149 (9%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 81 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****64%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**50%

Use banking services ****52%**

**54%

Television ****66%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**10%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 153,713 people
- Ward 165,360 people
- Ward 172,405 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 18, Old Malda?4,664 people in 1,010 households (Census 2011)