# Ward 2, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Old Malda

Ward 2 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **5,512 people in 1,012 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 56.3%, below the town average of 75.6%.

- 5,512people (2011)
- 1,012households
- 3 of 18by population
- 56.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Old Malda?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****709**

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**957

Working population ****47.7%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,316 (88%) · **■** Household industry 136 (5%) · **■** Farming 22 (1%) · **■** Marginal 157 (6%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 43 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**10%

Tap water ****33%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**50%

Use banking services ****53%**

**54%

Television ****31%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**10%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 14,048 people
- Ward 32,331 people
- Ward 42,357 people
- Ward 52,171 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 2, Old Malda?5,512 people in 1,012 households (Census 2011)