# Ward 3, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 3, Old Malda

Ward 3 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **2,331 people in 493 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 89.4%, above the town average of 75.6%.

- 2,331people (2011)
- 493households
- 17 of 18by population
- 89.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Old Malda?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**957

Working population ****30.8%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 680 (95%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**10%

Tap water ****96%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**66%

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

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**50%

Use banking services ****77%**

**54%

Television ****74%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 25,512 people
- Ward 42,357 people
- Ward 52,171 people
- Ward 63,741 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 3, Old Malda?2,331 people in 493 households (Census 2011)