# Ward 8, Old Malda (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Old Malda, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Old Malda

Ward 8 of Old Malda, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **5,317 people in 1,145 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 82.0%, above the town average of 75.6%.

- 5,317people (2011)
- 1,145households
- 5 of 18by population
- 82.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Old Malda?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Old Malda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**772

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**957

Working population ****36.1%**

**42.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,512 (79%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 387 (20%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 75 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Old Malda average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**89%

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

**10%

Tap water ****28%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**50%

Use banking services ****48%**

**54%

Television ****64%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 52,171 people
- Ward 63,741 people
- Ward 74,876 people
- Ward 96,650 people
- Ward 102,828 people
- Ward 1114,404 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 8, Old Malda?5,317 people in 1,145 households (Census 2011)