# Malcha Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Malcha

Malcha is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,073 people in 738 households**, the 18th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,073people (2011)
- 738households
- 66.8%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malcha

Of every 100 households in Malcha in 2011, 25 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malcha · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Malcha?

■ Malcha · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**944

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 63.3% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 271 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (40%) · **■** Other work 110 (10%) · **■** Marginal 310 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chanchal - I

- Kharba Gopalpur3,247 people
- Birasthali3,206 people
- Khelanpur3,197 people
- Khanpur Hulaspur3,183 people
- Mallik Para3,063 people
- Dhanjana3,013 people
- Bagjana3,008 people
- Asrail2,977 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malcha?3,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malcha in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malcha?66.8% (Census 2011)