# Malikhal Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Malikhal

Malikhal is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 57 households**, the 248th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 258people (2011)
- 57households
- 77.0%literacy
- 743females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malikhal

Of every 100 households in Malikhal in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malikhal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**34%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malikhal?

■ Malikhal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****743**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**979

Working population ****35.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 71.3% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (20%) · **■** Marginal 11 (12%)

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 Jhargram

- Keudi262 people
- Chandabila Chhota260 people
- Kuldiha260 people
- Badina259 people
- Purbasol258 people
- Uransol257 people
- Kajla256 people
- Shalbani256 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malikhal?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malikhal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malikhal?77.0% (Census 2011)