# Malam Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Malam

Malam is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 235 households**, the 29th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 991people (2011)
- 235households
- 72.5%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malam

Of every 100 households in Malam in 2011, 23 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malam · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**18%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

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 Malam?

■ Malam · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**963

Working population ****48.1%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 66.4% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (16%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 326 (68%)

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 Nayagram

- Chandal Bandh1,048 people
- Pukhuria1,048 people
- Chhota Jharia1,047 people
- Dahi1,004 people
- Dumuria990 people
- Chandabila967 people
- Mara Pada962 people
- Kadam Diha958 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malam?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malam in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malam?72.5% (Census 2011)