# Maldiha Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maldiha

Maldiha is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 35 households**, the 304th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 155people (2011)
- 35households
- 92.4%literacy
- 782females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maldiha

Of every 100 households in Maldiha in 2011, 69 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maldiha · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****100%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Maldiha?

■ Maldiha · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****782**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**991

Working population ****43.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 87.3% for women. 64% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 31 (46%)

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 Salbani

- Jamdoba160 people
- Gaighata159 people
- Dhadkidanga156 people
- Raysingher Bagicha156 people
- Radhamohanpur155 people
- Batsolgobindapur154 people
- Bansbandi153 people
- Tilaghagri153 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maldiha?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maldiha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maldiha?92.4% (Census 2011)