# Maldua Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Maldua

Maldua is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **384 people in 91 households**, the 97th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 384people (2011)
- 91households
- 60.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maldua

Of every 100 households in Maldua in 2011, 68 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maldua · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****1%**

**16%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

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 Maldua?

■ Maldua · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**955

Working population ****37.8%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (15%) · **■** Marginal 41 (28%)

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 Hemtabad

- Durllabhpur493 people
- Mahakaldanga455 people
- Poaltair453 people
- Keshabpur390 people
- Bangalbari379 people
- Tilia365 people
- Sekhpura351 people
- Chandratiya350 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maldua?384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maldua in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maldua?60.8% (Census 2011)