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

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Malon

Malon is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,870 people in 687 households**, the 8th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,870people (2011)
- 687households
- 66.8%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malon

Of every 100 households in Malon in 2011, 21 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malon · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****23%**

**16%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Malon?

■ Malon · ■ Hemtabad rural average

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

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**955

Working population ****38.8%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 60.7% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (43%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 152 (14%) · **■** Marginal 159 (14%)

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

- Islampur3,563 people
- Naoda3,434 people
- Bishnupur3,397 people
- Kakarsing3,136 people
- Titihi2,810 people
- Nurpur2,716 people
- Gutin2,674 people
- Kantor2,671 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malon?2,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malon?66.8% (Census 2011)