# Maladkhanda Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Maladkhanda

Maladkhanda is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 396 households**, the 76th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 396households
- 55.7%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maladkhanda

Of every 100 households in Maladkhanda in 2011, 18 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maladkhanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Maladkhanda?

■ Maladkhanda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**939

Working population ****32.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 47.6% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 187 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 197 (30%)

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 Raiganj

- Krishnapur2,107 people
- Poaltair2,085 people
- Naopara2,057 people
- Mukundapur2,031 people
- Birahimkhanda1,989 people
- Kamalabari1,983 people
- Narayanpur1,939 people
- Krishnamuri1,928 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maladkhanda?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maladkhanda in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maladkhanda?55.7% (Census 2011)