Overview
Mal is a Municipality city in district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Mal city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Mal Municipality has population of 25,218 of which 12,814 are males while 12,404 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2267 which is 8.99 % of total population of Mal (M). In Mal Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 968 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Mal is around 953 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Mal city is 88.68 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Mal, Male literacy is around 92.23 % while female literacy rate is 85.03 %.
Mal Municipality has total administration over 5,933 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Mal Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.97 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.92 % of total population in Mal (M).
Mal Work Profile
Out of total population, 9,876 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 7,575 were males while 2,301 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 9876 working population, 89.67 % were engaged in Main Work while 10.33 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Mal 2019 Population
The next census for Mal Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2019 are estimates only.