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Malda Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Malda is a large village located in Gawan Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 514 families residing. The Malda village has population of 3494 of which 1797 are males while 1697 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Malda village population of children with age 0-6 is 752 which makes up 21.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Malda village is 944 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Malda as per census is 928, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Malda village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Malda village was 62.87 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Malda Male literacy stands at 73.92 % while female literacy rate was 51.24 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Malda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Malda village.

Malda Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 514 - -
Population 3,494 1,797 1,697
Child (0-6) 752 390 362
Schedule Caste 658 327 331
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.87 % 73.92 % 51.24 %
Total Workers 1,438 847 591
Main Worker 783 - -
Marginal Worker 655 208 447

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.83 % of total population in Malda village. The village Malda currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Malda village out of total population, 1438 were engaged in work activities. 54.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1438 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 190 were Agricultural labourer.