Demographic data table of Malda
- The population of Malda district is 39.89 Lakh, with a male population of 20.52 Lakh and a female population of 19.37 Lakh.
- The total Sex raio of Malda is 944/1000 which is higher than India's sex ratio of 943/1000.
- The district has a literacy rate of 61.73%, which is lower than the national literacy rate of 74.04%.
- Indicates that the parameter of the district is higher in comparison to that of India.
- Indicates that the parameter of the district is lower in comparison to that of India.
Total Population 39.89 L 20.52 L 19.37 L
Rural Population 34.47 L 17.68 L 16.79 L
Urban Population 5.42 L 2.83 L 2.58 L
Literacy Rate 61.73% 66.24% 56.96%
Rural Literacy 65.3% 68.42% 62.03%
Urban Literacy 76.58% 78.92% 74.03%
Children age(0-6) 6.09 L 3.12 L 2.97 L
Rural children (0-6) 5.31 L 2.71 L 2.60 L
Urban children (0-6) 78,414 41,674 36,740
Religious graph of Malda
*Religions comprising 1-2% of the population are depicted in the graph above.
Hindu | 47.99% | Muslim | 51.27% | ||
Sikh | 0.02% | Christian | 0.33% | ||
Buddhism | 0.01% | Jainism | 0.02% | ||
Others | 0.2% | NA | 0.16% |
Worker Ratio 38.55% 52.96% 23.3%
Rural Worker Ratio 35.21% 55.26% 14.19%
Urban Worker Ratio 37.68% 53.04% 20.84%
Total household 8.47 L -- --
Rural household 7.34 L -- --
Urban household 1.13 L -- --
Scheduled castes 8.35 L 4.33 L 4.03 L
Rural SC 7.67 L 3.97 L 3.71 L
Urban SC 67,938 36,107 31,831
Scheduled Tribes 3.14 L 1.58 L 1.56 L
Rural ST 3.08 L 1.54 L 1.53 L
Urban ST 6,359 3,372 2,987