Mal is a Taluk located in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. It is one of 14 Taluks of Jalpaiguri district. There are 103 villages and 3 towns in Mal Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Mal Taluk has 64310 households, population of 299556 of which 151826 are males and 147730 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 39025 which is 13.03% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Mal Taluk is around
973 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Mal Taluk is 57.67% out of which 64.54% males are literate and 50.61% females are literate. The total area of Mal is 563.31 sq.km with population density of 532 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 91.93% of population lives in Urban area and 8.07% lives in Rural area. There are 26.84% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 34.5% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Mal Taluk.
Mal Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 299556 | 100% |
| Hindu | 207524 | 69.28% |
| Muslim | 58592 | 19.56% |
| Christian | 24958 | 8.33% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4100 | 1.37% |
| Buddhist | 3755 | 1.25% |
| Religion not stated | 501 | 0.17% |
| Sikh | 101 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 25 | 0.01% |
Mal Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 5375 | 58935 |
| Total Population | 24172 | 275384 |
| Population (%) | 50.57% | 49.31% |
| Male Population | 12224 | 139602 |
| Female Population | 11948 | 135782 |
| Sex Ratio | 977 | 973 |
| Literacy (%) | 67.02% | 56.85% |
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