Malda division

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Malda
Division
Malda division map.svg
Location of Malda division in West Bengal
Coordinates: 25°06′N88°06′E / 25.100°N 88.100°E / 25.100; 88.100
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State ..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png West Bengal
Headquarters Malda
Government
 •  Districts Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur
Area
 • Total14,418 km2 (5,567 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,773,557
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali [1] [2]
 • Additional official English [1]
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website wb.gov.in

Malda Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. This division was earlier a part of Jalpaiguri division and was carved out from it in 2016. [3] The headquarters and the largest city of the Malda Division is Malda. The office of divisional commissioner is temporary located in old circuit house at B. G. Road, Malda.

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Districts

It consists of 4 districts: [4]

CodeDistrictHeadquartersAreaPopulation As of 2011 Population Density Map
MA Malda Malda 3,733 km2(1,441 sq mi)3,997,9701,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Malda in West Bengal (India).svg
MU Murshidabad Baharampur 5,324 km2(2,056 sq mi)7,103,8071,334/km2 (3,460/sq mi)
Murshidabad in West Bengal (India).svg
ND Uttar Dinajpur Raiganj 3,142 km2 (1,213 sq mi)3,000,849960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal (India).svg
SD Dakshin Dinajpur Balurghat 2,219 km2 (857 sq mi)1, 670,931750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Dakshin Dinajpur in West Bengal (India).svg
Total4—1,094 km2

(5,567 sq mi)

15,773,5574,177 km2

(10,760/sq mi)

India WB.svg

Demographics

Religion in Malda Division (2011 Indian Census)

   Islam (60.94%)
   Hinduism (38.20%)
  Others or no religion (0.80%)

Malda division is the only division of West Bengal where Muslims forms the majority of the population. Muslims numbering 9,612,405, comprises 60.94% of the population, whereas Hindus numbering 6,025,498, forms 38.20% of the division's population. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions". millenniumpost.in. 2016-11-22.
  4. ↑ "The State : West Bengal". brandbharat.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. ↑ Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.
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