Malda division

Malda
Division
Location of Malda division in West Bengal
Coordinates: 25°06′N88°06′E / 25.100°N 88.100°E / 25.100; 88.100
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Headquarters	Malda
Government
•  Districts	Dakshin Dinajpur Malda Murshidabad Uttar Dinajpur
•  DC	Md.Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
•  IGP	Dip Narayan Goswami, IPS
Area
• Total	14,418 km2 (5,567 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,773,557
• Density	1,100/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.

Districts

It consists of 4 districts: ^[4]

Code	District	Headquarters	Area	Population As of 2011	Population Density	Map
MA	Malda	Malda	3,733 km2(1,441 sq mi)	3,997,970	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
MU	Murshidabad	Baharampur	5,324 km2(2,056 sq mi)	7,103,807	1,334/km2 (3,460/sq mi)
ND	Uttar Dinajpur	Raiganj	3,142 km2 (1,213 sq mi)	3,000,849	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
SD	Dakshin Dinajpur	Balurghat	2,219 km2 (857 sq mi)	1, 670,931	750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Total	4	—	1,094 km2 (5,567 sq mi)	15,773,557	4,177 km2 (10,760/sq mi)

Demographics

Religion in Malda Division (2011 Indian Census)

1. Islam (60.94%)
2. Hinduism (38.2%)
3. Others or no religion (0.8%)

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]

See also

• Administrative divisions of West Bengal

References

1. "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.