Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha, is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. The special variety of mango, Fazli, produced in this region is popularly known by the name of the district and is exported across the world and is internationally acclaimed. The folk culture of gombhira is a feature of the district, being a unique way of representation of joy and sorrow in daily life of the common people, as well as the unique medium of presentation on national and international matters. According to the National Investigation Agency Malda is believed to be a hub of a fake currency racket. It is reported that 90 percent of the fake currency that enters India originates in Malda.
Balurghat (pron:bʌlʊəˈgɑ:t) is a town and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the district headquarter of the Dakshin Dinajpur district. It is one of the major cities connected through National Highway 512. In this town there are museum, parks, super speciality hospital, govt. offices, district court, schools, colleges, a university, police station, railway station, hotels, restaurants, cinema halls, temples, mosques, churches, etc. There is the Atreyee river which flows through this town. It is a place/town to live peacefully. It is a place to visit in the month of October to November when one can enjoy ritualistic and religious festivals. From the inner area of Balurghat one can go Hilli, a rural area, where one can see India-Bangladesh border.
Malda or English Bazar is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the sixth largest city in West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Malda district as well as of the Malda division of West Bengal. It consists of two municipalities, viz. English Bazar Municipality and Old Malda Municipality, under Malda Metropolitan Area. The city is located on the banks of the Mahananda River. Malda was an undeveloped city which was enlarging from 1925 to 1930. The city is growing rapidly nowadays with its population inching towards half a million.
Malda College is a college in English Bazar in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, which offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in several subjects. Established on July 23, 1944, it is the oldest state-governed college in Malda district.
University of Gour Banga is a public state university located in Malda, West Bengal, India. It is one of the newest state universities established in 2008 by the Government of West Bengal on Act XXVI 2007.
Malda Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Gour Mahavidyalaya(abbreviated as GM) is a college in Old Malda in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses. It is the only college in Malda and nearby districts which offers a 3-year B.A. (Honours) degree in Mass Communication and Journalism. The college is located at Mangal Bari, a neighborhood of Old Malda, under UA city of Malda.
Malda Women's College, established in 1970, is a women's college in Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga and offers undergraduate courses in arts. The campus is situated in Malda.
Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya is a college in Raiganj in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
South Malda College is a college in Pubarun in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
Chanchal College is a college in Chanchal in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
Kaliachak College is a college situated at Sultanganj, Kaliachak I CD block in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
Pakuahat Degree College is a college in Pakuahat in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya is a women's college in Balurghat in the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
Samsi College is an undergraduate college at Samsi under Chanchol police station in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
Harishchandrapur College is a college in Pipla, Harishchandrapur in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
Buniadpur Mahavidyalaya is a college in Buniadpur in Dakshin Dinajpur District in North Bengal of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to University of Gour Banga, offering Undergraduate courses.
Manikchak College, established in 2014, is an undergraduate general and honours degree college in Manikchak in Maldah district. Manikchak college was constructed by North Bengal Development Board of Government of West Bengal. Presently it offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of Gour Banga. This college is located in Mathurapur, 35 km from District Headquarter Malda.
Buniadpur is a City and a Municipality in North Bengal in the Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India.
