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Malda Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. This division build on 22 Nov 2016.This division was earlier a part of Jalpaiguri division and was carved out from it in 2016.[1] 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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Malda
Division
Location of Malda in West Bengal
Interactive Map Outlining Malda
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Capital	Malda
Districts	Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur
Area
• Total	14,418 km2 (5,567 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,773,557
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)

Districts

It consists of 4 districts:[2]

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	—	14,418 km2 (5,567 sq mi)	15,773,557	4,177 km2 (10,760/sq mi)

Demographics

Malda division is the only division of West Bengal where Muslims forms the dominant group of the population. Muslims comprises 60.94% of the population whereas Hindus form 38.20% of the population.[3]

See also

• Administrative divisions of West Bengal

References

На других языках

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[de] Malda (Division)

Malda ist eine Division im indischen Bundesstaat Westbengalen.

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- [en] Malda division

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