Malda division

Malda
Location of Malda division in West Bengal
Location of Malda division in West Bengal
Coordinates: 25°06′N 88°06′E / 25.100°N 88.100°E / 25.100; 88.100
Country India
State West Bengal
HeadquartersMalda
Government
 • DistrictsDakshin 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
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitewb.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.

  1. ^ a b "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.