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Malda | |
|---|---|
 Location of Malda division in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 25°06′N 88°06′E / 25.100°N 88.100°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Malda |
| Government | |
| • 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) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | wb |
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.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions". millenniumpost.in. 2016-11-22.