Malda

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. An undeveloped city which was enlarging from 1925 to 1930. The city is growing rapidly nowadays with its population inching towards half a million.

• Name — Malda • Other Name — Old Malda, English Bazar • Type — Urban Agglomeration • Nickname — Mango City • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Type3 — Division • Subdivision Type4 — Total wards • Subdivision Name1 — Seal of West Bengal.svg West Bengal • Subdivision Name2 — Malda • Subdivision Name3 — Malda • Subdivision Name4 — 49 • Government Type — Municipality • Governing Body — English Bazar Municipality Old Malda Municipality • Leader Party — TMC • Leader Title1 — Chairman • Leader Name1 — Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury • Leader Name2 — Nitin Singhania, IAS • Leader Title2 — District Magistrate • Leader Name3 — Pradeep Kumar Yadav, IPS • Leader Title3 — Superintendent of Police • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 13.25 • Area Urban Km2 — 22.79 • Area Metro Km2 — 206.6 • Elevation M — 17 • Population Total — 216,083 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Urban — 300,088 • Population Metro — 324,237 • Population Rank — 6th in West Bengal • Population Blank1 Title — City rank • Population Blank1 — 223rd in India • Population Demonym — Maldabasi • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Bengali • Demographics1 Title2 — Additional official • Demographics1 Info2 — English • Time Zone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 732101, 732102, 732103, 732141, 732142, 732128 • Area Code — 03512 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Registration Plate — WB-65/WB-66 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Lok Sabha constituency • Custom Data1 Sec1 — Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin • Website — www.englishbazarmunicipality.com • Custom Label2 Sec1 — Vidhan Sabha constituency • Custom Data2 Sec1 — Malda, English Bazar • Custom Data3 Sec1 — Mahananda River • Custom Label3 Sec1 — River

The name English Bazar is a calque of Angrezābād ("English-town"), applied in the 17th century to the surroundings of the English factory. It was named in accordance with the factories built on the banks of River Mahananda by the British. The English traders set their factories here for the high profitable trade.

Malda is located at. It has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It is situated on both the western and eastern banks of the river Mahananda.

Like many other places in northern West Bengal, the weather of Malda is usually extremely humid and subtropical. Temperatures can reach as high as during the day in May and June and fall as low as overnight in December and January. Malda's highest recorded temperature was on 27 May 1958 and lowest recorded temperature was on 3 February 1905. In Malda, the average annual temperature is. Precipitation is about per year. The driest month is December. There is of precipitation in December. The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in July, with an average of.

As of 2011 2011 census, Malda metropolitan city had a total population of 324,237. As of 2011 2011 census, English Bazar municipality had a population of 216,083. The municipality had a sex ratio of 877 females per 1,000 males and 14.9% of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 84.69%; male literacy was 85.44% and female literacy was 83.86%. As of 2001 India census, Old Malda Municipality had a population of 62,944. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Old Malda has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 54%. In Old Malda, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

As of 2011 census, the majority of the population of the English Bazar municipality were Hindus with 86.95% adherents, followed by 11.02% Muslims and small populations of Sikhs and Christians.

There are two municipalities in Malda, i.e. the English Bazar Municipality and the Old Malda Municipality. The municipality of English Bazar is divided into 29 wards. The Trinamool Congress (with 25 councillors) holds the power in this municipality (as of 2022). The municipality of Old Malda is divided into 20 wards.

The city has a museum, Malda Museum.

• Illustration — A busy Rathbari Junction Night View crosses through the city. The Gour Kanya Bus Terminus serves as the bus depot for both private buses and government bus service operated by the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC).

• Illustration — Malda Town Railway Station • Illustration — Malda Tourist Lodge (Amarapali) There are four railway stations which serves the metropolitan city. Malda Town railway station serves the English Bazar area; Old Malda Junction serves the Old Malda area; Malda Court serves Mangalbari and Naldubi area, and Gour Malda serves Mahadipur and Gauḍa (Gour) area.

Malda Airport (IATA: LDA, ICAO: VEMH) was closed in 1972 due to the Bangladesh War. Before that there were direct daily flights from Malda to Kolkata, Delhi, and Guwahati. In 2014, direct helicopter services were started between Malda and Kolkata, by the government of West Bengal.

• Illustration — Malda Town • Illustration — Nimasarai Minar

• University of Gour Banga

• General degree colleges • Malda College • Gour Mahavidyalaya • Engineering colleges • Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology (GKCIET) • IMPS College of Engineering and Technology • Illustration — The main building of the University of Gour Banga • Medical colleges • Malda Medical College and Hospital

Some of the notable high schools of the city include • Boys' high schools • Illustration — A.C. Institution during prize ceremony • A. C. Institution • Malda Zilla School • Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir • Girls' high schools • Barlow Girls' High School

• Subhamita Banerjee – Bengali singer • Subhash Bhowmick – Indian international football player and manager • Sandip Chakrabarti – scientist • Shibram Chakraborty—Bengali-language humorist and story writer • A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury – politician and leader of the Indian National Congress • Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury – politician • Nihar Ranjan Ghosh – politician • Khagen Murmu - politician • Mausam Noor – politician • Sukhendu Sekhar Roy – politician • Uma Roy – politician • Krishna Jiban Sanyal – freedom fighter • Benoy Kumar Sarkar – Indian social scientist, professor and nationalist • Santi Gopal Sen – freedom fighter and social reformer