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Malda

English Bazar
Malda English Bazar
Metropolitan City
	Malda city skyline, Adina Mosque, Manikchak, malda, University of Gour Banga
	Malda Location in West Bengal, India Malda Malda (India) Malda Malda (Asia)
	Coordinates: 25°00′39″N 88°08′28″E / 25.0108°N 88.1411°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Malda
Division	Malda
Railway Station	Malda Town
No. of Wards	29
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	English Bazar Municipality
• Chairman	Nihar Ranjan Ghosh
Area
• Metropolitan City	81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2011)
• Metropolitan City	324,237
• Rank	6th in West Bengal
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
• Metro	216,083
Demonym	Maldabasi
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	732101, 732102, 732103, 732141, 732142, 732128
Telephone code	91-3512-2xxxxx
Vehicle registration	WB-65/WB-66
Lok Sabha constituency	Maldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency	English Bazar
River	Mahananda River
Website	www.englishbazarmunicipality.com

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Malda is a city and a municipality in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves as the district headquarters. It is the sixth largest city in West Bengal.^[4] Malda is a municipal corporation with two municipalities, English Bazar Municipality and Old Malda municipality. This is an Undeveloped City becoming bigger since 1925-1930 and the city is rapidly growing and its population had now cross over a half of million people. English Bazar is the divisional headquarters of Malda Division in this state.

Geography

Malda city is located at 25°00′39″N 88°08′28″E / 25.0108°N 88.1411°E / 25.0108; 88.1411 Malda district, West Bengal.^[5] It has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It is on the western bank of the river Mahananda.As in much of Bengal, the weather is usually extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 46 °C during the day in May and June and fall as low as 4 °C overnight in December and January.

Civic administration

There are two municipalities in Malda. The English Bazar Municipality and the municipality of Old Malda.

The municipality of English Bazar is divided into 29 wards. The Trinamool Congress with 15 councillors holds power (as of 2015).

Transport

Road

NH 34 crosses through the city. The Gour Kanya Bus Terminus serves as bus depot for both Private Buses and Government Bus Service which is operated by the NBSCT (North Bengal State Transport Corporation)^{[citation needed]}

Rail

There are four railway stations which serves the metropolitan city. These are Malda Town Railway Station which serves the English Bazar area. Second one is Old Malda Railway Station which serves the Old Malda area. The third one is Malda Court Railway Station which serves the Mangalbari and Naldubi area and Gour Malda Railway Station which serves the Mohhadipur and Gauḍa (city) area. Malda's main railway station is Malda Town. It is a busy station and all trains stop here.

Air

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, the capital of West Bengal, by the government of West Bengal. As of 2017 the airport is under construction and the flight service will start very soon.

Demographics

As of the^[update] 2011 census, English Bazar municipality had a population of 216,083^[1] and the metropolitan city had a population of 324,237.^[6] The municipality had a sex ratio of 877 females per 1,000 males and 14.9% of the population were under six years old.^[1] Effective literacy was 84.69%; male literacy was 85.44% and female literacy was 83.86%.^[1]

Education

Colleges and universities

Several colleges and universities are in and around English Bazar. The largest is the University of Gour Banga, established in 2008. Almost all the 28 colleges in Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur districts, except for Raiganj University College, are affiliated with it.

Other notable institutions include Malda College, established on 23 July 1944, the oldest higher educational institution in the city; and Malda Women's College, the only women's college in the city. English Bazar has three engineering colleges:Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology established in 2010 is a Centrally Funded Technical Institute under Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India; IMPS College of Engineering and Technology, established in 2003; and Malda Polytechnic, one of the oldest and best polytechnic colleges in West Bengal

Malda Medical College and Hospital is the only medical college.

Universities

University of Gour Banga

General degree Colleges

Engineering colleges

Badalmoni High School
Bibhuti Bhusan High School
Lalit Mohan Shyam Mohini High School
Maheshmati Dhirendranath Saha Vidyabhaban
Malanchapally High School
Malda Bibhuti Bhushan High School
Malda Town High School
Malda Umesh Chandra Bastuhara Vidyalaya
Malda Zilla School
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir
UCB High School

Girls' high schools

Barlow Girls' High School
Chintamani Chamatkar Girls' High School
Jalalia Girls' High School
Kanya Sikshalaya
Malda Girls High School
Nivedita Girls High School
Ramkinkar Balika Vidyashram
Thakur Anukul Chandra Girls High School

Hindi language schools

J M S Hindi High School

Muslim schools

Al Ameen Mission Academy
Malda Model Madrasa
Malda English Medium Madrasa
Tarbiyah Cambridge International School

Rail schools

Malda Railway High School

English medium schools

Daffodils English Academy
Holy Child English Academy
North Point English Academy
Swami Vivekananda Academy
The St. Xavier's School
Usha Martin School, Malda
Delhi Public World School
St. Mary's school
Don Bosco school

Kendriya Vidyalaya

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Malda
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Aradhpur (Near BSF Camp)

Hospitals and health care

Malda is becoming the medical hub of this region. Malda Medical College and Hospital is a top class hospital in the district and also nearby district. There are lots of primary healthcare centers in the city. Private nursing homes, a pathology centre, clinics, and medical stores are present.

Malda Medical College and Hospital

The Government of West Bengal decided to set up a new medical college at the strategically located district of Malda, which is easily accessible to the districts in the region of North Bengal.

Malda Railway Hospital

Malda Railway Hospital is established to serve health care for railway needs. It is situated near the Malda Town Railway Station.

Media And Newspapers

All national channels and also some local media channels like Malda Today, High TV, Sabar Cable, Sabar Monoranjan, MCN News, CCN and DAM's TV are local channels which are operated throughout the city. And also serves nearby districts news like North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, and Murshidabad

Newspapers

Aamader Malda
Guide Malda
Rupantare Pathe
Uttarbanga Sangbad

Notable people

A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury

Gallery

Cityscape

Malda CIty Skyline.
Night view of malda.
Night skyline malda

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (pdf). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 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 15 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ingraj Bazar,India". fallingrain.com.
^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (pdf). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

External links

http://malda.nic.in/

Gour-Pandua travel guide from Wikivoyage

[2011Cities-1] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (pdf). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[wblangoff-2] "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[3] "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 15 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

[5] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ingraj Bazar,India". fallingrain.com.

[2011UA-6] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (pdf). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

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v t e Municipalities and CD blocks of West Bengal
Municipal corporations	Asansol Bidhannagar Chandannagar Durgapur Howrah Kolkata Siliguri
Municipalities	Alipurduar Arambagh Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Baduria Baidyabati Balurghat Bangaon Bankura Bansberia Baranagar Barasat Bardhaman Barrackpore Baruipur Basirhat Beldanga Berhampore Bhadreswar Bhatpara Birnagar Bishnupur Bolpur Budge Budge Buniadpur Chakdaha Champdani Chandrakona Contai Cooch Behar Dainhat Dalkhola Darjeeling Dhuliyan Dhupguri Diamond Harbour Dinhata Dubrajpur Dum Dum Egra English Bazar Gangarampur Garulia Gayespur Ghatal Gobardanga Guskara Habra Haldia Haldibari Halisahar Haringhata Hugli-Chuchura Islampur Jalpaiguri Jangipur Jaynagar Majilpur Jhalda Jhargram Jiaganj Azimganj Kaliaganj Kalimpong Kalna Kalyani Kamarhati Kanchrapara Kandi Katwa Kharagpur Kharar Khardaha Khirpai Konnagar Krishnanagar Kurseong Madhyamgram Maheshtala Mainaguri Malbazar Mathabhanga Mekhliganj Memari Murshidabad Nabadwip Naihati Nalhati New Barrackpore North Barrackpur North Dum Dum Old Malda Panihati Panskura Pujali Purulia Raghunathpur Raiganj Rajarhat Rajpur Sonarpur Ramjibanpur Rampurhat Ranaghat Rishra Sainthia Shantipur Sonamukhi South Dum Dum Suri Taki Tamluk Tarakeswar Titagarh Tufanganj Uluberia Uttarpara
Community development blocks¹	A Alipurduar I Alipurduar II Amdanga Amta I Amta II Andal Arambagh Arsha Ausgram I Ausgram II B Baduria Bagdah Baghmundi Bagnan I Bagnan II Balagarh Balarampur Balurghat Bally Jagachha Bamangola Bandwan Bangaon Bankura I Bankura II Barjora Bansihari Barabani Barabazar Barrackpore I Barrackpore II Barasat I Barasat II Baruipur Basanti Basirhat I Basirhat II Beldanga I Beldanga II Berhampore Bhagawangola I Bhagawangola II Bhagabanpur I Bhagabanpur II Bhangar I Bhangar II Bharatpur I Bharatpur II Bhatar Binpur I Binpur II Bishnupur, Bankura Bishnupur I, South 24 Parganas Bishnupur II, South 24 Parganas Bolpur Sriniketan Budge Budge I Budge Budge II Burdwan I Burdwan II Burwan C Canning I Canning II Chakdaha Chanchal I Chanchal II Chandipur Chanditala I Chanditala II Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan I Dantan II Daspur I Daspur II Debra Deganga Diamond Harbour I Diamond Harbour II Deshapran Dhaniakhali Dhupguri Dinhata I Dinhata II Domjur Domkal Dubrajpur E Egra I Egra II English Bazar F Falakata Falta Farakka Faridpur Durgapur G Gaighata Galsi I Galsi II Gangajalghati Gangarampur Garhbeta I Garhbeta II Garhbeta III Gazole Ghatal Goalpokhar I Goalpokhar II Goghat I Goghat II Gopiballavpur I Gopiballavpur II Gorubathan Gosaba H Habibpur Habra I Habra II Haldia Haldibari Hanskhali Hariharpara Haringhata Haripal Harirampur Harishchandrapur I Harishchandrapur II Haroa Hasnabad Hemtabad Hili Hingalganj Hirbandh Hura I Ilambazar Indas Indpur Islampur Itahar J Jagatballavpur Jalangi Jalpaiguri Jamalpur Jamboni Jamuria Jangipara Jaynagar I Jaynagar II Jhalda I Jhalda II Jhargram Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri Joypur, Bankura Joypur, Purulia K Kakdwip Kalchini Kaliachak I Kaliachak II Kaliachak III Kaliaganj Kaliganj Kalimpong I Kalimpong II Kalna I Kalna II Kandi Kanksa Karandighi Karimpur I Karimpur II Kashipur Katwa I Katwa II Keshiari Keshpur Ketugram I Ketugram II Khanakul I Khanakul II Khandaghosh Kharagpur I Kharagpur II Khargram Kharibari Khatra Khejuri I Khejuri II Khoyrasole Kolaghat Kotulpur Krishnaganj Krishnanagar I Krishnanagar II Kulpi Kultali Kumarganj Kumargram Kurseong Kushmandi L Labpur Lalgola M Madarihat-Birpara Magrahat I Magrahat II Mahisadal Mal Manbazar I Manbazar II Mandirbazar Manikchak Manteswar Mathabhanga I Mathabhanga II Mathurapur I Mathurapur II Matiali Matigara Maynaguri Mayureswar I Mayureswar II Mejia Mekhliganj Memari I Memari II Midnapore Sadar Minakhan Mirik Mohammad Bazar Mohanpur Mongalkote Moyna Murarai I Murarai II Murshidabad-Jiaganj N Nabadwip Nabagram Nagrakata Nakashipara Nalhati I Nalhati II Namkhana Nandakumar Nandigram I Nandigram II Nanoor Naoda Narayangarh Naxalbari Nayagram Neturia O Old Malda Onda P Panchla Pandabeswar Pandua Panskura Para Patashpur I Patashpur II Patharpratima Patrasayer Phansidewa Pingla Polba Dadpur Puncha Purbasthali I Purbasthali II Pursurah Purulia I Purulia II R Raghunathganj I Raghunathganj II Raghunathpur I Raghunathpur II Raiganj Raina I Raina II Raipur Rajarhat Rajganj Rajnagar Ramnagar I Ramnagar II Rampurhat I Rampurhat II Ranaghat I Ranaghat II Rangli Rangliot Ranibandh Raniganj Raninagar I Raninagar II Ratua I Ratua II S Sabang Sagar Sagardighi Sahid Matangini Sainthia Salanpur Salboni Saltora Samserganj Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali II Sankrail, Howrah Sankrail, Jhargram Santipur Santuri Sarenga Shyampur I Shyampur II Simlapal Singur Sitai Sitalkuchi Sonamukhi Sonarpur Sreerampur Uttarpara Suri I Suri II Sutahata Suti I Suti II Swarupnagar T Taldangra Tamluk Tapan Tarakeswar Tehatta I Tehatta II Thakurpukur Maheshtala Tufanganj I Tufanganj II U Udaynarayanpur Uluberia I Uluberia II
See also	List of cities in West Bengal by population
Similar to tehsils in many states of India

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