Malda division

Malda
Malda
Division
	Location of Malda division in West Bengal
	Coordinates: 25°06′N 88°06′E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Headquarters	Malda
Government
• Districts	Dakshin Dinajpur; Malda; Murshidabad; Uttar Dinajpur;
• DC	Md.Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
• IGP	Dip Narayan Goswami, IPS
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
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	wb.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.

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Code	District	Headquarters	Area	Population As of 2011	Population Density
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	—	1,094 km2 (5,567 sq mi)	15,773,557	4,177 km2 (10,760/sq mi)

Malda division

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