| Malda | |
| Settlement Type: | Division |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 25.1°N 94°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Malda |
| Leader Title: | Districts |
| Leader Name: | Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur |
| Area Total Km2: | 14418 |
| Population Total: | 15,773,557 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type2: | Languages |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics2 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
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.
It consists of 4 districts:[4]
| Code | District | Headquarters | Area | Population As of 2011 | Population Density | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 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 | Raiganj | 3,142 km2 (1,213 sq mi) | 3,000,849 | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) | |||
| SD | 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 is the only division of West Bengal where Muslims forms the majority of the population. Muslims numbering 9,612,405, comprises 60.94% of the population, whereas Hindus numbering 6,025,498, forms 38.20% of the division's population.[5]