Old Malda Explained

Old Malda
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:25.04°N 88.14°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Malda
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Old Malda Municipality
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Basistha Trivedi
Leader Title1:Vice Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:84,012
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:732128, 732142
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Maldaha Uttar
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Maldaha

Old Malda is a census town in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the Malda Metropolitan Area (Urban Agglomeration). It is located on the eastern bank of the river Mahananda.

Geography

Old Malda is located at .[3]

Demographics

India census,[4] Old Malda 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. Most of the people are Hindu. Some Muslim, Shikh, Christian people live here.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact and Figures. www.wb.gov.in. 15 January 2019.
  2. Web site: 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India. nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 15 January 2019. 85. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Yahoo maps location of Old Malda. Yahoo maps. 7 December 2008.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.