Malda division


Malda division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. This division was earlier a part of Jalpaiguri division and Presidency division.It was carved out in 2016. 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.

Districts

It consists of 4 districts:
CodeDistrictHeadquartersAreaPopulation As of 2011Population DensityMap
MAMaldaMalda3,733 km23,997,9701,100/km2
MUMurshidabadBaharampur5,324 km27,103,8071,334/km2
NDUttar DinajpurRaiganj3,142 km2 3,000,849960/km2
SDDakshin DinajpurBalurghat2,219 km2 1, 670,931750/km2
Total41,094 km2
15,773,5574,177 km2

Demographics

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.