Malda or English Bazar is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the sixth largest city (urban agglomeration) in West Bengal.[6] It is the headquarters of the Malda district as well as of the Malda division of West Bengal. It consists of two municipalities, viz. English Bazar Municipality and Old Malda Municipality, under Malda Metropolitan Area. The city is located on the banks of the Mahananda River. Malda was an undeveloped city which was enlarging from 1925 to 1930. The city is growing rapidly nowadays with its population inching towards half a million.
Like the most other places in West Bengal, the weather of Malda is usually extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 42 °C (108 °F) during the day in May and June and fall as low as 8 °C (46 °F) overnight in December and January. Malda's highest recorded temperature was 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) on 27 May 1958 and lowest recorded temperature was 3.9 °C (39.0 °F) on 3 February 1905.
In Malda, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C (79.5 °F). Precipitation is about 1,554 mm (61.2 in) per year. The driest month is December. There is 4.3 mm (0.17 in) of precipitation in December. The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in July, with an average of 352 mm (13.9 in).
Climate data for Malda (1981–2010, Extremes 1901–2012)
As of the[update]2011 census, Malda metropolitan city had a total population of 324,237.[12]
As of the[update]2011 census, English Bazar municipality had a population of 216,083.[3] The municipality had a sex ratio of 877 females per 1,000 males and 14.9% of the population were under six years old.[3] Effective literacy was 84.69%; male literacy was 85.44% and female literacy was 83.86%.[3]
As of 2001[update] India census,[13] Old Malda Municipality 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.
Religion
As of 2011 census, the majority of the population of the English Bazar municipality were Hindus with 86.95% adherents, followed by 11.02% Muslims and small populations of Sikhs and Christians.[14]
The municipality of English Bazar is divided into 29 wards. The Trinamool Congress (with 25 councillors) holds the power in this municipality (as of 2022).
The municipality of Old Malda is divided into 20 wards.[15]
Transport
Road
A busy Rathbari Junction Night View
NH 12 crosses through the city. The Gour Kanya Bus Terminus serves as the bus depot for both private buses and government bus service operated by the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC).
Rail
Malda Town Railway Station
Malda Tourist Lodge (Amarapali)
There are four railway stations which serves the metropolitan city. Malda Town railway station serves the English Bazar area; Old Malda Junction serves the Old Malda area; Malda Court serves Mangalbari and Naldubi area, and Gour Malda serves Mahadipur and Gauḍa (Gour) area.
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, by the government of West Bengal. As of 2017, the airport is under construction and the flight service will start very soon.
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Further reading
Chakrabarti D.K. (1992). Notes on the archaeology of Maldaha and West Dinajpur districts, West Bengal. South Asian Studies, 9:pp. 123–135
External links
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Malda West Bengal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Malda or English Bazar is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal It is the sixth largest city urban agglomeration in West Bengal 6 It is the headquarters of the Malda district as well as of the Malda division of West Bengal It consists of two municipalities viz English Bazar Municipality and Old Malda Municipality under Malda Metropolitan Area The city is located on the banks of the Mahananda River Malda was an undeveloped city which was enlarging from 1925 to 1930 The city is growing rapidly nowadays with its population inching towards half a million Malda Old Malda English BazarCityMalda City Skyline viewNickname Mango CityMaldaLocation in West Bengal IndiaShow map of West BengalMaldaMalda India Show map of IndiaMaldaMalda Asia Show map of AsiaCoordinates 25 00 43 N 88 08 36 E 25 0119 N 88 1433 E 25 0119 88 1433 Coordinates 25 00 43 N 88 08 36 E 25 0119 N 88 1433 E 25 0119 88 1433Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictMaldaDivisionMaldaRailway StationMalda Town railway stationTotal Wards49Government TypeMunicipality BodyEnglish Bazar Municipality Old Malda Municipality ChairmanKrishnendu Narayan Choudhury ChairmanKartik GhoshArea 1 City13 25 km2 5 12 sq mi Urban 2 22 79 km2 8 80 sq mi Metro206 6 km2 79 8 sq mi Elevation17 m 56 ft Population 2011 3 City216 083 Rank6th in West Bengal Density16 000 km2 42 000 sq mi Urban 2 300 088 Metro324 237DemonymMaldabasiLanguages OfficialBengali 4 5 Additional officialEnglish 4 Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN732101 732102 732103 732141 732142 732128Telephone code91 3512 2xxxxxVehicle registrationWB 65 WB 66Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar Maldaha DakshinVidhan Sabha constituencyMalda English BazarRiverMahananda RiverWebsitewww wbr englishbazarmunicipality wbr com Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 2 1 Location 2 2 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Religion 4 Civic administration 5 Transport 5 1 Road 5 2 Rail 5 3 Air 6 Education 6 1 University 6 2 Colleges 6 3 Schools 7 Notable people 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksEtymology EditThe name English Bazar is a calque of Angrezabad English town applied in the 17th century to the surroundings of the English factory 7 Geography EditLocation Edit Malda is located at 25 00 43 N 88 08 36 E 25 0119 N 88 1433 E 25 0119 88 1433 8 It has an average elevation of 17 metres 56 feet It is situated on both the western and eastern banks of the river Mahananda Climate Edit Like the most other places in West Bengal the weather of Malda is usually extremely humid and tropical Temperatures can reach as high as 42 C 108 F during the day in May and June and fall as low as 8 C 46 F overnight in December and January Malda s highest recorded temperature was 45 0 C 113 0 F on 27 May 1958 and lowest recorded temperature was 3 9 C 39 0 F on 3 February 1905 In Malda the average annual temperature is 26 4 C 79 5 F Precipitation is about 1 554 mm 61 2 in per year The driest month is December There is 4 3 mm 0 17 in of precipitation in December The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in July with an average of 352 mm 13 9 in Climate data for Malda 1981 2010 Extremes 1901 2012 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 32 5 90 5 37 8 100 0 41 7 107 1 44 1 111 4 45 0 113 0 44 4 111 9 38 7 101 7 40 0 104 0 40 9 105 6 40 5 104 9 34 4 93 9 31 7 89 1 45 0 113 0 Mean maximum C F 27 9 82 2 32 2 90 0 37 8 100 0 40 7 105 3 40 6 105 1 39 3 102 7 36 1 97 0 35 9 96 6 35 6 96 1 34 6 94 3 32 7 90 9 29 3 84 7 42 1 107 8 Average high C F 24 2 75 6 28 2 82 8 33 3 91 9 36 2 97 2 35 6 96 1 34 4 93 9 32 5 90 5 32 7 90 9 32 5 90 5 31 9 89 4 30 0 86 0 26 3 79 3 31 5 88 7 Average low C F 12 2 54 0 15 3 59 5 19 3 66 7 23 0 73 4 24 8 76 6 26 0 78 8 26 3 79 3 26 4 79 5 25 9 78 6 23 7 74 7 19 1 66 4 14 2 57 6 21 4 70 5 Mean minimum C F 8 9 48 0 11 5 52 7 15 2 59 4 18 7 65 7 20 6 69 1 23 0 73 4 23 8 74 8 24 2 75 6 23 5 74 3 20 5 68 9 15 3 59 5 11 0 51 8 8 7 47 7 Record low C F 4 1 39 4 3 9 39 0 7 2 45 0 11 1 52 0 13 7 56 7 18 0 64 4 18 5 65 3 19 3 66 7 17 9 64 2 11 7 53 1 8 3 46 9 5 0 41 0 3 9 39 0 Average rainfall mm inches 10 4 0 41 12 3 0 48 16 6 0 65 41 7 1 64 129 5 5 10 240 3 9 46 352 0 13 86 307 1 12 09 308 1 12 13 119 9 4 72 12 0 0 47 4 3 0 17 1 554 3 61 19 Average rainy days 0 8 1 3 1 4 2 7 6 3 11 2 15 3 14 4 12 8 4 7 0 6 0 7 72 0Average relative humidity at 17 30 IST 63 54 47 51 58 69 75 74 76 71 65 65 64Source India Meteorological Department 9 10 11 Demographics EditSee also List of cities in West Bengal by population As of the update 2011 census Malda metropolitan city had a total population of 324 237 12 As of the update 2011 census English Bazar municipality had a population of 216 083 3 The municipality had a sex ratio of 877 females per 1 000 males and 14 9 of the population were under six years old 3 Effective literacy was 84 69 male literacy was 85 44 and female literacy was 83 86 3 As of 2001 update India census 13 Old Malda Municipality 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 Religion Edit As of 2011 census the majority of the population of the English Bazar municipality were Hindus with 86 95 adherents followed by 11 02 Muslims and small populations of Sikhs and Christians 14 Civic administration EditThere are two municipalities in Malda i e the English Bazar Municipality and the Old Malda Municipality The municipality of English Bazar is divided into 29 wards The Trinamool Congress with 25 councillors holds the power in this municipality as of 2022 The municipality of Old Malda is divided into 20 wards 15 Transport EditRoad Edit A busy Rathbari Junction Night View NH 12 crosses through the city The Gour Kanya Bus Terminus serves as the bus depot for both private buses and government bus service operated by the North Bengal State Transport Corporation NBSTC Rail Edit Malda Town Railway Station Malda Tourist Lodge Amarapali There are four railway stations which serves the metropolitan city Malda Town railway station serves the English Bazar area Old Malda Junction serves the Old Malda area Malda Court serves Mangalbari and Naldubi area and Gour Malda serves Mahadipur and Gauḍa Gour area Air Edit 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 by the government of West Bengal As of 2017 the airport is under construction and the flight service will start very soon Education Edit Malda Town Nimasarai Minar University Edit University of Gour BangaColleges Edit General degree collegesMalda College Gour Mahavidyalaya Malda Women s CollegeEngineering collegesGhani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering amp Technology GKCIET IMPS College of Engineering and Technology The main building of the University of Gour Banga Polytechnic collegesMalda PolytechnicMedical collegesMalda Medical College and HospitalSchools Edit Some of the notable high schools of the city include Kendriya Vidyalaya Malda Co education Boys high schools A C Institution during prize ceremony A C Institution Lalit Mohan Shyam Mohini High School Malda Town High School Malda Zilla School Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda VidyamandirGirls high schoolsBarlow Girls High SchoolRail schoolsMalda Railway High SchoolEnglish medium schoolsUsha Martin School MaldaNotable people EditSubhamita Banerjee Bengali singer Subhash Bhowmick Indian international football player and manager Sandip Chakrabarti scientist A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury politician and leader of the Indian National Congress Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury politician Nihar Ranjan Ghosh politician Mausam Noor politician Sukhendu Sekhar Roy politician Uma Roy politician Krishna Jiban Sanyal freedom fighter Benoy Kumar Sarkar Indian social scientist professor and nationalist Santi Gopal Sen freedom fighter and social reformerSee also EditEnglish Bazar community development block Malda Museum List of cities in West Bengal List of metropolitan area in West BengalReferences Edit English Bazar Municipality a b Old Malda Municipality a b c d Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF Office of the Registrar General amp 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 Urban Agglomerations Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 Retrieved 10 October 2011 Yule Henry Burnell Arthur 1903 E Hobson Jobson New ed London William Crooke B A p 344 English Bazar Maps Weather and Airports for Ingraj Bazar India fallingrain com Station Malda Climatological Table 1981 2010 PDF Climatological Normals 1981 2010 India Meteorological Department January 2015 pp 465 466 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 10 January 2021 Climate for Malda city Retrieved 19 October 2020 Extremes of Temperature amp Rainfall for Indian Stations Up to 2012 PDF India Meteorological Department December 2016 p M238 Archived from the original PDF on 19 October 2020 Retrieved 19 October 2020 Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 Urban Agglomerations Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Retrieved 27 March 2012 Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 C 1 Population By Religious Community census gov in Retrieved 27 December 2020 Battle of couples in Malda civic polls Kolkata News Times of India The Times of India Further reading EditChakrabarti D K 1992 Notes on the archaeology of Maldaha and West Dinajpur districts West Bengal South Asian Studies 9 pp 123 135External links EditMalda District Home Gour Pandua travel guide from Wikivoyage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malda West Bengal amp oldid 1148035393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
