Old Malda
Appearance
Old Malda | |
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City | |
Coordinates:25°02′N88°08′E/ 25.04°N 88.14°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Malda |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Old Malda Municipality |
•Chairman | Basistha Trivedi |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 84,012 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 732128, 732142 |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Maldaha Uttar |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Maldaha |
Website | malda |
Old Maldais acensus towninMalda districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.It is a part of the Malda Metropolitan Area (Urban Agglomeration). It is located on the eastern bank of the riverMahananda.
Geography
[edit]Old Malda is located at25°02′N88°08′E/ 25.04°N 88.14°E.[3]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update]Indiacensus,[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 areHindu.SomeMuslim,Shikh,Christianpeople live here.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Fact and Figures".www.wb.gov.in.Retrieved15 January2019.
- ^"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India"(PDF).nclm.nic.in.Ministry of Minority Affairs.p. 85. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 25 May 2017.Retrieved15 January2019.
- ^"Yahoo maps location of Old Malda".Yahoo maps.Retrieved7 December2008.
- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.