Malda Pincodes

Malda district is a district in West Bengal, India. It is sometimes spelled Maldah or Maldaha. West Bengal’s capital city of Kolkata is located 347 kilometers (215 miles) to the north. The district’s most notable goods are silk, jute, and mangos. This area is recognized for producing the unique mango variety known as Fazli, which goes by the district’s name and is exported and highly regarded worldwide. A distinctive aspect of the region is the gombhira folk culture, which serves as a unique platform for presenting both domestic and global issues and a means of illustrating the happiness and grief that ordinary people experience on a daily basis.

History

With its 3456 sq km of area divided into Tal, Diara, and Barind, Malda, the gateway to North Bengal and the former capital of Gour-Banga, awaits the arrival of travelers and archaeologists with many resources to be savored and immense potential to be explored. This region of the planet is swept by the waters of the Ganges, Mahananda, Fulahar, and Kalindi rivers. It has seen the rise, flourishing, and near-extinction of several empires, each overthrown by a successor monarchy that rose from the remnants of the previous one.

Geography

The range of longitude is 87°45’50” E to 88°28’10” E, and the range of latitude is 24°40’20” N to 25°32’08” N. The district has a total area of 1,441.6 square miles, or 3,733.66 square kilometers. Malda is said to as North Bengal’s gateway. With 3,733 square kilometers (1,441 sq mi) of area divided into Tal, Diara, and Barind, it was formerly the capital of Gour-Banga. The districts of North and South Dinajpur are to the north, and Murshidabad district is to the south.

Economy

Malda is among the 283 most backward districts in the nation, according to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj’s 2006 ranking. The district in question is one of the eleven in West Bengal that is presently getting funding from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program (BRGF). Notable industries are produced here. The majority of the population in the district works as an unskilled laborer or in agriculture.

Demography

The bulk of people living in the district are Bengalis, making up around 91% of the population, comprising Bengali Muslims and Hindus. Bengali Hindus make up around 48% of the district’s population, while Bengali Muslims make up the majority of the district’s population (51.27%). As to the 2011 census, the population of Malda district is 3,988,845, which is approximately equivalent to the population of Liberia or the US state of Oregon. As a result, it is ranked 58th in India. The population density of the district is 1,071 people per square kilometer (2,770 people per square mile).