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Malda | |
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Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Established | 2016 |
Capital | Malda |
Districts | Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur |
Area | |
• Total | 14,418 km2 (5,567 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,773,557 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Malda Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. This division was earlier a part of Jalpaiguri division and was carved out from it in 2016.[1] 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.