Old Malda
title: "Old Malda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-malda-district", "maldah"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Malda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Old Malda |
| settlement_type | City |
| pushpin_map | India West Bengal#India3#Asia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in West Bengal, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name1 | West Bengal |
| subdivision_name2 | Malda |
| established_title | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| governing_body | Old Malda Municipality |
| leader_title | Chairman |
| leader_name | Basistha Trivedi |
| leader_title1 | Vice Chairman |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_total | 84,012 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Bengali |
| demographics1_title2 | Additional official |
| demographics1_info2 | English |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 732128, 732142 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Maldaha Uttar |
| website | |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Maldaha |
| :: |
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Old Malda is a town and municipality in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the Malda Metropolitan Area (Urban Agglomeration). It is located on the eastern bank of the river Mahananda.
Geography
Old Malda is located at .{{cite web |url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=25.04199&lon=88.141022&zoom=13&q1=Old%2520Maldah%252C%2520Malda%252C%2520West%2520Bengal |title = Yahoo maps location of Old Malda |publisher = Yahoo maps |access-date = 7 December 2008 |archive-date = 13 March 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090313184016/http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=25.04199&lon=88.141022&zoom=13&q1=Old%2520Maldah%252C%2520Malda%252C%2520West%2520Bengal |url-status = dead
Demographics
India census, 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 are Hindu. Some Muslim, Shikh, Christian people live here.
References
References
- "Fact and Figures".
- "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
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