Lok Sabha Constituencies in Malda district, West Bengal (MP Constituencies)

MLA Assembly Constituencies in Malda district, West Bengal

Baishnabnagar
Chanchal
Englishbazar
Gazole
Habibpur
Harischandrapur
Malatipur
Maldaha
Manickchak
Mothabari
Ratua
Sujapur

About Malda District :

Malda is a district covering area of 3733 sq Km with Bihar and Uttar Dinajpur at North , Murshidabad at South , Bangladesh at east , and Jharkhand and Bihar at West. It shares 165.5 km international border with Bangladesh. Having a central location it is an important junction and entry point to Siliguri from South Bengal. The District is situated between the Latitude and Longitude figures of 24040’20”N to 25032’08”N and 88028’10”E to 87045’50”E respectively. The river Ganga makes its first entry in West Bengal near Manikchak of Malda. The district is divided into 2 Subdivisions, 15 Blocks and 3701 Villages. the total population of the district is 3,988,845 as per 2011 Census. There are number of places to visit at Malda which has some historical importance. The main among them are Ramkeli, Gour, Adina, Pandua, and Jagjibanpur

At a Glance :

1.	Geographical Area	3733 Sq Kms (As per Census 2011)
2.	Geographical Location	24⁰40^‘20^”N to 25⁰32^‘ 08^”N 87⁰45^‘50^”E to 88⁰28^‘10^” E.
3.	No. of Subdivisions	2
4.	No. Of Police Stations	11 { Out Post – 13 (as in ’99)}
5.	No. of Municipalities	2
6.	No. of Blocks/Panchayat Samitis	15
7.	No. of Gram Panchayats	146
8.	No. of Gram Sansads	2008
9.	No. of Mouzas	1814
10.	No. of Villages	3701
11.	Population (Census 2011) Census 2011 (Data and Map)	Male		Female			Total
	RURAL	1,768,336		1,678,849			3,447,185
	URBAN	283,205		258,455			541,660
	Total Population of the District	2,051,541		1,937,304			3,988,845
	Rural (0-6 Yrs.)	270,666		259,960			530,626
	Urban ( 0-6 Yrs.)	41,674		36,740			78,414
	Total ( 0-6 Yrs.)	312,340		296,700			609,040
	Rural Literate	961,409		770,268			1,731,677
	Urban Literate	190,610		164,145			354,755
	Total Literate	1,152,019		934,413			2,086,432
	Population as per Religion (2001 Census)	Hindu	Muslim	Sikh	Buddhist	Jain		Others & Christian
		1621468	1636171	283	164	293		22350 & 8388
	SC Population (2011 census)	835,430
	ST Population (2011 census)	313,984
	Total Main workers	1,050,995
	Total Cultivators	219241
	Total Agri Labourers	322452
	Total Population in household industry	98383
	Other workers	410919
	Marginal Workers	486852
	Non-workers	2450998
12.	General Education (2012)
	No. of Primary Schools:	1888
	No. of Middle/Junior H. School	112 ( Including New Setup 105)
	No. of Secondary Schools	137
	No. of Higher Secondary/Multipurpose Schools:	119
	No of MadrashahSchool:	12
	No of Junior MadrashahSchool:	19
	No of High MadrashahSchool:	38
	No of New SetupMadrashah School:	8
	No. of Colleges	8
13.	Professional & Technical Education: (2012)
	Engineering & Technical School (Govt)	3
	No of Engineering Collage (Private)	1
	No of Vocational Training Centre (VTC) at different Schools:	145
	College: Teachers’ Training (Govt)	1 (B.ED) 1 (PTTI)
	No of Private B.ED	5
	No of Private D.ED	5
	No of Central School	1
14.	Special Education (2012)
	Baisc Literacy Centre	25112
	Lok Siksha Kendra	146
	No of MSK	108
	No of Sishu Siksha Kendra(SSK)	618
15.	Libraries Reading Rooms and TLCs (2012)
	Public Library	105
	Free Reading room	108
	TLC	56260
16.	HEALTH &FW (2012)
	Medical Collage	1
	District Hospital	1
	Sub Division Hospital	1
	Hospitals	11
	Health Centres	45
	Clinics	432
	Dispensaries	7
	BPHCs	10
	Rural Hospitals	5
	Primary Health Centres	35
	Sub Centres	511
	Total Beds	1259
	Family Welfare Centres	16 (15 Public; 1 Private)
	ICDS Projects	16 (15 Blocks , 1 Municipality)
	AWW Centres	5573
17.	No. of Cinema Houses (2012)	27
18.	AGRICULTURE & Allied (2012)
	Normal Rainfall	1485.2 mm.
	Total Area.	373300 Hec
	Forest	1680 Hec. { Reserve- 806; Protected-378; Vested Waste Land – 509.80}
	Cultivable Area:	2,80,000 Hec.
	Net Cultivable Area:	2,59,921 Hec.
	Orchard and Horticultural Crops:	75000 Hec.
	Pasture and other grazing Land:	435 Hec.
	Gross Cropped Area:	4,74,701 Hec.
	Cropping Intensity:	196
	Cultivable Waste Land:	671 Hec.
	Marginal Holding (below 1.0 acre)	310706; Area-171105 Hec. (05-06)
	Small Holding (1.0-2.0 acre)	49860; Area-81798 Hec. (05-06)
	Medium Holding (2.0-4.0acre)	15012; Area-40121 Hec.
	Medium Holding (4.0-10.0acre)	991; Area-4864 Hec.
	Large Holding (10.0 acres and above)	01; Area-10 Hec. (05-06)
	Vested Land Distributed(30-9-2002)	30332.00 Hec.; { SC-39310, ST-29168; Othrs.-82893}
	Area Irrigated	120067 { HDTW – 6150, MDTW – 242, LDTW – 641, STW – 78.494 , RLI – 8600, Others Sources – 24627, Tank – 1308, Net Irrigated Area – 1,44,588 Hec., Land Under Non Agricultural Use – 87,940 Hec.}
	Minor Irrigation	Tank – 254, HDTW – 326, MDTW – 18, LDTW – 108, STW – 33837, RLI – 384, ODW – NIL, Others – 445
	Fertilizer Consumed	Nitrogen- 21910 Tones; Phosphorus- 14380 Tones; Potassium- 13430 Tones.
	No. of Agri-Implement Hub	3 (Habibpur, Gazole, Chanchal-I)
	LIVESTOCK (2012)	3892930 ( All)
	Veterinary Hospitals etc	SAHC-4, BAHC-15, ABAHC-15, ADAC- 146, AI Centres- 146 (Prani Bandhu) and 100 (Govt.)
19.	Cooperative And Banking (2012):
	Central Banks	Societies- 1, Members- 690
	Primary Land Mortgage Banks	Societies- 1, Members- 6199
	Agricultural Societies	218, Members- 109252
	Non Agri Credit Societies	Societies- 308, Members – 13594
	All Credit Societies	Societies- 414, Members- 119086
	Non- Credit Societies	Societies- 112, Members- 3756
	Total No. of Credit and Non-Credit Societies	526, Members- 122846
	COMERCIAL BANKING	Rural- 134, Semi Urban- 19, Urban- 8, Total- 145{Ave. Population /Branch- 24600}
20.	INDUSTRY (2012)
	Small Industry ( Regd. Cottage & Small scale Industry)	2481, Employment- 14857 (after implementation of MSMED act 2006)
21.	POWER
	Total no. of villages electrified	1773
	Consumption of Electricity ( in thousand KWH)	Domestic – 77560 Commercial – 13454 Industrial – 16199 Public Lighting – 598 Agri Irrigation & Dewatering – 31627 Public water works & Sewarage Pump – 4187 Total – 143625.
22.	No of Enterprises
	Agri	Rural- 526 Urban – 15, Total – 541
	Non-Agri	Rural – 1881, Urban – 445, Total – 2326
23.	Regulated Market (2012)	Principal Market yard – 2, Sub Market yard – 17
24.	Market ( all categories)	136
25.	Regional Research Station on Subtropical Fruits by ICAR (proposed)	1
26.	Jute purchasing center under JCI (2012)	5
27.	Govt. Farms (all categories)	9
28.	Cold Storage	5 ( 4 Multipurpose)
29.	MR Shop (2012)	762
30.	TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
	Registered Motor Vehicles (as on 21/08/2012)	Heavy Goods vehicles – 3872 Medium Goods Vehicle – 336 Light Goods Vehicle – 2998 Three Wheeler Goods Vehicle – 96 Jeep Taxi – 756 L.M.V (Car) – 6391 L.M.V. (Van) – 86 L.M.V.( JEEP/GYPSY) – 162 Bus – 252 Mini bus – 2 Maxi Cab – 51 OMNI Bus – 409 Omni Bus ( Private) – 1285 Tractor – 4646 Trailers –1725 Motor Cycle – 62970 Scooter – 2112 Ambulance – 116 Three Wheeler (Passenger) – 715.
	PWD	Surfaced – 677.50 km Un surfaced – 5.00km. Total – 682.50 km.
	Zilla Parishad/Panchayet	Surfaced – 579.50 km, Un surfaced – 269.50 km., Total – 849.00 KM
	Municipalities	247.85 km., Un surfaced – 240.74 km Total- 488.59 km
	Railway Station	12 (Main Stations)
31.	POST and Telegraph (2012)
	Post Office	37 (Departmental), 296 (Branch Office)
	BSNL	Total 57 ( Under Malda SDCA – 29, Bulbulchandi SDCA- 8, Chanchal SDCA – 19, and Malda Main – 1)

Tourist Places :

Sl No.	Name of the Places to Visit		Brief description of the Place
1	Ramkeli (Situated at a distance of nearing 14 Km from Malda towards south)		A small village on the way to Gour, Ramkeli is famous for being the temporary home of Sri Chaitanya, the great religious reformer of Bengal, where he had stayed for a few days on his way to Brindaban. A conglomeration of two tamal and two kadamba trees can still be seen, under which the saint is said to have meditated. A small temple constructed under this tree contains Sri Chaitanya’s footprints on stone. There are eight kundas or tanks flanking the temple. These are named as Rupsagar, Shyamkunda, Radhakunda, Lalitakunda, Bishakhakunda, Surabhikunda, Ranjakunda and Indulekhakunda. Every year, on the Jaishthya Sankranti, celebrations are held here to commemorate the arrival of Sri Chaitanya. A week-long fair also starts on this day.
2	Gour (Situated at a distance of 16 km. south of Malda town on the border with Bangladesh. Gour came into prominence as the 7th century capital of King Shashanka, and was the capital of ancient Bengal for several centuries.)	Baroduari / Boro Sona Mosque	Baroduari mosque is half a kilometre to the south of Ramkeli. A gigantic rectangular structure of brick and stone, this mosque is the largest monument in Gour. Though the name means Twelve Doors, this monument actually has eleven. The construction of this huge mosque, measuring 50.4 m. by 22.8 m., and 12 m. in height, was started by Allauddin Hussein Shah and was completed in 1526 by his son Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah. The Indo-Arabic style of architecture and the ornamental stone carvings make Baroduari a special attraction for tourists.
		Dakhil Darwaja	Dakhil Darwaza, an impressive gateway built in 1425, is an important Muslim monument. Made of small red bricks and terracotta work, this dominating structure is more than 21 m. high and 34.5 m. wide. Its four corners are topped with five-storey high towers. Once the main gateway to a fort, it opens through the embankments surrounding it. In the south-east corner of the fort, a 20-m. high wall encloses the ruins of an old palace. In the past, cannons used to be fired from here. Hence the gate also came to be known as the Salaami Darwaza
		Firoz Minar	A kilometre away from the Dakhil Darwaza, is the Feroze Minar. It was built by Sultan Saifuddin Feroze Shah during 1485-89. This five-storey tower, resembling the Qutb Minar, is 26 m. high and 19 m. in circumference. The first three storeys of the tower have twelve adjacent faces each, and the uppermost two storeys are circular in shape. A spiralling flight of 84 steps takes one to the top of the tower. Built in the Tughlaqi style of architecture, the walls of Feroze Minar are covered with intricate terracotta carvings. This landmark is also known as the Pir-Asha-Minar or the Chiragdani.
		Chamkati Masjid
		Chika Mosque	Sultan Yusuf Shah built the Chika Mosque in 1475. The name originated from the fact that it used to shelter a large number of chikas, or bats. It is a single-domed edifice, almost in ruins now. The beautifully ornate carvings on the walls and the images of Hindu idols on the stonework of doors and lintels are still partly visible. The mosque also bears traces of Hindu temple architecture
		Luko Churi Gate	The Lakhchhipi Darwaza or Lukochuri Gate is located to the south-east of the Kadam Rasool Mosque. Shah Shuja is said to have built it in 1655 in the Mughal architectural style. The name originated from the royal game of hide-and-seek that the Sultan used to play with his begums. According to another school of historians, it was built by Allauddin Hussein Shah in 1522. Situated on the eastern side of the royal palace, this double-storeyed Darwaza functionally acted as the main gateway to the palace. The innovative architectural style makes it an interesting place to visit.
		Kadam Rasul Mosque	Half a kilometre away from the Feroze Minar is the Kadam Rasool Mosque. Aptly named Kadam Rasool, which means Footprints of the Prophet, the mosque contains the footprints of Hazrat Muhammad on stone. On the four corners there are four towers made of black marble, with the spires on top covered with intricate artwork. Sultan Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah built the mosque in 1530. Opposite the Kadam Rasool Mosque stands the 17th century tomb of Fateh Khan, a commander of Aurangzeb’s army. This interesting structure was built in the Hindu chala style. A short distance away is the elegant Tantipara Mosque, with its intricate terracotta decoration.
		Lattan Mosque	Lattan Mosque, legend attributes the building of this mosque to a dancing girl of the royal court. However, historians believe it was built by Sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah in 1475. Traces of intricate mina work in blue, green, yellow, violet and white on the enamelled bricks lining the outer and inner walls are still visible. The splendour of colours has also led to the Mosque being called the Painted Mosque. Another interesting feature of this mosque is its arched roof, supported by octagonal pillars.
		Kotwali Darwaja
		Gumti Darwaza	Standing to the north-east of the Chika Mosque, the Gumti Darwaza was built in 1512 by Allauddin Hussein Shah. Made of brick and terracotta, the once brilliant colours woven into the artwork are still partly visible. It is said that real gold was used in the decorations. The Darwaza, however, is closed to the public now.
3	Adina (Situated at 15 km north of Malda town)	Adina Dear Park
		Hamamghar
		Turkey Bath Room ( 17th Centuries)
		Pandab Dallan Minar
		Atbart Dighi.
		Adina Mosque	Adina Masjid, built in 1369 by Sultan Sikander Shah. One of the largest mosques in India, it also typifies the most developed mosque architecture of the period, the orthodox design being based on the great 8th century mosque of Damascus. Carved basalt masonry from earlier Hindu temples is used to support the 88 brick arches and 378 identical small domes.
4	Pandua ( Situted at 18 Km north of Malda town)	Kutubshahi Masjid	Qutb Shahi Mosque, locally known as the Chhoto Sona Masjid, built to honour saint Nur Qutb-ul-Alam. The ruins of his shrine are nearby, along with that of Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal Tabrizi, collectively known as the Bari Darga.
4	Pandua ( Situted at 18 Km north of Malda town)	Eklakhi Mausoleum	The Eklakhi Mausoleum is the most elegant monument in Pandua. One of the first square brick tombs in Bengal, with a carved Ganesh on the doorway, it is the tomb of the convert son of a Hindu Raja.

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