Malda (district)

Location of Malda in West Bengal

Malda (মালদহ Māldoho or মালদা Māldā) is a district of West Bengal, India. It borders Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur to the north, Bangladesh to the east, Murshidabad to the southwest, Jharkhand to the west, and Bihar to the northwest.

Cities

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Map
Map of Malda (district)

  • 25.00444488.1458331 Malda (মালদহ Māldoho) — an important junction and entry point to North Bengal from South Bengal
  • 25.3987.992 Chanchal Chanchal on Wikipedia (চাঁচল Chānchol) — heritage town
  • 25.0488.143 Old Malda (পুরাতন মালদহ Purāton Māldoho) — heritage town

Other destinations

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  • 24.88288188.1280291 Gour (গৌড় Gouṛ) — former capital of Bengal under the Sultans
  • 25.0488.3744442 Jagjivanpur (জগজ্জীবনপুর Jogojjībonpur) — an archaeological site with a Pala-era monastery
  • 25.1388.163 Pandua (পাণ্ডুয়া Pāṇḍuyā) — Gour's twin town

Understand

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Visitor information

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Official websites:

  • Malda District
  • Malda Police[dead link]

Get in

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Get around

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Drink

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Stay safe

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As it is a low-lying basin, the area is prone to flood.

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