Old Malda
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Old Malda
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3#Asia
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.04|N|88.14|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = West Bengal
| subdivision_name2 = Malda
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| founder =
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| government_type = Municipality
| governing_body = Old Malda Municipality
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Basistha Trivedi
| leader_title1 = Vice Chairman
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 84,012
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Bengali{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=www.wb.gov.in|access-date=15 January 2019}}{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=15 January 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 732128, 732142
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Maldaha Uttar
| website = {{URL|malda.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Maldaha
}}
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 {{Coord|25.04|N|88.14|E|}}.{{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
}}
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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
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{{Malda District}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
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