Malda District | Government of West Bengal (original) (raw)

Welcome to Malda

Malda is a district covering an area of 3733 sq Km with Bihar and Uttar Dinajpur in the North, Murshidabad in the South, Bangladesh in the East, and Jharkhand and Bihar in the West. It shares a 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 river Ganga makes its first entry into West Bengal near Manikchak of Malda. As it is a low-lying basin, it is prone to flood.
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