INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Maldah

Maldah is a district in the West Bengal State of India. Total area of Maldah is 3,733 km² including 3,646.91 km² rural area and 86.09 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Maldah has a population of 39,88,845 peoples, out of which urban population is 5,41,660 while rural population is 34,47,185. The district has a population density of 1069 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 8,46,991 houses in the district, including 1,12,784 urban houses and 7,34,207 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,613 villages in maldah district.

The Maldah district is further divided in to Subdivisions / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

There are 15 subdivisions in Maldah district. Here is the list of all Maldah Subdivisions / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Subdivisions in Maldah District

#Subdivision (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Bamangola2101,43,906
2Chanchal I1712,04,740
3Chanchal II2152,05,333
4English Bazar2482,74,627
5Gazole5383,43,830
6Habibpur4052,10,699
7Harischandrapur I1791,99,493
8Harischandrapur II2252,51,345
9Kaliachak I1133,92,517
10Kaliachak II1722,10,105
11Kaliachak III2303,59,071
12Maldah Old2301,56,365
13Manikchak3482,69,813
14Ratua I2532,75,388
15Ratua II1732,02,080

Population of Maldah District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 34,47,185 5,41,660 39,88,845
Male Population 17,68,336 2,83,205 20,51,541
Female Population 16,78,849 2,58,455 19,37,304
Population Density 945 / km² 6,292 / km² 1,069 / km²

Households in Maldah District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
7,34,207
1,12,784
8,46,991






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Maldah
(मालदा )
State / UT : West Bengal
Total Area : 3,733 km²
Total Population : 39,88,845
Density : 1,069/km²
Total Subdivisions : 15
Total Villages : 1,613
Total PopulationVillages in Maldah District
less Than 20096
200 - 499310
500 - 999350
1000 - 1999345
2000 - 4999344
5000 - 9999129
10000 and above39





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.