Malbazar

Also known as Mal

Malbazar, also known as Mal, is a town and a municipality in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Malbazar subdivision. It lies about 65 km from Jalpaiguri and 55 km from Siliguri. It lies on the bank of river Neora.

Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.name: Malbazar
Settlement.other_name: Mal
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Murti-malbazar.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jalpaiguri
Settlement.government_type: MunicipalityPanchayat Samiti
Settlement.leader_title: Municipality Chairperson
Settlement.leader_name: Utpal Bhadhury
Settlement.leader_title1: Sabhapati
Settlement.leader_name1: Shusil Kumar Prasad
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.50

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Wikidata facts

Population: 25218
Area: 2.56
Image: মালবাজার সুভাষ মোড় ২.jpg
Households: 5933
Dialing code: 3562

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postal code: 735221
male population: 12814
female population: 12404
literate population: 20354
illiterate population: 4864
Commons category: Malbazar

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==History== Before 1947 Malbazar was a very small place, mainly known for its tea gardens mostly owned by British people. Those tea gardens had a few Bengali white collar employees and the work force consisted of tribal people.