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Demography of Malda
According to the demographic survey of Malda (2001),total area has an average population of about 3,290,160.

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The demographic report of Malda depicts that the percentage of male (51.59%) here is more than the female. The average density of population is about 800 per km sq. The rural folk constitute about 92.93% and only 7.07% of urbanized people constitute the total population of Malda, as per the demographic review of Malda.

The demographers in their reports about Malda say, that the principal language here is mainly Bengali and it is spoken by the 89.92% of population. The colloquial Bengali of Malda is not a conventional cosmopolitan one, rather it is a dialect, and has the influence of the language of Rajshahi in Bangladesh. According to the examination made by the demographers in Malda, Hindu and the Muslims are the prevalent religion here.

About 60 % of people are engaged in Cultivation. As the reports of the demography of Malda say, within 2001, about 1596 villages are facilitated with the supply of electricity. About 35.62% of populations of Malda are literate. The demography of Malda however reveals Malda as an underdeveloped district of West Bengal.


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