51-539: 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. Before 1947 Malbazar was a very small place, mainly known for its tea gardens mostly owned by British people . Those tea gardens had
102-456: A sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.79%. After bifurcation the district has a population of 2,381,596, of which 752,805 (31.62%) live in urban areas. The residual district has a sex ratio of 956 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 1,001,572 (42.05%) and 349,592 (14.68%) of the population respectively. Languages of Jalpaiguri district (2011) According to
153-479: A few Bengali white collar employees and the work force consisted of tribal people. After independence of India as well as partition of Bengal refugees from the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) started to settle here by cutting down forests. By that time, Narayan Chandra Bannerjee, Dr Amalendu Biswas (came from Pabna ), Debaprasad Ghosh(Patal Babu),Dr Tarak Mukherjee, Nripendra nath Choudhary who came there from Dhaka established this city. Bannerjee had earned
204-416: A gateway to many more spots like Gorumara , Chapramari and Chalsa . There is a short route between Malbazar to hill stations like Labha , Algarah , Pedong , Kalimpong , Rhenock , Mansong , Aritar via Gorubathan by State Highway 12 and National Highway 717A . Frequent Bus services are available from Malbazar to P.C. Mittal Memorial Bus Terminus, Siliguri . Also many buses are available from
255-590: A lot of respect for his effective medical treatments and social services. He took initiatives to get the refugees settled there in an organised way. As a result, some colonies came up. Later, due to efforts of Bannerjee, Amalendu Biswas, Nripendra nath Choudhary, Debaprasad Ghosh (Patal Ghosh),Sarat ch Ghosh, Dulal Sengupta, Makhan Bose established Adarsha Bidya Bhaban (a boys' high school). Narayan Chandra Bannerjee and Bipin Bihari Bandyopadhyay established Subhasini Balika Vidyalay (a girls' high school) in
306-519: A population between a quarter-million and half-million people, with larger cities including Agra (in Agra Subah ) with up to 800,000 people and Dhaka (in Bengal Subah ) with over 1 million people. Mughal India also had a large number of villages, with 455,698 villages by the time of Aurangzeb (reigned 1658–1707). The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It
357-492: A serious decline in the number of girls under the age of seven – activists posit that eight million female fetuses may have been aborted between 2001 and 2011. Mother tongue languages of India ( 2011 ) According to the 2001 census, 41.03% of the Indians spoke Hindi natively, while the rest spoke Assamese , Bengali , Gujarati , Maithili , Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi , Odia , Punjabi , Tamil , Telugu , Urdu and
408-464: A unique identity. Demographics of India (April 2023 est.) India is the most populous country in the world with one-sixth of the world's population . According to estimates from the United Nations (UN), India has overtaken China as the country with the largest population in the world , with a population of 1,425,775,850 at the end of April 2023. Between 1975 and 2010,
459-651: A variety of other languages. There are a total of 122 languages and 234 mother tongues spoken in India. Of these, 22 languages are specified in the Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution , while 100 are non-specified. The table below excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of Senapati District of Manipur state due to cancellation of census results. Source 1: UN World Population Prospects Source 2: Our World in Data Structure of
510-453: Is Swapan Saha and vice chairperson is Utpal Bhaduri. There are two Railway Stations which serves Malbazar, they are Malbazar Railway Station (station code MLBZ) and New Mal Junction (station code NMZ). Malbazar railway station (MLBZ) is a small station where only local and DEMU trains are available whereas New Mal Junction is the major junction from where many Express trains, Intercity trains, and local trains are available. New Mal Junction
561-453: Is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal . The district was established in 1869 during British Raj . The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri , which is also the divisional headquarters of Jalpaiguri division . Jalpaiguri district comprises western Dooars and the major part of the eastern Morang and this area, according to Sailen Debnath, in the ancient time
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#1732801681117612-547: Is a government tourist lodge in Malbazar apart from a few private accommodations. An annual flower show is held, visited by people from places far and near. Gorumara National Park has overtaken traditionally popular Jaldapara National Park in footfall and Malbazar has emerged as one of the most important towns in the Dooars . Malbazar subdivision is presented in the map alongside. It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of
663-528: Is based on fairly good data for the entire years. Sources: Our World in Data and Gapminder Foundation . Life expectancy from 1881 to 1950 The population of India under the British Raj (including what are now Pakistan and Bangladesh) according to censuses: Studies of India's population since 1881 have focused on such topics as total population, birth and death rates, geographic distribution, literacy,
714-636: Is connected by the newly converted Broad Gauge of the New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala line , whereas Malbazar Railway Station lies on New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line . The 1st railway line leads from the forests of North Bengal to the foothills near the India - Bhutan border, whereas the 2nd railway line originates from Malbazar and terminates in Changrabandha, which lies in India - Bangladesh border. Malbazar
765-502: Is extremely high compared to the rest of the world, it is expected to surpass both China and India by the early 2030s. The table below summarises India's demographics (excluding the Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of Senapati district of Manipur state due to cancellation of census results) according to religion at the 2011 census in per cent. The data are "unadjusted" (without excluding Assam and Jammu and Kashmir );
816-568: Is home to Gorumara National Park , which was established in 1994 and has an area of 79 km (30.5 sq mi). Apart from Gorumara National Park , the district contains Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary . This is a list of notable people from Jalpaiguri District . Kalonunia rice was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry under
867-406: Is one of the more important towns in Dooars . It is strategically located in the eastern part of the Dooars region. The town itself is rather an economical hub and a doorway to Dooars than being a tourist spot. tourist destination of Eastern Dooars – Gorumara National Park , Chapramari Wildlife Reserve , Jhalong , Bindu , Samsing , Suntalekhola etc. could be accessed through the town. There
918-408: Is reserved for Scheduled Castes. One can avail train from the major railway stations in the vicinity like New Jalpaiguri railway station / Jalpaiguri / Jalpaiguri Road / New Maynaguri railway station / New Mal Junction railway station . By road it is connected with rest of the country. Air travel is available up to Bagdogra Airport , and from there it is connected by a 20 km expressway from
969-570: Is well connected by road with cities like Siliguri and Jalpaiguri . Since it lies on the route towards Jaigaon, so Jeep/Taxi services are available towards Jaigaon , Hasimara , Birpara , Binnaguri , Gangtok , Kalimpong , Rangpo , Singtam , Jorethang , Pakyong , Namchi , Pelling , Darjeeling , Panitanki , Bagdogra , Mainaguri , Dhupguri , Falakata , Jalpaiguri , Alipurduar , Cooch Behar etc. Some long distance buses connecting Siliguri to Guwahati , Shillong , Jorhat etc also runs via Malbazar. Malbazar became popular to tourists as
1020-587: The 2001 census , Malbazar had a population of 23,212 out of which 12,111 were males and 11,101 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991–2001 was 13.81% for Malbazar, against 21.52% in Jalpaiguri district. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%. Languages spoken in Mal Town (2011) Bengali is the most spoken language of the town, followed significant number of Hindi , Bhojpuri , Nepali and Sadri speakers. The chairperson of Mal Municipality
1071-740: The CIA World Factbook , unless otherwise indicated. The TFR (total number of children born per women) by religion in 2005–2006 was: See Languages of India and List of languages by number of native speakers in India . There are 216 languages with more than 10,000 native speakers in India. The largest of these is Hindi with some 337 million, and the second largest is Bengali with 238 million. 22 languages are recognised as official languages . In India, there are 1,652 languages and dialects in total. Caste and community statistics as recorded from "Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission" (SEBC) or Mandal Commission of 1979. This
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#17328016811171122-693: The Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the district is divided into seven assembly constituencies: Malbazar and Nagrakata constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates. Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri and Rajganj constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates. Along with one assembly constituency from Cooch Behar district , Dhupguri, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, Rajganj, Dabgram-Phulbari, and Malbazar constituencies form Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) , which
1173-876: The Gorumara National Park and the Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary , the Pakhibitan Wildlife Sanctuary, the Baikunthapur Forest, the Khuttimary Forest, etc. reserve forest. Jalpaiguri is part of monsoon climate zone of South-Eastern Asia . May is the hottest month of this region with average maximum temperature of about 32 °C whereas January is coldest with 11 °C. Highest ever recorded maximum and minimum temperature are 40 °C and 2 °C. The average annual humidity in
1224-553: The Mughal Empire , India experienced a high economic and demographic upsurge, due to Mughal agrarian reforms that intensified agricultural production. 15% of the population lived in urban centres, higher than the percentage of the population in 19th-century British India and contemporary Europe up until the 19th century. These estimates by Abraham Eraly and Paolo Malanima have been criticised by Tim Dyson , who considers them exaggerations and estimates urbanisation of
1275-589: The Nihali language , spoken in parts of Maharashtra , and the Burushaski language, spoken in parts of Jammu and Kashmir . 1,000,000 people in India are Anglo-Indians and between 25,000 and 70,000 people are Siddhis ,who are descendants of Bantu slaves brought by Arabs , Persians and Portuguese to the western coast of India during the Middle Ages and the colonial period . They represent over 0.1% of
1326-599: The South Asian Stone Age in 10,000 BC to the Maurya Empire in 200 BC at a steadily increasing growth rate, before population growth slowed down in the classical era up to 500 AD, and then became largely stagnant during the early medieval era era up to 1000 AD. The population growth rate then increased in the late medieval era (during the Delhi Sultanate ) from 1000 to 1500. Under
1377-534: The Union Government of India on 02/01/2024 (valid until 11/03/2034). It is a common and widely cultivated crop in disticts of Cooch Behar , Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar along with some parts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong districts of West Bengal. State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) from Narendrapur , proposed the GI registration of Kalonunia rice. After filing
1428-414: The 1950s. The Government Mal Grameen Hospital was established. Biswas contributed a lot as the only dentist of Malbazar. Nath Choudhury had helped the refugees get settled. Soon, the police station was shifted to Malbazar from nearby Kranti. During that time, Jogesh Chandra Dutta was closely associated with Narayan Chandra Bannerjee, Amalendu Biswas, Nripendra nath Choudhary and others. Jogesh Chandra Dutta
1479-564: The 1981 census was not conducted in Assam and the 1991 census was not conducted in Jammu and Kashmir. Missing citing/reference for "Changes in religious demagraphics over time" table below. The table below represents the infant mortality rate trends in India, based on sex, over the last 15 years. In the urban areas of India, average male infant mortality rates are slightly higher than average female infant mortality rates. India's 2011 census shows
1530-429: The 2011 census, 65.57% of the population spoke Bengali , 12.96% Sadri , 4.90% Nepali , 4.69% Hindi , 2.69% Rajbongshi and 1.39% Kurukh as their first language. Other languages spoken include Santali and Munda . Kurukh and other tribal languages such as Kharia and Mundari were once more widespread among the tea tribes as late as the 1960s, but they have since rapidly shifted to Sadri as their mother tongue. It
1581-522: The Duars. Jalpaiguri is a part of West Bengal which is situated in North Bengal. The district situated in the northern part of West Bengal has international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh in the north and south respectively and district borders with Darjeeling hills in the west and northwest and Alipurduar district and Cooch Behar district on the east. National protected areas include
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1632-687: The Mughal Empire to be less than 9% of the population. Under the reign of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) in 1600, the Mughal Empire's urban population was up to 17 million people, larger than the urban population in Europe. By 1700, Mughal India had an urban population of 23 million people, larger than British India's urban population of 22.3 million in 1871. Nizamuddin Ahmad (1551–1621) reported that, under Akbar's reign, Mughal India had 120 large cities and 3,200 townships. A number of cities in India had
1683-409: The age of five peaked in 2007, and since then the number has been falling. The number of Indians under 15 years old peaked slightly later (in 2011) and is now also declining. India has many ethnic groups, and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages ( Indo-European , Dravidian , Austroasiatic and Sino-Tibetan languages ) as well as two language isolates :
1734-639: The application in March 2021, the rice was granted the GI tag in 2024 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai , making the name "Kalonunia rice" exclusive to the rice grown in the region. It thus became the third rice variety from West Bengal after Tulaipanji rice and the 26th type of goods from West Bengal to earn the GI tag. The GI tag protects the rice from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and
1785-701: The control of Kingdom of Bhutan from early 17th-century till 1865 when British East India company captured the area in the Duar War under the Treaty of Sinchula and were added to the district of Jalpaiguri in 1869 and later finally to the Indian Union in 1949. Like all the Duars under Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan , it was under the jurisdiction of Tongso Penlop , below the Tongso Penlop were Subah who in turn appointed Mondal , Laskar or Uzir to look after
1836-399: The district border. According to the 2011 census Jalpaiguri district had a population of 3,872,846, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia . This gives it a ranking of 66th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 621 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,610/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 33.77%. Jalpaiguri has
1887-461: The district is of 82%. The annual average rainfall is 3160mm. December is the driest month with average rainfall 0.2 mm and July is wettest with 809.3 mm. Number of rainy days are 0 to 1 during November to February and 24 days during July. Thunderstorms are common weather phenomenon during May. Jalpaiguri district earlier had three sub-divisions – Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision , Mal subdivision and Alipurduar subdivision. Alipurduar district
1938-465: The notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. According to the 2011 Census of India , Mal had a total population of 25,218 of which 12,814 (51%) were males and 12,404 (49%) were females. There were 1,161 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Mal was 20,354 (84.61% of the population over 6 years). In
1989-621: The population (Census 9.II.2011) Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (03.III.2016) (Data are projections based on the 2011 Population Census.): Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.III.2021) (Includes data for the Indian-held part of Jammu and Kashmir, the final status of which has not yet been determined. Data are projections based on the 2011 Population Census.): From the Demographic Health Survey: The following demographic statistics are from
2040-451: The population doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. According to the UN's World Population dashboard, India's population now stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's population of 1.425 billion people, as reported by the news agency Bloomberg. In 2015, India's population was predicted to reach 1.7 billion by 2050. In 2017 its population growth rate
2091-443: The population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas. Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE. Note: The map alongside presents some of
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2142-581: The rural and urban divide, cities of a million, and the three cities with populations over eight million: Delhi, Greater Mumbai (Bombay), and Kolkata (Calcutta). Mortality rates fell in the period 1920–45, primarily due to biological immunisation. Suggestions that it was the benefits of colonialism are refuted by academic thinking: "There can be no serious, informed belief... that... late colonial era mortality diminished and population grew rapidly because of improvements in income, living standards, nutrition, environmental standards, sanitation or health policies, nor
2193-707: The total population of India. Overall, only the continent of Africa exceeds the linguistic, genetic and cultural diversity of the nation of India. The sex ratio was 944 females for 1000 males in 2016, and 940 per 1000 in 2011. This ratio has been showing an upwards trend for the last two decades after a continuous decline in the 20th century. The following table lists estimates for the population of India (including what are now Pakistan and Bangladesh ) from prehistory up until 1820. It includes estimates and growth rates according to five economic historians, along with interpolated estimates and overall aggregate averages derived from their estimates. The population grew from
2244-613: The town to Birpara , Hasimara , Jaigaon , Cooch Behar , Alipurduar , Dhupguri , Jalpaiguri etc. The nearest airport is Bagdogra International Airport 74 kilometres away. Vistara , IndiGo , Go First , Akasa Air , AIX Connect , Air India , SpiceJet and Druk Air ( Bhutan ) are the major carriers that connects Bagdogra Airport to Chennai , Bangalore , Ahmedabad , Hyderabad , Mumbai , Delhi , Paro ( Bhutan ), Guwahati , Kolkata , Dibrugarh and Bangkok ( Thailand ). Jalpaiguri district Jalpaiguri district ( Bengali pronunciation: [dʒɔlpaːiːguɽiː] )
2295-613: The tribal groups as Scheduled Castes and Tribes (see list of Scheduled Tribes in India ). For a list of ethnic groups in the Republic of India (as well as neighbouring countries), see South Asian ethnic groups . Linguistic groups in India chart According to a 2009 study published by Reich et al. ., the modern Indian population is composed of two genetically divergent and heterogeneous populations which mixed in ancient times (about 1,200–3,500 BP), known as Ancestral North Indians (ANI) and Ancestral South Indians (ASI). ASI corresponds to
2346-416: Was 0.98%, ranking 112th in the world; in contrast, from 1972 to 1983, India's population grew by an annual rate of 2.3%. In 2023, the median age of an Indian was 29.5 years, compared to 39.8 for China and 49.5 for Japan; and, by 2030; India's dependency ratio will be just over 0.4. However, the number of children in India peaked more than a decade ago and is now falling. The number of children under
2397-685: Was a part of the kingdom of Kamarupa , and since the medieval period it became a part of Kamata kingdom . Sailen writes that three of the five ancient capitals of Kamatapur were geographically in the district of Jalpaiguri; and the three capitals were at Chilapata, Mainaguri and Panchagarh in sequence. According to him, Hingulavas, the first capital of the next Koch kingdom as well was in Jalpaiguri district. Hingulavas has well been identified with Mahakalguri in Alipurduar Sub-Division. The Dooars in Jalpaiguri district were under
2448-748: Was completed in 1983. India has chosen not to officially count caste population since then. The following data are from the Mandal report: Sources: 2. **1961 Census of India:** 3. **1971 Census of India:** 4. **1981 Census of India:** 5. **1991 Census of India:** 6. **2001 Census of India:** 7. **2011 Census of India:** 2. Ludden, David. (2013). India and South Asia: A Short History . Oneworld Publications. ISBN 1780741086 . 3. Bhagat, R. B. (2004). "Census Enumeration in India, 1991 and 2001: Issues and Concerns." Economic and Political Weekly . The national Census of India does not recognise racial or ethnic groups within India, but recognises many of
2499-515: Was created in June 2014 and Jalpaiguri district was left with two subdivisions – Jalpaiguri Sadar and Mal. Dhupguri subdivision is a new administrative division of the Jalpaiguri district. It was formed by dividing the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision . There are 16 police stations in the district, viz.: There are six telephone area codes of Jalpaiguri district. They are 03561, 03562, 03563, 03564, 03565, 03566. As per order of
2550-479: Was the only practising ophthalmologist in that area. He was also closely associated with development of Mal RR Primary School. In the 1970s Malbazar got its fire service station. Later, a street was named after Narayan Chandra Bannerjee. The street is called "Dr. Narayan Banerjee Sarani" just behind Subhasini Balika Vidyalaya and Mal Adarsha Bidya Bhaban. Mal is at 26°51′N 88°45′E / 26.85°N 88.75°E / 26.85; 88.75 . Malbazar
2601-454: Was there a cultural transformation...". India occupies 2.41% of the world's land area but supports over 18% of the world's population. At the 2001 census 72.2% of the population lived in about 638,000 villages and the remaining 27.8% lived in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations . India's population exceeded that of the entire continent of Africa by 200 million people in 2010. However, because Africa's population growth
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