Malbazar
Malbazar
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Website | www.malmunicipality.org |
Malbazar, also known as Mal, is a town and a municipality in Jalpaiguri district[5] 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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
Geography
5miles
Wildlife
Sanctuary
National
Park
Location
Mal is at 26°51′N 88°45′E / 26.85°N 88.75°E.[6]
Malbazar is one of the more important towns in
There 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.[citation needed]
Area overview
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.[7][8] It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas.[9][10] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[11][12] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[13] 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 the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
In 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%.[15]
Government and politics
The chairperson of Mal Municipality is Swapan Saha and vice chairperson is Utpal Bhaduri.[16][17]
Transport
Railway
There are two Railway Stations which serves Malbazar, they are
Roadways
Malbazar is well connected by road with cities like
Frequent Bus services are available from Malbazar to P.C. Mittal Memorial Bus Terminus, Siliguri.
Also many buses are available from the town to Birpara, Hasimara, Jaigaon, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri etc.
Airways
The nearest airport is
Education
- Caesar School (CBSE, English)(H.S.)
- Mal Adarsha Bidya Bhaban (WBCHSE, Bengali)(H.S.)
- Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya
References
- ^ a b "Mal Municipality City Population Census 2011-2022 | West Bengal".
- ^ "Malbazar Info". malmunicipality.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- Jalpaiguri District
- ^ "Yahoo maps of Mal". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ "Malbazar". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Dooars Tour". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Jalpaiguri District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
- ^ "Mal municipality". Official website of the Department of Municipal Affairs, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ "জল্পনা কল্পনার অবসান ঘটিয়ে, মাল পুরসভার নাম ঘোষণা". Khabar India Online. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Doklam effect: Sikkim to get new all-weather highway". The New Indian Express. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.