Artisan Map
Background
The District surrounded by Bangladesh and South Dinajpur in the east, Santal Parganas of Jharkhand state in the west, Uttar Dinajpur in the north and Murshidabad in the south.
Malda, the southern most of the North Bengal district is comprised within the Jalpaiguri Division. The district consist with two subdivisions, that is Sadar and Chanchal, and Englishbazar is the headquarters station of the district as well as the Sadar subdivision
The gateway of North Bengal, Malda, once the capital of Gour-Banga with its 3456 sq kms lay of the land classified into Tal, Diara, and Barind awaits the advent of tourists and people of archeological interest with its wealth to be enjoyed and its huge potential to be explored.
Upto 1876, this district formed part of Rajshahi Division and between 1876 & 1905, it formed part of Bhagalpur Division. In 1905, it was again transferred to Rajshahi Division and till 1947 Malda remained in this division. In August, 1947, this district was affected by partition, between the 12th & 15th 0f August. 1947, the fate of the district as to which side it should go, to Pakistan or to India was undecided, because the announcement of the partition award of Sir Radcliffe did not make this point clear. During these few days the district was under a Magistrate of East Pakistan, when the details of the Radcliffe award were published, the district came over to West Bengal on the 17th of August. 1947.
Basic Information
| 1. | Area | 3,733 sq km (As per Census 2011) |
| 2 | Longitude | Between 88°28' 10" E to 87° 45'50"E |
| Latitude | Between 24° 40' 20" N to 25° 32' 08" N | |
| 3. | Population | 3,997,970 (Male 20,61,593; Female 19,36,377) |
| 4. | Literacy Rate | 50.28% (Male 58.80%, Female 41.25%) |
| 5. | No of Sub Division | 2 |
| 6. | No of Blocks | 15 |
| 7. | Address Of District Office | CCPC Building, Telephone No:. 03512 252830 |
| 8. | District Setup of KVIB | Started In 1986 |
Khadi Institution
| Sl. No. | Name | Address | Contact Number | Category | Product |
| 1. | Kadamtala Khadi & Silk Reeling Centre | Vill. & P.O.-Jalalpur | 03512-246244 | A | Silk |
| 2. | Swapna Kutir Silpa Samity | Vill.-Chandpur, P.O-Jalalpur | 9733308486 | A | Silk |
| 3. | Jalalpur Salempur Resham Matka Utpadan Kendra | P.O.-Jalalpur | 9733165670 | B | Cotton & Silk |
| 4. | Malda Silpa Kendra | Vill.-Gayeshbari P.O.-Gayeshbari | 9002907095 | B | Cotton & Silk |
| 5. | Achintala Resham Khadi Gram Unnayan Samity | Vill.-Achintala,P.O.-Debipur Achintala | 9732676914 | C | Silk |
| 6. | Adarsha Khadi Pratisthan | Vill. & P.O.Sujapur | 03512-247417 | C | Silk |
| 7. | Dariapur Resham Khadi Samity | Vill.-Uttar Dariapur P.O.-Uttar Dariapur | 9647787471 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 8. | Dulalganj Gramin Silk Reeling & Weaving Khadi Unnayan Samity | Vill. & P.O.-Gayeshbari | 9851282517 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 9. | Gramin Silpi Samity | Vill. & P.O.-Bahadurpur | 9002266143 | C | Silk |
| 10. | Gulsan Silk Khadi Samity | P.O.-Kajigram | 9609889433 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 11. | Habibpur Gramin Unnayan Silpa Kendra | Vill.- Monoharpur
P.O.-Bulbulchandi | 9733044015 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 12. | Mozampur Khadi Unnayan Samity | Vill.-Mozampur P.O.-Haruchak | 9733021594 | C | Silk |
| 13. | Janapriya Mahila Khadi Ashram | P.O.-Jalalpur | 993347586 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 14. | Malda Khadi Pratisthan | P.O-Jalalpur | 9733207427 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 15. | Manikchak Block Silk & Khadi Unnayan Samity | Vill. & P.O.-Sahabatola | 9434511312 | C | Silk |
| 16. | Massiruddin Resham Khadi Samity | Vill.-Purba Chandpur P.O.-Jalalpur, Dist.-Malda | 9434816522 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 17. | Janakalayan Khadi Sanstha | Vill. & P.O.-Shershai | 9733087092 | C | Silk |
| 18. | Nagar Unnayan Silpa Samity, Vill.-Imamnagar | P.O.-Uttar Dariapur | 9734144915 | C | Silk |
| 19. | Pally Unnayan Khadi Kendra | Vill. & P.O.-Gayeshbari | 9434219547 | C | Cotton & Silk |
| 20. | Pandua Gramin Shilpa Samity | Vill.-16 Mile, P.O.-Gurutala | 9733459822 | C | Silk |
| 21. | Birampur Resham Katuni Samabaya Sangha Ltd. | Vill. & P.O.-Birampur | 9734947709 | C | Silk |
| 22. | Raigram Resham Khadi Samity | Vill.-Raigram, P.O.-Amrity | 9734955615 | C | Silk |
| 23. | Sujapur Resham Katuni Samabaya Sangha Ltd. | P.O.-Sujapur | 9932757521 | C | Silk |
| 24. | The Moon Silk Khadi Samity Reco. | Vill. & P.O.-Choto Sujapur | 9153186066 | C | Silk |
| 25. | Mantha Mahila Khadi Samity | Vill. & P.O.-Bakharpur | 9735970824 | C | Silk |
| 26. | Gour Gramin Silk Unnayan Samity | Vill. & P.O.-Chaspara | 03512-246282 | B | Cotton & Silk |