During the Mughal rule, the capital was removed to Dhaka due to a course change of the river Ganges. [6], As per the 2011 Census, Hinduism is the majority religion of the district, followed by 72.15% of the population. It was in this backdrop of oppression, exploitation and injustice. [4], According to the 2011 census Nadia district has a population of 5,167,600,[6] roughly equal to the US state of Colorado. Krishnanagar City Junction is 100 km from Sealdah on the Sealdah-Lalgola Section of Eastern Railway. Moreover, Lalbihari Majumdar, its editor took a pioneering role in organizing the congress movement in Malda. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (b.1486–d.1534) was born in Nabadwip. The present district of Nadia after partition was formed by Notification No.545-GA dated 23 February 1948. Active struggle between the Santhals and their landlords began about 1910. Some of the oldest houses can be found here. In the same year 'Jitu's Sanyasi Dal' defied police order to perform a Kali puja to assert its new Hindu status. The district maintains the traditions of the past in culture and education. HBCSE (TIFR) is the central body responsible for organising and conducting the Mathematical Olympiads at the National level. Again in August 1947, this district was affected by partition. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. The Santhals got insurgent and captured historic Adina Mosque in support of Jeetu. Other than municipality areas, each subdivision contains community development blocs, which in turn, are divided into rural areas and census towns. Mahadipur international border crossing on Malda-Rajshahi route is at Mahadipur town in Malda district of West Bengal in India. V N Purav Marg, Mumbai 400 088, Maharashtra In 1926 Jitu became the leader of the Santhals by converting them into Hinduism. That no could be a yes soon. In modern times there are also some local newspapers published in Malda, the most prominent among them are Maldaha Samachar, Rupantorer Pothe, Gour Malda Sambad Aamader Malda, etc. The city started to grow from 1925–1930. During these few days, the district was under a Magistrate of East Pakistan. There are 12 police stations,[14] 15 development blocks, 2 municipalities, 146 gram panchayats and 3,701 villages in this district.[13][15]. Examples are legion of the relics of a predecessor kingdom being used in the monuments of the successor kingdoms. This caused friction among zamindars and Santhals. Thus the district of Malda was born. The editors were Nanda Gopal Chowdhury, Akbar Munshi and Abdur Rahaman respectively. The most important among them was Gourdoot which was first published on 1896 by Radhesh Chandra Seth. Jitu Santhal of Kochakandahar village of Habibpur began to mobilise the Santhals for a widespread movement. The District Magistrate and the Superintendent of the Police rushed to the spot with armed police. To the east is the international border with Bangladesh. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. The year 1832 saw the establishment of a separate treasury and the year 1859 the posting of a full-fledged magistrate and collector. [9] In 1897 Maldaha Samachar edited by Kaliprasanna Chakrabarty began to be published. Bengali Muslims about 51.27% form the majority of Malda District population whereas Bengali Hindus are the second largest community forming about 48% of District population. Between 12–15 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. Now nearly a half-million people live in this city, and it is one of the biggest cities of West Bengal. The name Mal Daha was coined (Mal= riches, Daha= lake). Birnagar, Phulia and Taherpur together forms Birnagar UA. However, the sub-division of Nawabganj was severed from Malda and was given to East Pakistan as a sub-division of the Rajshahi district.[6]. Almost all of the major religious festivals are celebrated, like, Some of the most reputed cultural fairs of the district are, Though Malda is one of the least educated districts of West Bengal, it contains some of the élite schools of the state. But within a short period, the publication of the newspaper came to an end as the editor faced a serious financial loss. Nabadwip was an important seat of political power and the capital of Bengal under Ballal Sen and later Lakshman Sen, kings of the Sena Empire, who ruled from 1159 to 1206. Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Ghiyasuddin and Mughal army invaded Gour to suppress rebellion several time. Malda has special cultural sorts like Gombhira, Alkap, Kavigan etc. The Gourdoot was used to be published on Thursday of each week. Hindus are 40% in this part. In 1905, it was again transferred to Rajshahi Division and until 1947, Malda remained in this division. Nabadwip, an ancient town within Nadia district, is often referred to as “Oxford of Bengal”. According to the National Investigation Agency Malda is believed to be a hub of a fake currency racket. [6] The district has a population density of 1,316 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,410/sq mi) . The most important among the popular movement is the one led by Jitu Santhal in 1932. By checking out the population of West Bengal from 2014-18, it is evident that the population has gone up by 2.1992 Million in the previous 5 years. West Bengal has a population of 9,12,76,115 peoples. It remains an important distributing centre for rice, jute, and wheat. Broadly speaking, students appearing at RMO must be well versed with mathematics taught upto Class X. Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India.It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur.On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision was converted into a district. In total there are 29 urban units: 8 municipalities and 15 census towns and two notified areas. [19][20], Bengalis about 91% including Bengali Hindus and Bengali Muslims form the majority of the district population. In September 1928 Santhals under Jitu's leadership looted the autumn crop of Sikharpur which had recently been taken away from them in barind region. Human Trafficking. When the details of the Radcliffe Award were published, the district came over to West Bengal on 17 August 1947. The city is recognized as the English Bazaar municipality. Malda is the largest producer of excellent quality of jute in India. Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (Bengali: , , often ; is a district in West Bengal, India.It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Though the exact date of its first publications is not known, it has been assumed by the informed sources that Kusum was first published in the 1890s. Southern Malda is dominated by 59% Muslim population. Malda, the district headquarters which lends its name to the district, during its early days grew up only near the side of the river Mahananda, and now the place is known as Phulbari. Mulberry plantations and mango orchards occupy large areas; mango trade and silk manufacture are the main economic activities. [citation needed]Notable schools of the district include:-, Coordinates: 25°00′N 88°09′E / 25.00°N 88.15°E / 25.00; 88.15, This article is about the Bengali district. The 'Gourdoot' again began to be published from 1912 under the editorship of Lalbihari Majumdar. the Regional Coordinator for West Bengal, The syllabus does not include calculus and statistics. After the Guptas at the beginning of 7th century AD Sasanka, the king of Karnasubarna, as well as the king of Gauda, ruled independently for more than three decades. The students should also check the old papers. [6] Nadia has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 75.58%. As the barind (barindra) area began to be transformed into a developed agricultural zone, the zamindars of barind began to enhance the rent and curb the rights so far enjoyed by the Santhal from 1910 onwards.