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In 2013-14, Old Malda CD Block had 1 ferry services and 4 originating/ terminating bus routes. [37] There is a station at Old Malda on the Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line. [42] There is a station at Malda Court on the railway track from Old Malda to Singhabad. [43] National Highway 12 (old number 34) passes through Old Malda CD Block. [5]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 50 Maldaha Assembly constituency (SC) covers Old Malda Municipality, Old Malda, Narhatta gram panchayat of English Bazar community development block, and Aiho, Rishipur and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Habibpur community development block. [1]
As of 2001 India census, [4] Old Malda had a population of 62,944. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Old Malda has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 54%. In Old Malda, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Malda has a sex ratio of 939 females for every 1000 males, [20] and a literacy rate of 62.71%. 13.58% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.94% and 7.87% of the population respectively. [20] Community. Malda has a largely diverse range of population groups.
After World War I, the League of Nations gave South West Africa, formerly a German colony, to the United Kingdom as a mandate under the title of South Africa. [2] When the National Party won the 1948 election in South Africa and subsequently introduced apartheid legislation, [3] these laws also extended into South West Africa which was the de facto fifth province of South Africa.
As per the Human Development Report for Malda district, published in 2006, the percentage of rural families in BPL category in Ratua I CD Block was 25.6%, which was considerably lower than the average poverty level in Malda district. Official surveys have found households living in absolute poverty in Malda district to be around 39%. [29]
Located in the Kromdraai Valley and on the Crocodile River, Muldersdrift forms part of the Crocodile Ramble, [4] a scenic tourist route generally regarded as the most popular of all the craft routes around South Africa. [5] Muldersdrift is the gateway to the West Rand, and forms part of Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. [6]
The Blaauboschkraal stone ruins are a provincial heritage site in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.Its neighbouring town, Emgwenya, is 10 kilometres away.The site was declared a national monument on 18 April 1975 [2] and is a heritage site recognised by the South African Heritage Resources Agency.