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Malda City is a city in North Bengal. It is the base for a visit to the ancient cpaitals of Bengal at Gour-Pandua

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Malda Town lies on National Highway 34, and all buses plying from Kolkata to Siliguri in the North will give a halt at Malda. By road it is 300 kms away from Kolkata, the main city of the state of West Bengal. Malda is well connected by Railways. There are some direct trains from the local main station, i.e. Malda Town; connecting Bangalore, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Dibrugarh, New Delhi etc. Again all trains travelling from Kolkata to North Bengal and North East, gives a halt at Malda Town. There is a night service train till Malda Town (Gour Express) is a good train. At present, there is no airport, but land has been identified for setting up a new airport.

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Surroundings of Malda Town is of immense importance to the Archiological Dept. of India. All the sites are mainatined by Archiological Survey of India. Some famous spots are :-

Gour - Once the capital of Bengal, and there are in total 5 different spots which can be seen. The original foot prints of Lord Mohammad is preserved here. The entire area is well preserved by ASI, but the road leading to Gour from Malda Town is in a pathetic state.

Adina (Pandua) - A large mosque of the 16th century is build here and Tombs of various Muslim saints are visible here.

Farakka Barrage - Down south of Malda Town is the famous Farakka Barrage, a famous picnic spot, but the view from the other side of the entire Dam will surely give you goosebums. NTPC factory can be viwed from here and one of the NTPC colonies is well managed. A open air restaurant is also available here. On Sundays a lot of employees of NTPC does fishing in the large lake situated here.

Deer Park - Just accross the National Highway from Pandua is a well preserved Deer Park. This is controlled by the Forest Dept, and one can witness migratory birds during winter.

Indo-Bangla Border - Malda Town is situated just 10 kms away from the international Border. Tourists can visit the area during day time, but with prior permission of the Border Security Force. A identity proof should be carried with you at this point.

Jouhra Kali Bari - A century old temple dedicated to Ma Kali. It is advisable to visit this temple with some time in hand, as the line to offer Puja gets pretty long.

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Malda is a twin town of English Bazar and Old Malda seperated by the River Mahananda. English Bazar is the more modern of the two with almost all Hotels and Restaurants situated here. The District Magistrate Office or Collectorate Office is situated here. Some prominent colleges like Malda College, Malda Women's college are also situated here. A Children Park is situated just opposite to the Collectorate Office.

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Malda is famous fo special varieties of mango that are available in summer.

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• Malda Tourist Lodge (West Bengal Tourism), Telephone +91 3512 220 123, +91 3512 220 991, Rooms Rs. 150-600, Dormitory Rs 80.
• Purbachal, Telephone +91 3512 220 183, Rooms Rs. 250-650
• Continental, Telephone +91 3512 220 388, Rooms Rs. 200-500
• Hotel Purbanchal, Telephone +91 3512 266 183, +91 3512 267 187
• Hotel Landmark, Telephone +91 3512 221 184
• Hotel New Heaven, Telephone +91 3512 252 735
• Hotel Chanakya, Telephone +91 3512 266 694
• Hotel Meghdoot, Telephone +91 3512 266 216
• Hotel Kalinga, Telephone +91 3512 283 567
• New Circuit House, for booking write or fax to: District Magistrate, Malda – 732101, Telephone +91 3512 252 330, Fax +91 3512 253 092, +91 3512 253 049

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