Location: Malda district is located between 25o32'08"N to 24o40'20"N Latitude and 88o28'10"E to 87o45'05"E Longitude. The district is bounded by Bihar state, Uttar Dinajpur district and Dakshin Dinajpur district in the north side; Dakshin Dinajpur district and Bangladesh in the east side; Bangladesh and Murshidabad district in the south; Jharkhand state and Bihar state in the west. It is the southernmost district of Malda Division (created in 2016) and separated by the river Ganga from South Bengal.
Administrative units: The district has 2 Sub-divisions – Malda Sadar and Chanchal. Out of total 15 C.D. Blocks 6 are under Chanchal Sub-division and 9 are under Malda Sadar Sub-division.