Medinipur division

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Medinipur
Division
Medinipur division map.svg
Location of Medinipur division in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°25′N87°19′E / 22.417°N 87.317°E / 22.417; 87.317
Country India
State West Bengal
Headquarters Medinipur
Government
 •  Districts Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Purulia
 •  DC Avanindra Singh, IAS
 •  DIG Anoop Jaiswal, IPS
Area
 • Total
30,280 km2 (11,690 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
18,672,669
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali [1] [2]
 • Additional official English [1]
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website wb.gov.in

Medinipur Division is one of the 5 divisions in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the westernmost division of West Bengal. Earlier it was a part of Burdwan division and was curved out from it in 2016. [3] The port city of Haldia is located in this division.

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Districts

It consists of 5 districts: [4]

CodeDistrictHeadquartersEstablishedSub-DivisionAreaPopulation As of 2011 Population Density Map
ME Purba Medinipur Tamluk 2002 [5] 4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi)5,094,2381,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
Purba Medinipur in West Bengal (India).svg
ME Paschim Medinipur Medinipur 2002 [5] 6,308 km2 (2,436 sq mi)5,943,300636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal (India).svg
PU Purulia Purulia 19566,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi)2,927,965468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
Purulia in West Bengal (India).svg
BN Bankura Bankura 19476,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi)3,596,292523/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Bankura in West Bengal (India).svg
JH Jhargram Jhargram 2017 [7] 3,037.64 km2 (1,172.84 sq mi)1,136,548374/km2 (970/sq mi)
Jhargram in West Bengal (India).svg
Total5—-1527,223 km2 (10,511 sq mi)18,672,669

686/km2 (1,780/sq mi)

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Demographics

Religion in Medinipur Division (2011 Indian Census)
  1. Hinduism 82.3 (81.5%)
  2. Islam 10.1 (10.0%)
  3. Others 8.6 (8.51%)

References

  1. 1 2 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions". 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 19 March 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  5. 1 2 Jana, Naresh (31 December 2001). "Tamluk readies for giant's partition". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  6. ↑ http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/bengal-chief-minister-sub-division-purulia-manbazar-jhalda/
  7. ↑ "Brief History of Cooch Behar". Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  8. ↑ Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.


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