Medinipur division

Medinipur division
Division
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
• Density	616.7/km2 (1,597/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.

Districts

It consists of 5 districts: ^[4]

Code	District	Headquarters	Established	Sub-Division	Area	Population As of 2011	Population Density	Map
ME	Purba Medinipur	Tamluk	2002 [5]	Tamluk Sadar Haldia Egra Contai	4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi)	5,094,238	1,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
ME	Paschim Medinipur	Medinipur	2002 [5]	Kharagpur Medinipur Sadar Ghatal	6,308 km2 (2,436 sq mi)	5,943,300	636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
PU	Purulia	Purulia	1956	Purulia Sadar Manbazar [6] Raghunathpur Jhalda	6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi)	2,927,965	468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
BN	Bankura	Bankura	1947	Bankura Sadar Khatra Bishnupur	6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi)	3,596,292	523/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
JH	Jhargram	Jhargram	2017 [7]	Jhargram Sadar	3,037.64 km2 (1,172.84 sq mi)	1,136,548	374/km2 (970/sq mi)
Total	5	—	-	15	27,223 km2 (10,511 sq mi)	18,672,669	686/km2 (1,780/sq mi)

Demographics

Religion in Medinipur Division (2011 Indian Census)

1. Hinduism (82.3%)
2. Islam (9.10%)
3. Others (8.60%)

Hindus form the majority of the population of Medinipur division and comprises 82.3% of the population. There is a significant population of various tribes in this division such as Kudmi, Santhal, Munda, etc. Muslims comprises 9.1% of the population. ^[8]

References

1. "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. 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. "We are developing Purulia as a tourism hub: Mamata Banerjee".
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.