Medinipur division

Medinipur
Medinipur
Division
	Location of Medinipur division in West Bengal
	Coordinates: 22°25′N87°19′E / 22.417°N 87.317°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Headquarters	Medinipur
Government
• Districts	Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Purulia
Area
• Total	30,280 km2 (11,690 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,672,669
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	wb.gov.in

Last updated September 07, 2024

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
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)

Hinduism (82.3%)

Islam (10.1%)

Others (8.6%)

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 10.1% of the population.^[8]

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References

1 2 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
↑ "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.
↑ "Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions". 23 November 2016.
↑ "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.
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.
↑ http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/bengal-chief-minister-sub-division-purulia-manbazar-jhalda/
↑ "Brief History of Cooch Behar". Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
↑ Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.

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[wblangoff-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.

[blocdir-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.

[MP-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] ttp://aitcofficial.org/aitc/bengal-chief-minister-sub-division-purulia-manbazar-jhalda/

[CBE-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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Medinipur division

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