Medinipur division

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Medinipur division
Division
Location of Medinipur division in West Bengal
Location of Medinipur division in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°25′N 87°19′E / 22.417°N 87.317°E / 22.417; 87.317Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
HeadquartersMedinipur
Government
 • DistrictsBankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Purulia
 • DCAvanindra Singh, IAS
 • DIGAnoop Jaiswal, IPS
Area
 • Total
30,280 km2 (11,690 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
18,672,669
 • Density616.7/km2 (1,597/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitewb.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] 4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi) 5,094,238 1,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
ME Paschim Medinipur Medinipur 2002[5] 6,308 km2 (2,436 sq mi) 5,943,300 636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
PU Purulia Purulia 1956 6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi) 2,927,965 468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
BN Bankura Bankura 1947 6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi) 3,596,292 523/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
JH Jhargram Jhargram 2017[7] 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. 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). Retrieved 1 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)Category:CS1 maint: deprecated archival service
  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.
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