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	Paschim Medinipur district is home to the most villages of any district in India. The 2011 census lists Paschim Medinipur as having 8,694 villages, of which 7,600 are populated, and 1,094 uninhabited. The district with the next highest number of villages, [[Mayurbhanj]], in the state of [[Odisha]], has 3,950 villages, 3,751 of which are inhabited.		Paschim Medinipur district is home to the most villages of any district in India. The 2011 census lists Paschim Medinipur as having 8,694 villages, of which 7,600 are populated, and 1,094 uninhabited. The district with the next highest number of villages, [[Mayurbhanj]], in the state of [[Odisha]], has 3,950 villages, 3,751 of which are inhabited.
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[[File:Paschim medinipur.png|thumb|right|Map of Paschim Medinipur district showing [[Midnapore]]]]
'''Paschim Medinipur district''' or '''West Midnapore district''' (also known as '''Midnapore West''') is one of the districts of the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the [[Partition of Midnapore]] into Paschim Medinipur and [[Purba Medinipur]]. On 4 April 2017, the [[Jhargram district|Jhargram]] subdivision was converted into a district. GDP of West Midnapore district is 12 billion USD.

==Geography==
===Overview===
Paschim Medinipur, located in the south-western part of West Bengal, was created with the partition of the erstwhile [[Midnapore district]], then the largest district of India, on 1 January 2002. It ranks second in terms of geographical area (9,295.28  km2) amongst the districts of the state, next to South 24-Parganas (9,960  km2). It ranks third in terms of rural population (4.58 million) following South 24-Parganas (5.82 million) and Murshidabad (5.13 million). It ranked fourth in terms of percentage of tribal population (14.87) following Jalpaiguri (18.87), Purulia (18.27) and Dakshin Dinajpur (16.12) in 2011.<ref name="geography">{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Paschim%20Medinipur.pdf | title = District Human Development Report: Paschim Medinipur | work = Chapter I Introduction and Human Development Indices for Paschim Mednipur | publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 25 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329040941/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Paschim%20Medinipur.pdf | archive-date = 29 March 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Broadly speaking, there are two natural divisions of the district. [[National Highway 14 (India)|NH 14]] and [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]] (old numbering [[National Highway 60 (India)(old numbering)|NH 60]]) from Bankura to Balasore, cuts across the district and roughly is the dividing line between the two natural divisions. To the east of this road, the soil is fertile alluvial and the area is flat. To the west, the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] gradually slopes down creating an undulating area with infertile laterite rocks and soil. The landscape changes from dense dry deciduous forests in the west to marshy wetlands in the east.<ref name="geography"/>

The alluvial portion may be further subdivided into two divisions. First, it is a strip of purely deltaic country nearer to the Hooghly and the Rupnarayan, intersected by numerous rivers and watercourses subject to tidal influences. Second, it is rest of the eastern half of the district. It is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged.<ref name="geography"/>

===Floods and drought===
Paschim Medinipur district is subject to both [[flood]]s and [[drought]]. Ghatal and parts of Kharagpur subdivision covering an area of {{convert|142647| ha| km2}} are flood prone. Water logging during the rainy season affects Ghatal and the southern parts of Kharagpur subdivion and results in loss of crops in such areas as Sabang, Pingla and Narayangarh CD Blocks.{{convert|335248| ha|km2}} Medinipur Sadar subdivision is drought prone. Although the district is away from the sea, cyclones hit it frequently in October–November.<ref name="geography"/>

===Major cities and towns===
[[Midnapore]] is the district headquarters. [[Kharagpur]] is the largest city in the district. Other important towns and cities in the district include: [[Kharagpur]], [[Ghatal]], [[Belda]], [[Chandrakona]], [[Ramjibanpur]], [[Garbeta]], [[Balichak]], [[Dantan]], [[Mohanpur (community development block)|Mohanpur]], [[Keshiari]], [[Keshpur]], [[Narayangarh (community development block)|Narayangarh]], [[Sabang (community development block)|Sabang]], [[Daspur]].

===Villages===
Paschim Medinipur district is home to the most villages of any district in India. The 2011 census lists Paschim Medinipur as having 8,694 villages, of which 7,600 are populated, and 1,094 are uninhabited. The district with the next highest number of villages, [[Mayurbhanj]], in the state of [[Odisha]], has 3,950 villages, 3,751 of which are inhabited.

==Economy and politics==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Paschim Medinipur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the eleven districts in West Bengal currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

106 districts spanning 10 states across India, described as being part of [[Far-left politics|Left Wing Extremism]] activities, constitute the [[Red corridor]]. In West Bengal the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum are part of the Red corridor. However, as of July 2016, there has been no reported incidents of [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)|Maoist]] related activities from these districts for the previous 4 years.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/red-corridor-to-be-redrawn/article8894304.ece |title = Red Corridor to be redrawn |last = Singh|first= Vijayita | publisher= The Hindu, 25 July 2016 | access-date = 1 August 2016}}</ref> In the period 2009–2011 LWE violence resulted in more than 500 deaths and a similar number missing in Paschim Medinipur district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Paschim%20Medinipur.pdf | title = District Human Development Report: Paschim Medinipur | work = May 2011. Page 271 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 31 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329040941/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Paschim%20Medinipur.pdf | archive-date = 29 March 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Divisions==
Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur | work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 23 October 2016 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | archive-date = 29 July 2017 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Subdivision ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||Rural population % (2011)||Urban population % (2011)
|-
| [[Medinipur Sadar subdivision|Medinipur Sadar]]||[[Midnapore]]||2,441.50||1,435,321||86.05||13.95
|-
| [[Kharagpur subdivision|Kharagpur]]||[[Kharagpur]]||2,913.17||2,293,909||85.67||14.33
|-
| [[Ghatal subdivision|Ghatal]]||[[Ghatal]]||953.09||1,047,679||87.94||12.06
|-
|}

===Administrative subdivisions===
The district comprises three subdivisions: Kharagpur, Medinipur Sadar and Ghatal. Kharagpur subdivision consists of [[Kharagpur]] municipality and ten community development blocks: Dantan–I, Dantan–II, Pingla, Kharagpur–I, Kharagpur–II, Sabang, Mohanpur, Narayangarh, Keshiari and Debra. Medinipur Sadar subdivision consists of [[Midnapore]] municipality and six community development blocks: Medinipur Sadar, Garhbeta–I, Garhbeta–II, Garhbeta–III, Keshpur and Shalboni. Ghatal subdivision consists of five municipalities ([[Ramjibanpur]], [[Chandrakona]], [[Khirpai]], [[Kharar, Ghatal|Kharar]] and [[Ghatal]]) and five community development blocks: Chandrakona–I, Chandrakona–II, Daspur–I, Daspur–II and Ghatal.<ref name=blocdir>{{cite web
|url = http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc
|title = Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008
|date = 19 March 2008
|access-date = 6 December 2008
|work = West Bengal
|publisher = National Informatics Centre, India
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc
|archive-date = 25 February 2009
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

[[Midnapore]] is the district headquarters. There are 28 police stations, 29 development blocks, 8 municipalities and 290 [[gram panchayat]]s in this district.<ref name=blocdir/><ref name=adminsetup>{{cite web|url=http://purbamedinipur.gov.in/ADMIN.htm |title=Administration Setup |publisher=Official website of Purba Medinipur district |access-date=6 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425202901/http://purbamedinipur.gov.in/ADMIN.htm |archive-date=25 April 2008 }}</ref>

Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 12 urban units: 8 municipalities and 4 [[census town]]s.

====Kharagpur subdivision====
* One municipality: [[Kharagpur]].
* [[Dantan I]] community development block consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and one [[census town]]: Chaulia
* [[Dantan II]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
* [[Pingla (community development block)|Pingla]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
* [[Kharagpur I]] community development block consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and two census towns: [[Kharagpur Railway Settlement]] and Kalaikunda.
* [[Kharagpur II]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
* [[Sabang (community development block)|Sabang]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
* [[Mohanpur (community development block)|Mohanpur]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 5 gram panchayats.
* [[Narayangarh (community development block)|Narayangarh]] community development block consists of rural areas with 16 gram panchayats and one census town: [[Deuli, India|Deuli]].
* [[Keshiari]] community development block consists of only rural areas with 9 gram panchayats.
* [[Debra (community development block)|Debra]] community development block consists of rural areas with 14 gram panchayats and one census town: [[Balichak]].

====Medinipur Sadar subdivision====
* One municipality: [[Midnapore]].
* [[Midnapore Sadar (community development block)|Midnapore Sadar]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
* [[Garhbeta I]] community development block consists of rural areas with 12 gram panchayats and two census towns: [[Garbeta]] and [[Amlagora]]
* [[Garhbeta II]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
* [[Garhbeta III]] community development block consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and three census towns: [[Durllabhganj]], Dwari Geria and Naba Kola.
* [[Keshpur (community development block)|Keshpur]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 15 gram panchayats.
* [[Salboni (community development block)|Salboni]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.

====Ghatal subdivision====
* Five municipalities: [[Ramjibanpur]], [[Chandrakona]], [[Khirpai]], [[Kharar, Ghatal|Kharar]] and [[Ghatal]].
* [[Chandrakona I]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
* [[Chandrakona II]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
* [[Daspur I]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
* [[Daspur II]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 14 gram panchayats.
* [[Ghatal (community development block)|Ghatal]] community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=15,20,130|13=1911|14=15,37,618|15=1921|16=14,53,390|17=1931|18=15,25,569|19=1941|20=17,38,975|21=1951|22=18,30,743|23=1961|24=23,80,446|25=1971|26=30,35,385|27=1981|28=36,97,899|29=1991|30=44,86,279|31=2001|32=51,93,411|33=2011|34=59,13,457|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=left}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Paschim Medinipur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 5,913,457,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Eritrea]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote =Eritrea 5,939,484 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Missouri 5,988,927}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 14th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 636 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.44%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Paschim Medinipur has a [[sex ratio]] of 960 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 79.04%. After bifurcation the district had a population of 4,776,909. In the divided district, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 892,763 and 546,167 which is 18.69% and 11.43% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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|title=Religion in Paschim Medinipur district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS|publisher=Census |access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>
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According to the 2011 census, [[Hindus]] are 4,072,761 which is 85.26% of the population. [[Muslims]] are 592,588 which is 12.41% of the population. Other religions and persuasions (mainly [[Sarna sthal|Sarna]]) is 72,511 which is 1.78% of the population. Other religions are 39,049.<ref name="Religion"/>
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|caption = Languages of Paschim Medinipur district (2011)<ref name="language">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value1 = 87.15 |color1 = blue
|label2 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value2 = 6.29 |color2 = maroon
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 2.49 |color3 = Orange
|label4 = Others |value4 = 4.07 |color4 = grey
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At the time of the 2011 census, 87.15% spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 6.29% [[Santali language|Santali]] and 2.49% [[Hindi]] as their first language. Other languages spoken in the district include [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]] and [[Koda language|Koda]].<ref name="language"/>
{{See also| List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate}}

==Culture==

===Tourism===
[[File:Aatchala Khargesvara Temple at Kshirpai of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 01.jpg|thumb|Aatchala Khargesvara Temple at Kshirpai of Paschim Medinipur district]]
* Patachitra Village (Naya, Pingla)
* Gopegarh Heritage Park
* Hatibari Forest banglow and Jhilli Pakhiralay
* Gurguripal Heritage Park
* Parimalkanan park, CKT
* Gangani Garhbeta
* Rameshwar Temple, near Rohini (On the bank of Subarnarekha river with nearby green forest called Tapoban)
* Gourya Temple, near Kharagpur
* Bisnu Temple, Kultikri
* Rashikananda Memorial, Rohini
* Mogolmari Boudhabihar, Mogolmari, Dantan
* Prayag Film City, Midnapore Film City or Chandrakona Film City at Chandrakona Road<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.naachgaana.com/2012/04/16/shah-rukh-khan-inaugurates-the-prayag-film-city-in-chandrakona/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425172702/http://www.naachgaana.com/2012/04/16/shah-rukh-khan-inaugurates-the-prayag-film-city-in-chandrakona/ |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Notable personalities===
* [[Khudiram Bose]] – Mohobani, situated under the Keshpur Police Station in the Medinipur. One of the youngest martyrs of the Indian Independence Movement.
* [[Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar]] – Birsingha, a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance. He was a philosopher, academic educator, writer, translator, printer, publisher, entrepreneur, reformer and philanthropist.
* [[Rajnarayan Basu]], writer and proponent of Young Bengal movement.He served as the headmaster of Midnapore Zilla School (later known as Midnapore Collegiate School) which was also the forerunner of Midnapore College.
* [[Hemchandra Kanungo]], an Indian nationalist and a member of the Anushilan Samiti.He was one of the creators of the Calcutta flag, based on which the first flag of independent India
* [[Birendranath Sasmal]], social activista lawyer and political leader. He was known as Deshpran because of his work for the country and for his efforts in the Swadeshi movement. He was born in Contai, in undivided Midnapore district.
* [[Satish Chandra Samanta]], social activist
* [[Nirmal Jibon Ghosh]], revolutionary
* [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]], Chief Minister of Bengal during British period, Prime Minister of Pakistan and founder of the Awami League
* [[Narayan Chandra Rana]], Rana has left his mark in many branches of Astrophysics and in Amateur Astronomy in India.
* [[Soumya Sankar Bose]] – Midnapore
* [[Mahasweta Devi]], writer and Magsaysay Award winner
* [[Byomkes Chakrabarti]], Linguist, writer and poet - Kharar & Jhargram
*[[Souhardya De]], Orientalist and [[Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar|Bal Puraskar]] recipient 2021
*[[Tamal Bandyopadhyay]], Indian business journalist
*[[Anirban Bhattacharya]], actor in Tollywood movies

==Education==

=== Schools ===
* [https://midnaporecollegiateschool.org.in/ Midnapur Collegiate School]
* [[Aligunj Rishi Raj Narayan Balika Vidyalaya]]
* [[Benapur High School]]
* [[Birsingha Bhagabati Vidyalaya]]
* [[Borai High School]]
* [[Chandrakona Jirat High School]]
* [[DAV Public School, Midnapore|DAV Public School, Midnapur]]
* [http://davmodeliitkgp.org/ DAV Model School, IITKGP]
* [[Ghatal Vidyasagar High School]]
* [http://griffinsinternationalschool.in/ Griffins International School]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Covid19 Challenge: Griffins International School, Kharagpur online learning|url=https://www.educationworld.in/covid19-challenge-griffins-international-school-kharagpur-online-learning/|website=www.educationworld.in/}}</ref>
* [[Godapiasal Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School]]
* [[Jalchak Nateswari Netaji Vidyayatan]]
* [[Jankapur High School]]
* [[Kharagpur Atulmoni Polytechnic High School]]
* [[Keranitola Shree Shree Mohanananda Vidyamandir]]
* [[Kharagpur Silver Jubilee High School]]
* [[Midnapore Collegiate Girls' High School|Midnapur Collegiate Girls' High School]]
* [[Midnapore Town School]]
* [[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyabhaban, Midnapore|Ramkrishna Mission Vidyabhaban]]
* [[Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan]]
*Midnapore Mission Girls' High School

===Universities and colleges===
[[File:Main Building - Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur - West Midnapore 2013-01-26 3685.JPG|thumb|Main Building, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur]]
[[File:Gate 1 - Vidyasagar University - West Midnapore - 2015-02-25 6166.JPG|thumb|Gate No. 1, [[Vidyasagar University]], Medinipur-2]]
*[[Ambigeria Government College]]
*[[Belda College]]
*[[Bhatter College]]
*[[Chaipat S.P.B. Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Dr B C Roy Institute of Medical Sciences & Research]]
*[[Garhbeta College]]
*[[Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Gourav Guin Memorial College]]
*[[Government General Degree College, Dantan-II]]
*[[Government General Degree College, Mohanpur]]
*[[Government General Degree College, Keshiary]]
*[[Hijli College]]
*[[IIT Kharagpur]]
*[[Institute of Science and Technology, West Bengal|Institute of Science & Technology]]
*[[K.D. College of Commerce and General Studies]]
*[[Kharagpur College]]
*[[Keshiary Government College]]
*[[Kharagpur Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital]]
*[[Midnapore College]] (formerly known as Day college)
*[[Midnapore City College]]
*[[Midnapore Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital]]
*[[Midnapore Law College]]
*[[Midnapore Medical College and Hospital]]
*[[Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore|Oriental Institute of Science and Technology]]
*[[Narajole Raj College]]
*Paramedical College
*[[Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College]]
*[[Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Salboni Government College]]
*[[Sankrail Anil Biswas Smriti Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Santal Bidroha Sardha Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Medinipur Sadar Government Polytechnic]]
*[[Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Vidyasagar Teachers' Training College, Midnapore]]
*[[Vidyasagar University]]
*[[Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[P G Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandrakona Town]].
*[[Nankar prathamic vidyalay

==Healthcare==
The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the subdivision-wise medical facilities available and patients treated, after the separation of Jhargram, in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Paschim Medinipur district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur | work = Table 3.1, 3.3 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 17 November 2016 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | archive-date = 29 July 2017 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt"
|-
!width="110" rowspan="2"| Subdivision
!width="160" colspan="4" rowspan="1"| Health & Family Welfare Dept, WB

!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Other state govt depts
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Local bodies
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Central govt depts / PSUs
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|NGO / private nursing homes
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total number of beds
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total number of doctors
!widthspan="130" rowspan="2"|Indoor patients
!widthspan="130" rowspan="2"|Outdoor patients
|-
!width="40"|Hospitals 
!width="40"|Rural hospitals 
!width="40"|Block primary health centres 
!width="40"|Primary health centres 
|-
|align=left|Medinipur Sadar
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|53
|align="center"|2,117
|align="center"|323
|align="center"|121,486
|align="center"|1,375,817
|-
|align=left|[[Kharagpur subdivision|Kharagpur]]
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|98
|align="center"|1841
|align="center"|197
|align="center"|93,110
|align="center"|1,814,309
|-
|align=left|[[Ghatal subdivision|Ghatal]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|67
|align="center"|988
|align="center"|66
|align="center"|46,006
|align="center"|742,984
|-
|align=left|Paschim Medinipur district
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|77
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|126
|align="center"|208
|align="center"|4,946
|align="center"|586*
|align="center"|260,602
|align="center"|3,933,110
|-
|}
*Excluding nursing homes

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{official|http://www.paschimmedinipur.gov.in}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050319130531/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/maps/medinipur.htm Map of old Medinipur district (district has now been split)]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Midnapore}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kharagpur}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Jhargram}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Paschim Medinipur district
|North = [[Bankura district]]
|Northeast = [[Hooghly district]]
|East = [[Howrah district]]
|Southeast = [[East Midnapore|East Midnapore district]]
|South = [[Balasore district]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|Southwest = [[Mayurbhanj district]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|West = [[Jhargram district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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