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==History== | ==History== | ||
Medinipur division was established in 2017.<ref name= | Medinipur division was established in 2017.<ref name="admin">{{cite web| url = http://www.wbpar.gov.in/writereaddata/81%20AR.pdf | title= The Kolkata Gazette dated March 20, 2017 | work= |publisher= Personnel & Administration and e-Governance department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 3 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.millenniumpost.in/amp/bengal-to-be-divided-into-two-more-administrative-divisions-170890 | title= Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions | work= |publisher= Millenium Post | access-date = 3 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Medinipur Division is composed of the following districts: <ref name= | Medinipur Division is composed of the following districts:<ref name="admin"/> | ||
*[[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]] | *[[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]] | ||
*[[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]] | *[[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]] | ||
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<small>Note: Since this division was created after the 2011 census, the data is calculated as the sum of the area of the above districts.</small> | <small>Note: Since this division was created after the 2011 census, the data is calculated as the sum of the area of the above districts.</small> | ||
The division has its headquarters at Jhargram. <ref name= | The division has its headquarters at Jhargram.<ref name="admin"/> | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== |