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==History==
==History==
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>
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=‘admin’/>
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=‘admin’/>
The division has its headquarters at Jhargram.<ref name="admin"/>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
16,952

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