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Medinipur division | |
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 Location of Medinipur division in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°25′N 87°19′E / 22.417°N 87.317°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Districts | Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Purulia |
| • DC | Avanindra Singh, IAS |
| • DIG | Anoop Jaiswal, IPS |
| 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<ref name="wblangoff">"Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.</ref><ref>"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.</ref> |
| • Additional official | English<ref name="wblangoff"/> |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | wb |
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.<ref>"Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions". 23 November 2016.</ref> The port city of Haldia is located in this division.
Districts
It consists of 5 districts:<ref name=blocdir>"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.</ref>
| Code | District | Headquarters | Established | Sub-Division | Area | Population As of 2011 | Population Density | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Purba Medinipur | Tamluk | 2002<ref name=MP>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)</ref>
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4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi) | 5,094,238 | 1,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| ME | Paschim Medinipur | Medinipur | 2002<ref name=MP/> | 6,308 km2 (2,436 sq mi) | 5,943,300 | 636/km2 (1,650/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| PU | Purulia | Purulia | 1956 | 6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi) | 2,927,965 | 468/km2 (1,210/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| BN | Bankura | Bankura | 1947 | 6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi) | 3,596,292 | 523/km2 (1,350/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| JH | Jhargram | Jhargram | 2017<ref name=CBE>"Brief History of Cooch Behar". Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.</ref> | 3,037.64 km2 (1,172.84 sq mi) | 1,136,548 | 374/km2 (970/sq mi) | .svg) | |
| Total | 5 | — | - | 15 | 27,223 km2 (10,511 sq mi) | 18,672,669 |
686/km2 (1,780/sq mi) |
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Demographics
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.<ref>Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.</ref>
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