Paschim Bardhaman district: Difference between revisions

Bardhaman district was bifurcated into two districts, [[Purba Bardhaman district]] and Paschim Bardhaman district on 7 April 2017. Paschim Bardhaman district was composed of Asansol and Durgapur subdivisions, Purba Bardhaman district was composed of Bardhaman Sadar North, Bardhaman Sadar South, Katwa and Kalna subdivisions. While Bardhan became headquarters of Purba Bardhaman district, [[Asansol]] became headquarters of Paschim Bardhan district.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.satsawb.org/Docs/GOs/Paschim_and_Purba_Bardhaman_Gazette_Notifications.pdf | title= The Kolkata Gazette dated 24 March 2017| work= Notification |publisher= Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms and e-Governance, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 28 June 2023}}</ref>

The erstwhile Bardhaman district, earlier known as Burdwan district, was formed in 1765 when the [[East India Company]] acquired the diwani of Bardhaman. Several districts were formed out of the old district – Hooghly district in 1820, and Bankura and Birbhum in 1837. The district was subsequently divided into several subdivisions, replacing the earlier chaklas – Bud Bud in 1846, Katwa, Raniganj, Jahanabad (later renamed Arambagh) and Bardhaman Sadar in 1847, and Kalna in 1850. In 1906, Raniganj subdivision was made Asansol subdivision. The older [[Pargana|parganas]] were converted to thanas (police stations). Durgapur sub division was carved out of Asansol subdivision in 1968. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://paschimbardhaman.gov.in/history/ | title= Paschim Bardhaman  | work= History |publisher= Government of West Bengal| access-date = 28 June 2023}}</ref>