Medinipur division

Medinipur Division
Medinipur Division
Division of West Bengal
	Location of Medinipur Division in West Bengal
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Capital	Medinipur
Largest City	Kharagpur
Districts	1. Purbo Medinipur, 2. Paschim Medinipur, 3. Jhargram, 4. Bankura, 5. Purulia
Area
• Total	27,223 km2 (10,511 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	18,672,669
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

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.^[1] The port city of Haldia is located in this division

Districts[]

It consists of 5 districts:^[2]

Code	District	Headquarters	Established	Sub-Division	Area	Population As of 2011	Population Density
ME	Purba Medinipur	Tamluk	2002^[3]	Tamluk Sadar Haldia Egra Contai	4,736 km² (1,829 sq mi)	5,094,238	1,076/km² (2,790/sq mi)
ME	Paschim Medinipur	Medinipur	2002^[3]	Kharagpur Medinipur Sadar Ghatal	6,308 km² (2,436 sq mi)	5,943,300	636/km² (1,650/sq mi)
PU	Purulia	Purulia	1956	Purulia Sadar Manbazar^[4] Raghunathpur Jhalda	6,259 km² (2,417 sq mi)	2,927,965	468/km² (1,210/sq mi)
BN	Bankura	Bankura	1947	Bankura Sadar Khatra Bishnupur	6,882 km² (2,657 sq mi)	3,596,292	523/km² (1,350/sq mi)
JH	Jhargram	Jhargram	2017^[5]	Jhargram Sadar	3,037.64 km² (1,172.84 sq mi)	1,136,548	374/km² (970/sq mi)
Total	5	—	-	15	27,223 km² (10,511 sq mi)	18,672,669	686/km² (1,780/sq mi)

Demographics[]

Religion in Medinipur division

Hindu			82.3%
Muslim			10.1%
Others			8.6%

Hindus form the majority of the population of Medinipur division and comprises 79.3% of the population. There is a significant population of various tribes in the district such as Santhal, , etc. Muslims comprises 10.1% of the population.^[6]

References[]

^ "Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions".
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Jana, Naresh (31 December 2001). "Tamluk readies for giant's partition". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Retrieved 1 September 2008.
^ http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/bengal-chief-minister-sub-division-purulia-manbazar-jhalda/
^ "Brief History of Cooch Behar". Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
^ Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.

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[1] "Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions".

[blocdir-2] "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.

[MP-3] Jana, Naresh (31 December 2001). "Tamluk readies for giant's partition". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Retrieved 1 September 2008.

[4] ttp://aitcofficial.org/aitc/bengal-chief-minister-sub-division-purulia-manbazar-jhalda/

[CBE-5] "Brief History of Cooch Behar". Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.

[6] Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.

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