Midnapore district
Midnapore district was a district of the state of West Bengal, India. This district was bifurcated on 1 January 2002 into the Purba Medinipur district and the Paschim Medinipur district.[1] On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district (which formed part of the undivided Midnapore district) was converted into a district.
See also[]
- Midnapore town
- Partition of Midnapore
References[]
- ^ Saha, Sudhir Chandra (1973). "THE SCHEME FOR PARTITION OF MIDNAPUR IN DIFFERENT PHASES AND ITS IMPACT". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 34: 175–181. ISSN 2249-1937.
Categories:
- Former districts of West Bengal
- West Bengal geography stubs