Medinipur Division

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

Medinipur Division
Map of Medinipur Division
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
CapitalMedinipur
Largest CityKharagpur
Districts1. Purbo Medinipur, 2. Paschim Medinipur, 3. Jhargram, 4. Bankura, 5. Purulia
Area
 • Total27,223 km2 (10,511 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total18,672,669
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

Districts

It consists of 5 districts:[2]

Code District Headquarters Established Sub-Division Area Population As of 2011 Population Density Map
ME Purba Medinipur Tamluk 2002[3] 4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi) 5,094,238 1,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
ME Paschim Medinipur Medinipur 2002[3] 6,308 km2 (2,436 sq mi) 5,943,300 636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
PU Purulia Purulia 1956[4] 6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi) 2,927,965 468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
BN Bankura Bankura 1947 6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi) 3,596,292 523/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
JH Jhargram Jhargram 2017[6] 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
 
 79.3%
Muslim
 
 10.1%
Others
 
 10.6%

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, Mundari, etc. Muslims comprises 10.1% of the population.[7]

References
  1. http://www.millenniumpost.in/amp/bengal-to-be-divided-into-two-more-administrative-divisions-170890. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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.
  3. Jana, Naresh (31 December 2001). "Tamluk readies for giant's partition". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  5. http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/bengal-chief-minister-sub-division-purulia-manbazar-jhalda/
  6. "Brief History of Cooch Behar". Official website of Cooch Behar District. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  7. Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.


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