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{{Short description|Proposed district in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ichamati
| native_name =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of West Bengal|Proposed District]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
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| map_caption = Location of Ichamati district in West Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|23.07|N|88.82|E|display=title,inline|type:adm2nd_region:IN-WB}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of West Bengal|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bangaon]]
| leader_title = [[List of subdivisions of West Bengal|Subdivisions]]
| leader_name = [[Bangaon subdivision|Bangaon Sadar]]
| leader_title1 = [[Community Development Block|CD Blocks]]
| leader_name1 = [[Bagdah (community development block)|Bagdah]], [[Bangaon (community development block)|Bangaon]], [[Gaighata (community development block)|Gaighata]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangaon]]
| leader_title3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name3 = [[Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bagdah]], [[Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bangaon Uttar]], [[Bangaon Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bangaon Dakshin]], [[Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gaighata]]
| total_type = Total
| area_total_km2 = 838.17
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,063,028
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 173,592
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 79.44 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| demographics1_info2 = 949 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics2_title2 = Additional official
| demographics2_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| website = {{URL|https://bongaonpolice.wb.gov.in/}}
}}

'''Ichamati district''' is a proposed district to be created in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The district would be carved out from the existing [[North 24 Parganas district]]. The district headquarters would be [[Bangaon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=নতুন জেলা ইছামতী, নদীর হাল ফিরবে তো? |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/ichamati-may-become-new-district-of-west-bengal-decided-by-mamata-banerjee/cid/1360237 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Anandabazar Patrika |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=নতুন জেলা ইছামতি, পুরনো বনগাঁর নাম নিয়ে দ্বিধাবিভক্ত এলাকাবাসী! |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/north-24-parganas/mixed-reaction-in-bangaon-town-about-new-district-and-the-name-869485.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=News18 |language=bn}}</ref>

==History==
In May 2019, the [[Government of West Bengal]] announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Ichamati district will be created from three [[Community Development Block|community development blocks]] namely [[Bagdah (community development block)|Bagdah]], [[Bangaon (community development block)|Bangaon]] and [[Gaighata (community development block)|Gaighata]] in [[North 24 Parganas district]]. In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.<ref>{{cite web |title=রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ’মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/mamata-banerjee-announces-seven-new-districts-will-be-formed-in-west-bengal-dgtl-photogallery/cid/1360091 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Anandabazar Patrika |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=রাজ্যে নতুন ৭ জেলা, এক নজরে কোন কোন জেলা ভাগ হল |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/kolkata/story/mamata-banerjee-announced-7-new-districts-west-bengal-know-name-these-districts-sbm-430955-2022-08-01 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=AajTak Bangla |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=রাজ্যে ৭ নতুন জেলার ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/mamata-banerjee-chief-minister-announces-7-new-district-names-in-west-bengal/articleshow/93268507.cms |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=EiSamay |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=২৩ থেকে বেড়ে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে জেলার সংখ্যা হল ৩০! কোন জেলা ভেঙে কোন জেলা তৈরি হল? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/pictures/news-districts-in-west-bengal-check-full-list-as-mamata-banerjee-announces-7-new-districts-to-take-it-to-30-31659350249500.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=bn}}{{dead link|date=February 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=West Bengal To Get 7 New Districts, Announces Mamata Banerjee |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/west-bengal-to-get-7-new-districts-announces-mamata-banerjee-3213052 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=West Bengal to have 7 new districts in six months for better administration |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-to-have-7-new-districts-in-six-months-for-better-administration/articleshow/93286162.cms |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Explained: 7 new districts in West Bengal — how and why are districts created or abolished in India? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-7-new-districts-west-bengal-districts-created-abolished-8064221/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/west-bengal-to-get-7-new-districts-announces-cm-mamata-banerjee-11659346022057.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Mint |language=en}}</ref>
==Demographic==
{{bar box
|title = Religion in Ichamati district (2011)<ref name="religion"/>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in West Bengal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|85.63}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in West Bengal|Islam]]|green|13.73}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.64}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Districts of West Bengal}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ichamati District}}
[[Category:Proposed districts of West Bengal]]

{{WestBengal-geo-stub}}

Ichamati district - Revision history

EddieFrine at 18:17, 5 February 2026