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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 | Map |
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| ME | Purba Medinipur | Tamluk | 2002[3] | Template:Convert | 5,094,238 | Template:Convert | ||
| ME | Paschim Medinipur | Medinipur | 2002[3] | Template:Convert | 5,943,300 | Template:Convert | ||
| PU | Purulia | Purulia | 1956 | Template:Convert | 2,927,965 | Template:Convert | ||
| BN | Bankura | Bankura | 1947 | Template:Convert | 3,596,292 | Template:Convert | ||
| JH | Jhargram | Jhargram | 2017[5] | Template:Convert | 1,136,548 | Template:Convert | ||
| Total | 5 | — | - | 15 | Template:Convert | 18,672,669 |
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Demographics
Template:Pie chart Hindus form the majority of the population of Medinipur division and comprises 82.3% of the population. There is a significant population of various tribes in this division such as Kudmi, Santhal, Munda, etc. Muslims comprises 9.1% of the population.[6]
References
- ↑ Bengal to be divided into two more administrative divisions(23 November 2016).
- ↑ Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008. National Informatics Centre, India(2008-03-19).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tamluk readies for giant's partition, Jana, Naresh. The Telegraph (Kolkata)(31 December 2001).
- ↑ We are developing Purulia as a tourism hub: Mamata Banerjee.
- ↑ Brief History of Cooch Behar. Official website of Cooch Behar District.
- ↑ Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.