Bishnupur district, West Bengal
Bishnupur | |
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Interactive map of Bishnupur | |
| Coordinates: 23°04′26″N 87°19′12″E / 23.07389°N 87.32000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Medinipur |
| Headquarters | Bishnupur |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Bishnupur Sadar |
| • CD Blocks | Sonamukhi, Bishnupur, Patrasayer, Joypur, Indas, Kotulpur |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Bishnupur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Bishnupur, Katulpur, Indas, Sonamukhi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,870.75 km2 (722.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,111,935 |
| • Density | 594.379/km2 (1,539.44/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 105,351 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.28 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 914 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | bankura |
Bishnupur district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing Bankura district. The district headquarters would be Bishnupur.