Medinipur division
Medinipur division | |
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Location of Medinipur division in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°25′N 87°19′E / 22.417°N 87.317°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Districts | Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Purulia |
| • DC | Avanindra Singh, IAS |
| • DIG | Anoop Jaiswal, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 30,280 km2 (11,690 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,672,669 |
| • Density | 616.7/km2 (1,597/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | wb |
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. The port city of Haldia is located in this division.