Paschim Bardhaman district
Paschim Bardhaman district
Pōshchim Bôrdhōmān Jelā (Bengali) | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Asansol railway station, Radhamadhab Temple in Khandra, Sita-Rama Temple in Ukhra, IISCO Steel Plant, Shram Vir statue in Durgapur steel plant | |
Location of Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°41′N 86°59′E / 23.68°N 86.99°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Burdwan |
| Headquarters | Asansol |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Asansol Sadar, Durgapur |
| • CD Blocks | Salanpur, Barabani, Jamuria, Raniganj, Andal, Pandabeswar, Faridpur-Durgapur, Kanksa |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Asansol, Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Asansol Uttar, Asansol Dakshin, Barabani, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Jamuria, Kulti, Pandabeswar, Raniganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,603.17 km2 (618.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,882,031 |
| • Density | 1,797.71/km2 (4,656.04/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 78.75 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 922 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal.