Paschim Medinipur district
West Medinipur district |
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Location of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal |
| Coordinates: 22°25′26″N 87°19′08″E / 22.424°N 87.319°E / 22.424; 87.319 |
| Country | India |
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| State | West Bengal |
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| Division | Midnapore |
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| Headquarters | Midnapore |
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| • Subdivisions | Medinipur Sadar, Kharagpur, Ghatal |
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| • CD Blocks | Midnapore Sadar, Garhbeta I, Garhbeta II, Garhbeta III, Keshpur, Salboni, Dantan I, Dantan II, Pingla, Kharagpur I, Kharagpur II, Sabang, Mohanpur, Narayangarh, Keshiari, Debra, Chandrakona I, Chandrakona II, Daspur I, Daspur II, Ghatal |
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| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Medinipur, Ghatal, Jhargram, Arambagh |
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| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Dantan, Keshiary, Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal, Chandrakona, Garbeta, Salboni, Keshpur, Medinipur |
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• Total | 6,308 km2 (2,436 sq mi) |
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• Total | 4,776,909 |
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| • Density | 757.3/km2 (1,961/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 11.9 per cent |
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| • Literacy | 79.04 per cent |
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| • Sex ratio | 960 ♂/♀ |
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| • Official | Bengali |
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| • Additional official | English |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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| Website | www.paschimmedinipur.gov.in |
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Paschim Medinipur (English: West Medinipur, alternative spelling Midnapore) district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision was upgraded to a district. GDP of West Midnapore district is 12 billion USD.