Bardhaman
Burdwan | |
|---|---|
Metropolis | |
 Burdwan City at night | |
| Nickname: Royal Heritage City of West Bengal | |
  Bardhaman  Bardhaman  Bardhaman | |
| Coordinates: 23°14′N 87°52′E / 23.233°N 87.867°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body |
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| • Chairman | Paresh Chandra Sarkar[1] |
| • Vidhan Sabha MLA | No. 260 Bardhaman Dakshin: Khokan Das (TMC) |
| • Lok Sabha MP | No. 39 Bardhaman–Durgapur: Kirti Azad (AITC) |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 26.30 km2 (10.15 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 157.62 km2 (60.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Metropolis | 347,016 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 407,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[5][6] |
| • Additional official | English[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713101, 713102, 713103, 713104 713141,713149. |
| Telephone code | +91-342 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-41, WB-42 |
| Website | burdwanmunicipality |
Bardhaman (/ˈbɔːrdəˌmɑːn/, Bengali: [ˈbɔrˌd̪ʱo.man]), officially Bardhaman Sadar, is a city and municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Purba Bardhaman district, having become a district capital during the period of British rule. Burdwan, an alternative name for the city, has remained in use since then.
- ^ "Burdwan Municipality". www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Burdwan Municipality - Area of Populations". burdwanmunicipality.gov.in. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Burdwan Development Authority". www.bdaburdwan.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CensusCitieswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 28 August 2019.