Berhampore district

Berhampore
Proposed District
Coordinates: 24°04′N 88°09′E / 24.06°N 88.15°E / 24.06; 88.15
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionMalda
HeadquartersBerhampore
Government
 • SubdivisionsBerhampore Sadar, Kandi
 • CD BlocksBerhampore, Beldanga I, Beldanga II, Hariharpara, Naoda, Kandi, Khargram, Burwan, Bharatpur I, Bharatpur II
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBaharampur, Murshidabad, Jangipur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesKhargram, Burwan, Kandi, Bharatpur, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Naoda
Area
 • Total2,396.33 km2 (925.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,881,170
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
420,985
Demographics
 • Literacy67.33 per cent
 • Sex ratio958 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitemurshidabad.gov.in

Berhampore district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district headquarters would be Berhampore.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "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 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "রাজ্যে নতুন সাত জেলা! মুর্শিদাবাদকে তিন ভাগে ভাগ! কান্দি, বহরমপুর নতুন জেলা!". News18 (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "নবাবের জেলা মুর্শিদাবাদে নতুন বহরমপুর ও কান্দি জেলা, পক্ষে-বিপক্ষে জোর তরজা". News18 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2022.