Ichamati district

Ichamati
Proposed District
Coordinates: 23°04′N 88°49′E / 23.07°N 88.82°E / 23.07; 88.82
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
HeadquartersBangaon
Government
 • SubdivisionsBangaon Sadar
 • CD BlocksBagdah, Bangaon, Gaighata
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBangaon
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBagdah, Bangaon Uttar, Bangaon Dakshin, Gaighata
Area
 • Total838.17 km2 (323.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,063,028
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
173,592
Demographics
 • Literacy79.44 per cent
 • Sex ratio949 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebongaonpolice.wb.gov.in

Ichamati district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district headquarters would be Bangaon.[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. ^ "নতুন জেলা ইছামতী, নদীর হাল ফিরবে তো?". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "নতুন জেলা ইছামতি, পুরনো বনগাঁর নাম নিয়ে দ্বিধাবিভক্ত এলাকাবাসী!". News18 (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 August 2022.