Midnapore district

Midnapore
Midnapore
District
	Clockwise from top: Mahishadal Rajbari, Nabaratna Temple in Pathra, Kurumbera Fort, Jhargram Palace, Rameshwar Temple in Jhargram, Bargabhima Temple
	Location of Midnapore district in West Bengal
	Coordinates: 22°25′26″N 87°19′08″E / 22.424°N 87.319°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Medinipur
Headquarters	Midnapore
Government
• Subdivisions	Medinipur Sadar, Jhargram, Kharagpur, Ghatal, Tamluk, Haldia, Egra, Contai
• CD Blocks	Midnapore Sadar, Garhbeta I, Garhbeta II, Garhbeta III, Keshpur, Salboni, Jhargram, Jamboni, Binpur I, Binpur II, Gopiballavpur I, Gopiballavpur II, Sankrail, Nayagram, Dantan I, Dantan II, Pingla, Kharagpur I, Kharagpur II, Sabang, Mohanpur, Narayangarh, Keshiari, Debra, Chandrakona I, Chandrakona II, Daspur I, Daspur II, Ghatal, Nandakumar, Moyna, Tamluk, Sahid Matangini, Panskura I, Panskura II, Chandipur, Mahishadal, Nandigram I, Nandigram II, Sutahata, Haldia, Bhagabanpur I, Bhagabanpur II, Egra I, Egra II, Patashpur I, Patashpur II, Contai I, Contai II, Contai III, Khejuri I, Khejuri II, Ramnagar I, Ramnagar II
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Medinipur, Ghatal, Jhargram, Kanthi, Tamluk, Arambagh
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Dantan, Keshiary, Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal, Chandrakona, Garbeta, Salboni, Keshpur, Medinipur, Jhargram, Gopiballavpur, Nayagram, Binpur, Tamluk, Panskura Purba, Panskura Paschim, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahishadal, Haldia, Nandigram, Chandipur, Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri, Kanthi Dakshin, Egra , Ramnagar
Area
• Total	14,081 km2 (5,437 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	9,610,788
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	983,905
Demographics
• Literacy	74.90 per cent
• Sex ratio	955 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	www.midnapore.gov.in

Midnapore (Pron: mad̪aːniːpur), or sometimes Medinipur, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Midnapore. On 1 January 2002, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur. It was the largest district of West Bengal by area and population at the time of bifurcation.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Census of India 2001, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Madinipur, Series – 20, Part – A & B, Village and Town Directory, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[wblangoff-1] "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] "Census of India 2001, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Madinipur, Series – 20, Part – A & B, Village and Town Directory, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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