Bardhaman

Bardhaman
Burdwan
Metropolis
Bajeprotappur, Burdwan
Burdwan City at night
Nickname: 
Royal Heritage City of West Bengal
Bardhaman is located in West Bengal
Bardhaman
Bardhaman
Bardhaman is located in India
Bardhaman
Bardhaman
Bardhaman is located in Asia
Bardhaman
Bardhaman
Coordinates: 23°14′N 87°52′E / 23.233°N 87.867°E / 23.233; 87.867
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Body
  • Bardhaman Municipality
  • Bardhaman Development Authority
 • ChairmanParesh Chandra Sarkar[1]
 • Vidhan Sabha MLANo. 260 Bardhaman Dakshin: Khokan Das (TMC)
 • Lok Sabha MPNo. 39 Bardhaman–Durgapur: Kirti Azad (AITC)
Area
 • Metropolis
26.30 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
 • Metro157.62 km2 (60.86 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Metropolis
347,016
 • Density13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
 • Metro407,000
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[5][6]
 • Additional officialEnglish[6]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713101, 713102, 713103, 713104 713141,713149.
Telephone code+91-342
Vehicle registrationWB-41, WB-42
Websiteburdwanmunicipality.gov.in

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.

  1. ^ "Burdwan Municipality". www.burdwanmunicipality.gov.in. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Burdwan Municipality - Area of Populations". burdwanmunicipality.gov.in. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Burdwan Development Authority". www.bdaburdwan.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CensusCities was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 28 August 2019.