Former district in West Bengal, India
Former District in West Bengal, India
Bardhaman
Clockwise from top:
Curzon Gate , Nava Kailash temple at
Kalna , Sita-Rama Temple in
Ukhra , Damodar River, Radhamadhab Temple in
Khandra , 108 Shiva Temple at Nababhat
Location of Bardhaman district in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°22′N 87°58′E / 23.367°N 87.967°E / 23.367; 87.967 Country India State West Bengal Division Burdwan Headquarters Bardhaman • Subdivisions Bardhaman Sadar North , Bardhaman Sadar South , Kalna , Katwa , Asansol , Durgapur • CD Blocks Ausgram I , Ausgram II , Bhatar , Burdwan I , Burdwan II , Galsi I , Galsi II , Khandaghosh , Jamalpur , Memari I , Memari II , Raina I , Raina II , Kalna I , Kalna II , Manteswar , Purbasthali I , Purbasthali II , Katwa I , Katwa II , Ketugram I , Ketugram II , Mongalkote , Salanpur , Barabani , Jamuria , Raniganj , Andal , Pandabeswar , Faridpur-Durgapur , Kanksa • Lok Sabha constituencies Asansol , Bardhaman-Durgapur , Bardhaman Purba , Bishnupur , Bolpur • Vidhan Sabha constituencies Pandaveswar , Raniganj , Jamuria , Asansol Uttar , Asansol Dakshin , Kulti , Barabani , Bardhaman Uttar , Bardhaman Dakshin , Manteswar , Bhatar , Galsi , Durgapur Purba , Durgapur Paschim , Raina , Jamalpur , Kalna , Memari , Purbasthali Uttar , Purbasthali Dakshin , Katwa , Ketugram , Mangalkot , Ausgram , Khandaghosh • Total
7,024 km2 (2,712 sq mi) • Total
7,717,563 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) • Urban
3,078,299 • Literacy 76.21 per cent • Sex ratio 945 ♂ /♀ • Official Bengali [ 1] [ 2] • Additional official English [ 1] Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST )Website www
Bardhaman (, Bengali: [ˈbɔrˌdʱoman] Burdwan and Barddhaman , is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal , headquartered in Bardhaman . On 7 April 2017, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman . It was the seventh most populous district in India (out of 640 ) at the time of bifurcation.[ 3] [ 4]
^ 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 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Bardhaman, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021 .^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Bardhaman, Series – 20, Part XII-B, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract" (PDF) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021 . 
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