Basirhat district

Basirhat
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Coordinates: 22°39′26″N 88°53′39″E / 22.65722°N 88.89417°E / 22.65722; 88.89417
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
HeadquartersBasirhat
Government
 • SubdivisionsBasirhat Sadar
 • CD BlocksSwarupnagar, Baduria, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Minakhan, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II, Hingalganj
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBasirhat, Bangaon
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesSwarupnagar, Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj
Area
 • Total1,777.02 km2 (686.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,271,810
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
294,436
Demographics
 • Literacy74.15 per cent
 • Sex ratio949 /
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebasirhatpolice.wb.gov.in

Basirhat district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing North 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters would be Basirhat.[3]

  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. ^ "পূর্ণাঙ্গ জেলা হিসাবে আত্মপ্রকাশের তোড়জোড় বসিরহাটে". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 February 2023.