Berhampore | |
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| Coordinates: 24°04′N 88°09′E / 24.06°N 88.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Malda |
| Headquarters | Berhampore |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Berhampore Sadar, Kandi |
| • CD Blocks | Berhampore, Beldanga I, Beldanga II, Hariharpara, Naoda, Kandi, Khargram, Burwan, Bharatpur I, Bharatpur II |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Baharampur, Murshidabad, Jangipur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Khargram, Burwan, Kandi, Bharatpur, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Naoda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,396.33 km2 (925.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,881,170 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 420,985 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 67.33 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 958 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | murshidabad |
Berhampore district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing Murshidabad district. The district headquarters would be Berhampore.[3][4][5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "রাজ্যে নতুন সাত জেলা! মুর্শিদাবাদকে তিন ভাগে ভাগ! কান্দি, বহরমপুর নতুন জেলা!". News18 (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "নবাবের জেলা মুর্শিদাবাদে নতুন বহরমপুর ও কান্দি জেলা, পক্ষে-বিপক্ষে জোর তরজা". News18 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "৩ ভাগে ভাগ মুর্শিদাবাদ জেলা, বহরমপুর, জঙ্গিপুর আলাদা জেলা। খুশি জেলাবাসী?". Madhyabanga News (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.