Bishnupur | |
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Coordinates: 23°04′26″N 87°19′12″E / 23.07389°N 87.32000°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Medinipur |
Headquarters | Bishnupur |
Government | |
• Subdivisions | Bishnupur Sadar |
• CD Blocks | Sonamukhi, Bishnupur, Patrasayer, Joypur, Indas, Kotulpur |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Bishnupur |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Bishnupur, Katulpur, Indas, Sonamukhi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,870.75 km2 (722.30 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,111,935 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 105,351 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 70.28 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 914 ♂/♀ |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | bankura |
Bishnupur district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing Bankura district. The district headquarters would be Bishnupur.[3][4][5]