Bishnupur district, West Bengal

Bishnupur
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Coordinates: 23°04′26″N 87°19′12″E / 23.07389°N 87.32000°E / 23.07389; 87.32000
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionMedinipur
HeadquartersBishnupur
Government
 • SubdivisionsBishnupur Sadar
 • CD BlocksSonamukhi, Bishnupur, Patrasayer, Joypur, Indas, Kotulpur
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBishnupur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBishnupur, Katulpur, Indas, Sonamukhi
Area
 • Total1,870.75 km2 (722.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,111,935
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
105,351
Demographics
 • Literacy70.28 per cent
 • Sex ratio914 /
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebankura.gov.in

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]

  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. ^ "New District: Bishnupur residents excited with CM statement". The Statesman. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ভাঙছে জেলা, আবেগও দু'ভাগ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "বাঁকুড়া-বিষ্ণুপুর ভাগ হলে ধাক্কা খেতে পারে ঐতিহ্যবাহী সংস্কৃতি, আশঙ্কা জেলাবাসীর". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2022.