Murshidabad district

Murshidabad
District
Clockwise from top-left: Ruins of Karnasuvarna, Katra Masjid in Murshidabad, Nimtita Rajbari, Motijheel Lake, Tomb of Mir Madan
Location of Murshidabad district in West Bengal
Location of Murshidabad district in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°12′N 88°16′E / 24.200°N 88.267°E / 24.200; 88.267
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DivisionMalda
HeadquartersBerhampore
Government
 • SubdivisionsBerhampore Sadar, Domkal, Lalbag, Kandi, Jangipur
 • CD BlocksBerhampore, Beldanga I, Beldanga II, Hariharpara, Naoda, Raninagar I, Raninagar II, Jalangi, Domkal, Murshidabad-Jiaganj, Bhagawangola I, Bhagawangola II, Lalgola, Nabagram, Kandi, Khargram, Burwan, Bharatpur I, Bharatpur II, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Suti I, Suti II, Samserganj, Sagardighi, Farakka
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBaharampur, Murshidabad, Jangipur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesFarakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Bhagabangola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Nabagram, Khargram, Burwan, Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Naoda, Domkal, Jalangi
Area
 • Total
5,324 km2 (2,056 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
7,103,807
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,400,692
Demographics
 • Literacy62.59 per cent
 • Sex ratio958 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[2][3]
 • Additional officialEnglish[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitemurshidabad.gov.in

Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges,[4] the district is very fertile. Covering an area of 5,341 km2 (2,062 sq mi) and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census),[5] it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India (out of 640).[6] Berhampore city is the headquarters of the district.

The Murshidabad city, which lends its name to the district, was the seat of power of the Nawabs of Bengal. All of Bengal was once governed from this city. A few years after Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula lost to the British at the Battle of Plassey, the capital of Bengal was moved to the newly founded city of Calcutta, now called Kolkata.[7]

  1. ^ "Murshidabad District : Census 2011 data". Census Organization of India. 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Murshidabad". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 43.
  5. ^ http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=353296 [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ "The story of Murshidabad".