Paschim Bardhaman | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Asansol railway station, Radhamadhab Temple in Khandra, Sita-Rama Temple in Ukhra, IISCO Steel Plant, Shram Vir statue in Durgapur steel plant | |
Coordinates: 23°41′N 86°59′E / 23.68°N 86.99°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Burdwan |
Headquarters | Asansol |
Government | |
• Subdivisions | Asansol Sadar, Durgapur |
• CD Blocks | Salanpur, Barabani, Jamuria, Raniganj, Andal, Pandabeswar, Faridpur-Durgapur, Kanksa |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Asansol, Bardhaman-Durgapur |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Asansol Uttar, Asansol Dakshin, Barabani, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Jamuria, Kulti, Pandabeswar, Raniganj |
Area | |
• Total | 1,603.17 km2 (618.99 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,882,031 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 78.75 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 922 ♂/♀ |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | paschimbardhaman |
Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal.