Bardhaman (Division)
| Bardhaman Division | |||
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| Coordinates | 23 ° 14 ′ N , 87 ° 52 ′ E | ||
| Administrative headquarters : | Bardhaman | ||
| Area : | 37,154 km² | ||
| Residents : | 7,723,663 | ||
| Population density : | 208 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Districts : | 7th | ||
Bardhaman (also called Burdwan) is a division in the Indian state of West Bengal .
history
On January 1, 2002, the Medinipur District was divided into the two districts of Pashchim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur.
On April 7, 2017, the district of Bardhaman was divided into the districts of Pashchim Bardhaman and Purba Bardhaman . This is not yet taken into account in the table.
Districts
The Burdwan division consists of seven districts :
| District | Capital | Area in km² | Population (as of 2001) | Population density in E / km² |
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| Bankura | Bankura | 6,882 | 3,191,822 | 464 |
| Bardhaman | Bardhaman | 7,024 | 6,895,514 | 974 |
| Pashchim Bardhaman (part of Bardhaman until 2017 ) | Asansol | 1,603 | 2,882,031 (as of 2011) | 1,800 (as of 2011) |
| Purba Bardhaman (part of Bardhaman until 2017 ) | Bardhaman | 5,433 | 4,835,532 (as of 2011) | 890 (as of 2011) |
| Birbhum | Suri | 4,545 | 3,015,422 | 663 |
| Hugli | Chunchura | 3.149 | 5,040,047 | 1,601 |
| Pashchim Medinipur | Medinipur | 5,335 | * | |
| Purba Medinipur | Tamluk | 3,960 | * | |
| Purulia | Purulia | 6,259 | 2,536,516 | 405 |
* The last data of the last census are from 2001, so there are no data (yet) for the two districts, as they were only formed in 2002.