Medinipur division
Medinipur division is one of the 5 divisions in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the westernmost division of West Bengal. Earlier it was a part of Burdwan division and was curved out from it in 2016. The port city of Haldia is located in this division.
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Medinipur division
Medinipur division is one of the 5 divisions in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the westernmost division of West Bengal. Earlier it was a part of Burdwan division and was curved out from it in 2016. The port city of Haldia is located in this division.
Districts
Medinipur division
It consists of 5 districts:
<table><thead><tr><th>Code</th><th>District</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Established</th><th>Sub-Division</th><th>Area</th><th>Population As of 2011</th><th>Population Density</th><th>Map</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ME</td><td>Purba Medinipur</td><td>Tamluk</td><td>2002</td><td></td><td>4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi)</td><td>5,094,238</td><td>1,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ME</td><td>Paschim Medinipur</td><td>Medinipur</td><td>2002</td><td></td><td>6,308 km2 (2,436 sq mi)</td><td>5,943,300</td><td>636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PU</td><td>Purulia</td><td>Purulia</td><td>1956</td><td></td><td>6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi)</td><td>2,927,965</td><td>468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BN</td><td>Bankura</td><td>Bankura</td><td>1947</td><td></td><td>6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi)</td><td>3,596,292</td><td>523/km2 (1,350/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JH</td><td>Jhargram</td><td>Jhargram</td><td>2017</td><td></td><td>3,037.64 km2 (1,172.84 sq mi)</td><td>1,136,548</td><td>374/km2 (970/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>5</td><td>—</td><td>-</td><td>15</td><td>27,223 km2 (10,511 sq mi)</td><td>18,672,669</td><td>686/km2 (1,780/sq mi)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Demographics
Medinipur division
Hindus form the majority of the population of Medinipur division and comprises 82.3% of the population. There is a significant population of various tribes in this division such as Kudmi, Santhal, Munda, etc. Muslims comprises 9.1% of the population.