| Paschim Medinipur West Midnapore |
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| Coordinates | 22°21′N 87°18′E / 22.35°N 87.30°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Midnapore |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (Bengali: পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুর জেলা) (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on January 1, 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. The district has 4 sub-divisions: Kharagpur, Medinipur Sadar, Ghatal and Jhargram.
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Subdivisions
The district comprises four subdivisions: Kharagpur, Medinipur Sadar, Ghatal and Jhargram. Kharagpur subdivision consists of Kharagpur municipality and ten community development blocks: Dantan–I, Dantan–II, Pingla, Kharagpur–I, Kharagpur–II, Sabang, Mohanpur, Narayangarh, Keshiari and Debra. Medinipur Sadar subdivision consists of Midnapore municipality and six community development blocks: Medinipur Sadar, Garhbeta–I, Garhbeta–II, Garhbeta–III, Keshpur and Shalboni. Ghatal subdivision consists of five municipalities (Ramjibanpur, Chandrakona, Kshirpai, Kharar and Ghatal) and five community development blocks: Chandrakona–I, Chandrakona–II, Daspur–I, Daspur–II and Ghatal. Jhargram subdivision consists of Jhargram municipality and eight community development blocks: Binpur–I, Binpur–II, Jamboni, Jhargram, Gopiballavpur–I, Gopiballavpur–II, Nayagram and Sankrail.[1]
Midnapore is the district headquarters. There are 21 police stations, 30 development blocks, 5 municipalities and 290 gram panchayats in this district.[1][2]
Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 12 urban units: 8 municipalities and 4 census towns.[2]
Kharagpur subdivision
- One municipality: Kharagpur.
- Dantan–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
- Dantan–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
- Pingla community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Kharagpur–I community development block consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and one census town: Kharagpur Railway Settlement.
- Kharagpur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
- Sabang community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
- Mohanpur community development block consists of rural areas only with 5 gram panchayats.
- Narayangarh community development block consists of rural areas only with 16 gram panchayats.
- Keshiari community development block consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and one census town: Deuli.
- Debra community development block consists of rural areas with 14 gram panchayats and one census town: Balichak.
Medinipur Sadar subdivision
- One municipality: Midnapore.
- Medinipur Sadar community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
- Garhbeta–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.
- Garhbeta–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Garhbeta–III community development block consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and one census town: Durllabhganj.
- Keshpur community development block consists of rural areas only with 15 gram panchayats.
- Shalboni community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
Ghatal subdivision
- Five municipalities: Ramjibanpur, Chandrakona, Kshirpai, Kharar and Ghatal.
- Chandrakona–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
- Chandrakona–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
- Daspur–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Daspur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 14 gram panchayats.
- Ghatal community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.
Jhargram subdivision
- One municipality: Jhargram.
- Binpur–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Binpur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Jamboni community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Jhargram community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
- Gopiballavpur–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
- Gopiballavpur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
- Nayagram community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.
- Sankrail community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
Major cities and towns
Midnapore is the district headquarters. Other important towns and cities in the district include: Kharagpur, Jhargram, Ghatal, Belda, Chandrakona, Garbeta, Dantan, Mohanpur, Gopiballavpur, Nayagram, Keshiari, Salboni, Keshpur, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Daspur, Rohini, Monobitan and Bonobitan
Universities and Colleges
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore Medical College[3]
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Midnapore College
- Kharagpur College
- Raja Narendralal Khan Mahila Mahavidyalaya
- Hijli College
- Jhargram Raj College
- Seva-Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Kapgari
- Seva-Bharati Krishi Kendra Seva-Bharati
- Midnapore Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
- Anil Bishwas Smriti Mahavidyalaya,Kultikiri
- Bhattar College,Dantan
- Belda College
- Kaibalyadayini Banijya Mahavidyalaya
- Keshpur College
- Grahbeta college
- Palpara College
- Sabang college
- pingla college
- Moyna college
kharbandi.college
Tourism
- Chilkigarh
- Belpahari
- Jhargram
- Gopegarh Heritage Park
- Hatibari
- kankrajhore
- Garrasini asharam,near Belpahari
- Kaniashar pahar,near Belpahari
- Gurguripal Heritage Park
- Parimalkanan park,c.k.t
- Mandirmy Patra,near midnapore town.
- Rameshwar Temple,near Rohini(On the bank of Subarnarekha river with nearby green forest)
Notable Personalities
Sahid Kshudiram Basu (Mouboni, Keshpur PS)
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar (Birsingha, Ghatal PS)
Charushila Devi (Kuapur, Chandrakona PS)
Hem Chandra Kanungo (Radhanagar, Belda PS)
Sisir Kr. Bhaduri (Chhotobazar, Kotwali PS)
Sahid Prodyut Bhattacherjee (Gokulnagar, Daspur PS)
Satyen Basu (Midnapore town, Kotwali PS)
Manabesdra Roy (Ghatal)
Byomkes Chakrabarti (Gopinathpur,Kharar, Ghatal PS & Kapgari, Jhargram PS)
Sardar Achal Singh (Garhbeta)
Sobha Singha (Chetua, Ghatal)
Rani Siromoni (Karnagarh, Salboni PS)
Basanta Kr. Sarkar (Radhanagar, Garhbeta PS)
Raja Direndra Lal Khan (Narajole, Daspur PS)
References
- ^ a b "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ a b "Administration Setup". Official website of Purba Medinipur district. http://purbamedinipur.gov.in/ADMIN.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ "Medical Council of India". http://www.mciindia.org/apps/search/view_college.asp?ID=290.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Paschim Medinipur district |
- Official website of Paschim Midnapore
- Legacy of Midnapore (Medinipur,Midnapur,Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur,East Midnapore,West Midnapore)
- News of district bifurcation
- Map of old Medinipur district (district has now been split)
- Jhargram Tourism
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