Bishnupur district, West Bengal

Bishnupur district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing Bankura district. The district headquarters would be Bishnupur.^[3][4][5]

Bishnupur
Proposed District
Coordinates: 23°04′26″N 87°19′12″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Medinipur
Headquarters	Bishnupur
Government
• Subdivisions	Bishnupur Sadar
• CD Blocks	Sonamukhi, Bishnupur, Patrasayer, Joypur, Indas, Kotulpur
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Bishnupur
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Bishnupur, Katulpur, Indas, Sonamukhi
Area
• Total	1,870.75 km2 (722.30 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,111,935
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Urban	105,351
Demographics
• Literacy	70.28 per cent
• Sex ratio	914 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	bankura.gov.in

History

In May 2019, the Government of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Bishnupur district will be created from six community development blocks namely Sonamukhi, Bishnupur, Patrasayer, Joypur, Indas and Kotulpur in Bankura district. In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "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.
3. "New District: Bishnupur residents excited with CM statement". The Statesman. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
4. "ভাঙছে জেলা, আবেগও দু'ভাগ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
5. "বাঁকুড়া-বিষ্ণুপুর ভাগ হলে ধাক্কা খেতে পারে ঐতিহ্যবাহী সংস্কৃতি, আশঙ্কা জেলাবাসীর". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
6. "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
7. "রাজ্যে নতুন ৭ জেলা, এক নজরে কোন কোন জেলা ভাগ হল". AajTak Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
8. "রাজ্যে ৭ নতুন জেলার ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". EiSamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
9. "২৩ থেকে বেড়ে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে জেলার সংখ্যা হল ৩০! কোন জেলা ভেঙে কোন জেলা তৈরি হল?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
10. "West Bengal To Get 7 New Districts, Announces Mamata Banerjee". NDTV. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
11. "West Bengal to have 7 new districts in six months for better administration". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
12. "Explained: 7 new districts in West Bengal — how and why are districts created or abolished in India?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
13. "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". Mint. Retrieved 1 August 2022.