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]}