Jangipur district

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

Jangipur
Proposed District
Interactive map of Jangipur
Coordinates: 24°27′22″N 88°6′26″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Malda
Headquarters	Jangipur
Government
• Subdivisions	Jangipur Sadar
• CD Blocks	Farakka, Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Jangipur, Maldah Dakshin
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi
Area
• Total	1,097.82 km2 (423.87 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,972,308
• Density	1,796.57/km2 (4,653.09/sq mi)
• Urban	859,335
Demographics
• Literacy	59.95 per cent
• Sex ratio	958 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	jangipurpolice.wb.gov.in

History

In January 2020, the Government of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Jangipur district will be created from seven community development blocks namely Farakka, Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II and Sagardighi in Murshidabad district. In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}