Basirhat district

Proposed district in West Bengal, India

Proposed District in West Bengal, India

Basirhat

Proposed District

Coordinates: 22°39′26″N 88°53′39″E﻿ / ﻿22.65722°N 88.89417°E﻿ / 22.65722; 88.89417
Country|  India
State|  West Bengal
Division| Presidency
Headquarters| Basirhat
Government

• Subdivisions| Basirhat Sadar
• CD Blocks| Swarupnagar, Baduria, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Minakhan, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II, Hingalganj
• Lok Sabha constituencies| Basirhat, Bangaon
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies| Swarupnagar, Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj
Area

• Total

| 1,777.02 km2 (686.11 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 2,271,810
• Density| 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Urban

| 294,436
Demographics

• Literacy| 74.15 per cent
• Sex ratio| 949 ♂/♀
Languages

• Official| Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official| English[1]
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website| basirhatpolice.wb.gov.in

Basirhat district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing North 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters would be Basirhat.[3]

## History

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In July 2017, the Government of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Basirhat district will be created from ten community development blocks namely Swarupnagar, Baduria, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Minakhan, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II and Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district.[4] 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]

## References

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1. ^ a b "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. ^ "পূর্ণাঙ্গ জেলা হিসাবে আত্মপ্রকাশের তোড়জোড় বসিরহাটে". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
4. ^ "বসিরহাটে জেলার ভাবনা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
5. ^ "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
6. ^ "রাজ্যে নতুন ৭ জেলা, এক নজরে কোন কোন জেলা ভাগ হল". AajTak Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
7. ^ "রাজ্যে ৭ নতুন জেলার ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". EiSamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
8. ^ "২৩ থেকে বেড়ে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে জেলার সংখ্যা হল ৩০! কোন জেলা ভেঙে কোন জেলা তৈরি হল?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
9. ^ "West Bengal To Get 7 New Districts, Announces Mamata Banerjee". NDTV. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
10. ^ "West Bengal to have 7 new districts in six months for better administration". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
11. ^ "Explained: 7 new districts in West Bengal — how and why are districts created or abolished in India?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
12. ^ "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". Mint. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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State of West Bengal

Capital: Kolkata

State symbols|

* Emblem: Emblem of West Bengal
* Anthem: Banglar Mati Banglar Jol
* Animal: Fishing cat
* Bird: White-throated kingfisher
* Flower: Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)
* Tree: Devil's tree (Saptaparni)
* Fish: Ilish

History|

* Gauda Kingdom
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Rights groups|

* Matua Mahasangha
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Divisions and
districts|

| Burdwan division|

* Birbhum
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Jalpaiguri division|

* Alipurduar
* Cooch Behar
* Darjeeling
* Jalpaiguri
* Kalimpong

Malda division|

* Berhampore (declared)
* Dakshin Dinajpur
* Jangipur (declared)
* Malda
* Murshidabad
* Uttar Dinajpur

Medinipur division|

* Bankura
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* Jhargram
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* Purba Medinipur
* Purulia

Presidency division|

* Basirhat (declared)
* Howrah
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* Kolkata
* Nadia
* North 24 Parganas
* Ranaghat (declared)
* South 24 Parganas
* Sundarbans (declared)

Cities and
towns|

* Alipore
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* Kurseong
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* Midnapore
* Murshidabad
* Purulia
* Raiganj
* Siliguri
* Siuri
* Tamluk
* List of cities in West Bengal by population
* Cities and towns by district

Culture|

* Bengal Renaissance
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* Cuisine
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* Jatra
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GI products|

* Baluchari sari
* Banglar Rosogolla
* Banglar Muslin
* Bankura horse
* Bengal Patachitra
* Chhau mask
* Darjeeling tea
* Dhaniakhali Sari
* Dhokra
* Fazli (mango)
* Garad Saree
* Gobindobhog
* Himsagar
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* Madurkathi
* Manasa chali
* Mihidana
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* Shantipuri sari
* Sitabhog
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* Tangail Saree
* Tulaipanji

Demographics|

* Bengali people
* Bihari people
* Economy of West Bengal
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* Ethnic communities in Kolkata
* List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
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People|

* Rabindranath Tagore
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* Rani Rashmoni
* Ramakrishna
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* Sarada Devi
* Dwarkanath Tagore
* Sukumar Ray
* Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
* Michael Madhusudan Dutt
* Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
* Sister Nivedita
* Mother Teresa
* Amartya Sen
* Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
* Nihar Ranjan Gupta

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