Midnapore

Medinipur/Madanipur Midnapore
City
Medinipur Gate
Medinipur/Madanipur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Medinipur/Madanipur Medinipur/Madanipur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°25′26″N 87°19′08″E / 22.424°N 87.319°E / 22.424; 87.319
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Midnapore Municipality
• MLA	June Malia (TMC)
• Chairman	Soumen Khan
• MP	Dilip Ghosh (BJP)
Area [1]
• City	18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
• Urban	57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• City	169,127
• Rank	270th in India
• Density	9,100/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Midnaporean, Medinipurean
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, English, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721 101 and 721 102
Telephone code	91-3222
Vehicle registration	WB 33 - WB 36
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Sex ratio	992 females/1000 males ♂/♀
Website	midnaporemunicipality.com

Medinipur or Midnapore and originally Madanipur (Pron: mad̪aːniːpur) is a city known for its history in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the West Medinipur district. It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River (variously known as Kasai and Cossye). The Urban Agglomeration of Midnapore consists of the city proper, Mohanpur, Keranichati and Khayerullachak. Midnapore and its neighbouring city of Kharagpur constitute the central core of the Midnapore Kharagpur Development Authority metro area, spread across 576 square kilometres.