Paschim Bardhaman district

Paschim Bardhaman district
Paschim Bardhaman district
District of West Bengal
	Clockwise from top-left: Asansol railway station, Radhamadhab Temple in Khandra, Sita-Rama Temple in Ukhra, IISCO Steel Plant, Shram Vir statue in Durgapur steel plant
	Location of Paschim Bardhaman in West Bengal
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Burdwan
Headquarters	Asansol
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Asansol, Bardhaman-Durgapur.
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Asansol Uttar, Asansol Dakshin, Barabani, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Jamuria, Kulti, Pandabeswar, Raniganj.
• District magistrate	Purnendu Kr. Maji, WBCS (Exe)
• Police commissioner	Sukesh Kumar Jain, IPS
Area
• Total	1,603.17 km2 (618.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,882,031
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	78.75 per cent
• Sex ratio	922
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 2, NH 19, Grand Trunk Road, NH 14
HDI (2004)	0.640 (medium)
Average annual precipitation	1442 mm
Website	paschimbardhaman.gov.in

Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal.

^ "Purnendu Kr Maji appointed as the first DM of Paschim Bardhaman district". paschimbardhaman.co.in. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Shri Sukesh Kumar Jain the Police Commissioner of Paschim Bardhaman". asansoldurgapurpolice.in. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "West Bengal Human Development Report 2004" (PDF).

[1] "Purnendu Kr Maji appointed as the first DM of Paschim Bardhaman district". paschimbardhaman.co.in. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[2] "Shri Sukesh Kumar Jain the Police Commissioner of Paschim Bardhaman". asansoldurgapurpolice.in. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[3] "West Bengal Human Development Report 2004" (PDF).

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