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In January 2020, the Government of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Berhampore district will be created from ten community development blocks namely Berhampore, Beldanga I, Beldanga II, Hariharpara, Naoda, Kandi, Khargram, Burwan, Bharatpur I and Bharatpur II in Murshidabad district.
Berhampore is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district. As of 2011 census, Berhampore is the seventh largest city in West Bengal. It is located about 186 km (116 mi) from Kolkata, the state capital. Berhampore is one of the most important business, administrative, educational and political hub of Bengal as well
Berhampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district ... Murshidabad district had a literacy rate of 66.59% (for population of 7 years and ...
As per 2001 census, Berhampore block has a total population of 378,830, out of which 94,861 were males and 86,466 were females. Berhampore block registered a population growth of 26.80 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent. [9] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. [10]
Beldanga [Bengali:বেলডাঙ্গা] is a municipality town under the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. Beldanga is an important trade centre of this district.
Kandi is a sub-divisional city and municipality in Murshidabad district in West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kandi subdivision and is located on the east bank of Kana Mayurakshi River. The town is known for being one of the oldest municipal bodies in India, having acquired municipality status in 1869.
In the 2006 state assembly elections [15] Manoj Chakraborty, Independent, won the Berhampore assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Amal Karmakar of RSP. Manoj Chakraborty, contesting as an independent, was a rebel congress candidate put up by Adhir Choudhury as a protest against the official Congress candidate Maya Rani Paul. [ 21 ]
Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Berhampore) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Baharampur in West Bengal . All the seven assembly segments of No. 10 Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency are in Murshidabad district .