Back منطقة باردمان Arabic باردمان ARZ बर्धमान जिला Bihari বর্ধমান জেলা Bengali/Bangla Districte de Bardhaman Catalan Barddhamān (distrito) CEB Bardhaman (Distrikt) German Distrito de Bardhaman Spanish District de Bardhaman French વર્ધમાન જિલ્લો Gujarati

Bardhaman district

For other uses, see Bardhaman (disambiguation).

Bardhaman
Former District
Clockwise from top: Curzon Gate, Nava Kailash temple at Kalna, Sita-Rama Temple in Ukhra, Damodar River, Radhamadhab Temple in Khandra, 108 Shiva Temple at Nababhat
Location of Bardhaman district in West Bengal
Location of Bardhaman district in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°22′N 87°58′E / 23.367°N 87.967°E / 23.367; 87.967
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionBurdwan
HeadquartersBardhaman
Government
 • SubdivisionsBardhaman Sadar North, Bardhaman Sadar South, Kalna, Katwa, Asansol, Durgapur
 • CD BlocksAusgram I, Ausgram II, Bhatar, Burdwan I, Burdwan II, Galsi I, Galsi II, Khandaghosh, Jamalpur, Memari I, Memari II, Raina I, Raina II, Kalna I, Kalna II, Manteswar, Purbasthali I, Purbasthali II, Katwa I, Katwa II, Ketugram I, Ketugram II, Mongalkote, Salanpur, Barabani, Jamuria, Raniganj, Andal, Pandabeswar, Faridpur-Durgapur, Kanksa
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesAsansol, Bardhaman-Durgapur, Bardhaman Purba, Bishnupur, Bolpur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesPandaveswar, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Uttar, Asansol Dakshin, Kulti, Barabani, Bardhaman Uttar, Bardhaman Dakshin, Manteswar, Bhatar, Galsi, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Raina, Jamalpur, Kalna, Memari, Purbasthali Uttar, Purbasthali Dakshin, Katwa, Ketugram, Mangalkot, Ausgram, Khandaghosh
Area
 • Total
7,024 km2 (2,712 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
7,717,563
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,078,299
Demographics
 • Literacy76.21 per cent
 • Sex ratio945 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitewww.bardhaman.nic.in

Bardhaman (/ˈbɑːrdəˌmən/, Bengali: [ˈbɔrˌdʱoman]), or sometimes Burdwan and Barddhaman, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Bardhaman. On 7 April 2017, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman. It was the seventh most populous district in India (out of 640) at the time of bifurcation.[3][4]

  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. ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Bardhaman, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, Bardhaman, Series – 20, Part XII-B, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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