Bolpur

Bolpur
City and Municipality
Khoai Road
Bolpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bolpur Bolpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°40′N 87°43′E / 23.67°N 87.72°E / 23.67; 87.72
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Subdivision	Bolpur subdivision
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Bolpur Municipality Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority (SSDA)
• Chairperson	Parna Ghosh
Area [1]
• City and Municipality	33.45 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
• Metro [2]	106.28 km2 (41.03 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• City and Municipality	112,591
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Bolpurbashi or Santiniketanbashi
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	731204 (Bolpur) 731235 (Santiniketan) 731236 (Sriniketan)
Telephone/STD code	03463 (Bolpur Telephone Exchange)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	Bolpur RTO WB-47 (commercial vehicles) WB-48 (private vehicles)
Railway Station(s)	Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station (BHP) Prantik railway station (PNE)
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolpur
• MP	Asit Kumar Mal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bolpur, Nanoor
• MLA	Chandranath Singha
Website	bolpur-santiniketan.com bolpurmunicipality.org santiniketan.com

Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan. The city is known as a cultural and educational hub of West Bengal. The city is under the jurisdiction of Bolpur and Santiniketan Police station. Bolpur is the largest and most populous city in Birbhum district and 28th most populous city in West Bengal. Located on the banks of Ajay River and Kopai River, Bolpur has been a major human settlement. It is 150 km north of Kolkata and is famous for Visva Bharati, the University set up by the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.