Basirhat district
Basirhat | |
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| Coordinates: 22°39′40″N 88°52′01″E / 22.66111°N 88.86694°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| Headquarters | Basirhat |
| Government | |
| • Subdivisions | Basirhat Sadar |
| • CD Blocks | Swarupnagar, Baduria, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Minakhan, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II, Hingalganj |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Basirhat, Bangaon |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Swarupnagar, Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,777.02 km2 (686.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,271,810 |
| • Density | 1,278.44/km2 (3,311.14/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 294,436 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.15 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 949 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | basirhatpolice |
Basirhat district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing North 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters would be Basirhat.[3]
History
[edit]In July 2017, the Government of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Basirhat district will be created from ten community development blocks namely Swarupnagar, Baduria, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Minakhan, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II and Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district.[4] In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
On June 22, 2026, in the budget session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the financial year 2026–27, Swapan Dasgupta, the new Finance Minister of the West Bengal Government, announced a proposal to form 5 new districts, including Basirhat, in the state.[13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "পূর্ণাঙ্গ জেলা হিসাবে আত্মপ্রকাশের তোড়জোড় বসিরহাটে". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "বসিরহাটে জেলার ভাবনা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "রাজ্যে নতুন ৭ জেলা, এক নজরে কোন কোন জেলা ভাগ হল". AajTak Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "রাজ্যে ৭ নতুন জেলার ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". EiSamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "২৩ থেকে বেড়ে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে জেলার সংখ্যা হল ৩০! কোন জেলা ভেঙে কোন জেলা তৈরি হল?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2022.[dead link]
- ↑ "West Bengal To Get 7 New Districts, Announces Mamata Banerjee". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal to have 7 new districts in six months for better administration". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Explained: 7 new districts in West Bengal — how and why are districts created or abolished in India?". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". Mint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Kolkata, Basirhat, Sundarbans, Jangipur, Arambag To Be Five New Districts". The Times of India. Kolkata. 23 June 2026. Archived from the original on 24 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
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