Midnapore district
Midnapore district was a district of the state of West Bengal, India. This district was bifurcated on 1 January 2002 into the Purba Medinipur district and the Paschim Medinipur district.[1] On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district (which formed part of the undivided Midnapore district) was converted into Jhargram district.
Location of Midnapore District in West Bengal
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1901 | 2,789,114 | — |
| 1911 | 2,821,201 | +0.11% |
| 1921 | 2,666,660 | −0.56% |
| 1931 | 2,799,093 | +0.49% |
| 1941 | 3,190,647 | +1.32% |
| 1951 | 3,359,022 | +0.52% |
| 1961 | 4,341,855 | +2.60% |
| 1971 | 5,509,247 | +2.41% |
| 1981 | 6,742,796 | +2.04% |
| 1991 | 8,331,912 | +2.14% |
| 2001 | 9,610,788 | +1.44% |
| After 2001, Midnapore district was split into two separate district East Midnapore and West Midnapore. Subsequently, in 2017, Jhargram subdivision of West Midnapore was separated from the district, forming a Jhargram district. Note- The census data is addition of two splitted district. Source: Census of India[2] | ||
See also
References
- Saha, Sudhir Chandra (1973). "THE SCHEME FOR PARTITION OF MIDNAPUR IN DIFFERENT PHASES AND ITS IMPACT". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 34: 175–181. ISSN 2249-1937.
- "A-02: Decadal variation in population 1901-2011, West Bengal, India, 2011" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in.
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