Bishnupur district, West Bengal
Bishnupur | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from top: Jor Bangla Temple, Bishnupur Handloom, and Terracotta work on Shyamrai Temple | |
| Sovereign state |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Divisions | presidency |
| Headquarters | Bishnupur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Demographics | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Bishnupur district is a proposed district in Medinipur division, West Bengal.[1][2] The district will be formed by dividing the Bankura district.[3] Although sources cite no such actual claim whatsoever and is totally vague regarding bishnupur being declared as a district.
History
On 1 August 2022, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared the creation of Bishnupur district carving out from Bankura district.[1][3]
Education
College
- Ramananda College[4]
- Mallabhum Institute of Technology[5]
- Sonamukhi College[6]
- Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya[7]
- Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya[8]
Health facilities
The district has 1 District hospital,1 Superspeciality Hospital and 5 rural hospitals.[9]
References
- ^ a b "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday: Mamata Banerjee". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". www.livemint.com. Live Mint. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Ramananda College". Ramananda College. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Mallabhum Institute of Technology". MIT. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Sonamukhi College". Sonamukhi College. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya". CRP Mahavidyalaya. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya". SDDKM. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 3.1, 3.3. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2022.