Paschim Medinipur district (পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুর জেলা) or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision was converted into a district.
Culture
Tourism
Patachitra Village (Naya,Pingla)
Gopegarh Heritage Park
Hatibari Forest banglow and Jhilli Pakhiralay
Gurguripal Heritage Park
Parimalkanan park, CKT
Gangani Garhbeta
Rameshwar Temple, near Rohini (On the bank of Subarnarekha river with nearby green forest called Tapoban)
Gourya Temple, near Kharagpur
Bisnu Temple, Kultikri
Rashikananda Memorial, Rohini
Prayag Film City, Midnapore Film City or Chandrakona Film City at Chandrakona Road
Notable personalities
Sahid Kshudiram Basu – Mouboni, Anandapur PS, Keshpur Development Block
Soumya Sankar Bose – Midnapore
Raja Narasingha Malla Deb – Jhargram)
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar – Birsingha, Ghatal PS
Sahid Prodyut Bhattacharya – Gokulnagar, Daspur, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur
Education
Universities and colleges
Ambigeria Government College
Belda College
Bhatter College
Chaipat S.P.B. Mahavidyalaya
Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya
Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya
Garhbeta College
Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya
Gourav Guin Memorial College
Hijli College
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Institute of Science & Technology
K.D. College of Commerce and General Studies
Kharagpur College
Keshiary Government College
Kharagpur Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Midnapore College(formerly known as Day college)
Midnapore Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Midnapore Law College
Midnapore Medical College and Hospital
Oriental Institute of Science and Technology
Narajole Raj College
Paramedical College
Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya
Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College
Sabang Sajani Kanta Mahavidyalaya
Salboni Government College
Sankrail Anil Biswas Smriti Mahavidyalaya
Santal Bidroha Sardha Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya
Medinipur Sadar Government Polytechnic
Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya
Vidyasagar Teachers' Training College, Midnapore
Vidyasagar University
Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya.
Healthcare
The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the subdivision-wise medical facilities available and patients treated, after the separation of Jhargram, in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Paschim Medinipur district.
Administrative subdivisions
The district comprises three subdivisions: Kharagpur, Medinipur Sadar and Ghatal. Kharagpur subdivision consists of Kharagpur municipality and ten community development blocks: Dantan–I, Dantan–II, Pingla, Kharagpur–I, Kharagpur–II, Sabang, Mohanpur, Narayangarh, Keshiari and Debra. Medinipur Sadar subdivision consists of Midnapore municipality and six community development blocks: Medinipur Sadar, Garhbeta–I, Garhbeta–II, Garhbeta–III, Keshpur and Shalboni. Ghatal subdivision consists of five municipalities (Ramjibanpur, Chandrakona, Khirpai, Kharar and Ghatal) and five community development blocks: Chandrakona–I, Chandrakona–II, Daspur–I, Daspur–II and Ghatal.
Midnapore is the district headquarters. There are 28 police stations, 29 development blocks, 8 municipalities and 290 gram panchayats in this district.
Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 12 urban units: 8 municipalities and 4 census towns.
Kharagpur subdivision
One municipality: Kharagpur.
Dantan I community development block consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and one census town: Chaulia
Dantan II community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
Pingla community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
Kharagpur I community development block consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and two census towns: Kharagpur Railway Settlement and Kalaikunda.
Kharagpur II community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
Sabang community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
Mohanpur community development block consists of rural areas only with 5 gram panchayats.
Narayangarh community development block consists of rural areas with 16 gram panchayats and one census town: Deuli.
Keshiari community development block consists of only rural areas with 9 gram panchayats.
Debra community development block consists of rural areas with 14 gram panchayats and one census town: Balichak.
Medinipur Sadar subdivision
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschim_Medinipur_district
