Purba Bardhaman District

West Bengal

Purba Bardhaman district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Bardhaman. It covers 5,433 sq km and had a population of 48,35,532 at the 2011 census, a density of 890 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 15 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Bardhaman
Area
5,433 sq km
Population
48.36 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
890 /km²
Literacy Rate
74.73%
Sex Ratio
959
per 1,000 males
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Purba Bardhaman District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Purba Bardhaman district.

Total Population
48.36 Lakh
Male Population
24.68 Lakh
Female Population
23.67 Lakh
Rural Population
38.12 Lakh
Urban Population
10.24 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
14.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.21 Lakh
Literacy Rate
74.73%
Population Density
890 /km²
Sex Ratio
959
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 81.5%Female literacy 67.6%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Purba Bardhaman district.

4
Tehsils
23
Blocks
215
Nyay Panchayats
215
Gram Panchayats
2,510
Villages
Headquarters
Bardhaman
Languages
Bengali, English, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
23.23° N, 87.86° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Purba Bardhaman

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Bardhaman Purba

Constituency No. 38 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
DS
Dr. Sharmila Sarkar
All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Khandaghosh
  • Raina
  • Jamalpur
  • Manteswar
  • Kalna
  • Memari
  • Bardhaman Dakshin
  • Bardhaman Uttar
  • Purbasthali Dakshin
  • Purbasthali Uttar
  • Katwa
  • Ketugram
  • Mangalkote
  • Ausgram
  • Bhatar
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Purba Bardhaman

(15)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Khandaghosh
No. 259 · Bardhaman Purba
NB
Nabin Chandra Bag
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Raina
No. 260 · Bardhaman Purba
SD
Shampa Dhara
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Jamalpur
No. 261 · Bardhaman Purba
AM
Alok Kumar Majhi
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Manteswar
No. 263 · Bardhaman Purba
SC
Siddiqullah Chowdhury
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Kalna
No. 264 · Bardhaman Purba
DB
Devoprasad Bag
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Memari
No. 265 · Bardhaman Purba
MB
Madhusudan Bhattacharya
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Bardhaman Dakshin
No. 266 · Bardhaman Purba
KD
Khokan Das
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Bardhaman Uttar
No. 267 · Bardhaman Purba
PS
Paresh Chandra Sarkar
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Purbasthali Uttar
No. 269 · Bardhaman Purba
TC
Tapan Chatterjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Katwa
No. 270 · Bardhaman Purba
RC
Rabindranath Chatterjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Ketugram
No. 271 · Bardhaman Purba
SS
Sekh Sahonawez
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Mangalkote
No. 272 · Bardhaman Purba
AC
Apurba Chowdhury
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Ausgram
No. 273 · Bardhaman Purba
AT
Abhedananda Thander
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Bhatar
No. 274 · Bardhaman Purba
MA
Mangobinda Adhikari
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Purba Bardhaman

(16)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Purba Bardhaman district.

  • DS
    Dr. Sharmila Sarkar
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MP
    Bardhaman Purba · No. 38
  • NB
    Nabin Chandra Bag
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Khandaghosh · No. 259
  • SD
    Shampa Dhara
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Raina · No. 260
  • AM
    Alok Kumar Majhi
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Jamalpur · No. 261
  • SC
    Siddiqullah Chowdhury
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Manteswar · No. 263
  • DB
    Devoprasad Bag
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Kalna · No. 264
  • MB
    Madhusudan Bhattacharya
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Memari · No. 265
  • KD
    Khokan Das
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Bardhaman Dakshin · No. 266
  • PS
    Paresh Chandra Sarkar
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Bardhaman Uttar · No. 267
  • SD
    Swapan Debnath
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Purbasthali Dakshin · No. 268
  • TC
    Tapan Chatterjee
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Purbasthali Uttar · No. 269
  • RC
    Rabindranath Chatterjee
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Katwa · No. 270
  • SS
    Sekh Sahonawez
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Ketugram · No. 271
  • AC
    Apurba Chowdhury
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Mangalkote · No. 272
  • AT
    Abhedananda Thander
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Ausgram · No. 273
  • MA
    Mangobinda Adhikari
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Bhatar · No. 274

Election History

Lok Sabha

Bardhaman Purba · No. 38

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaAITCDr. Sharmila Sarkar
    Votes 7,20,302Vote share 48.59%Margin 1,60,567
    1. 1. Dr. Sharmila Sarkar · AITC7,20,302 (48.59%)
    2. 2. Arup Kanti Digar · BJP5,59,735 (37.76%)
    3. 3. Niranjan Mondal · CPI(M)1,42,100 (9.59%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaAITCSunil Kumar Mondal
    Votes 6,40,834Vote share 44.52%Margin 89,311
    1. 1. Sunil Kumar Mondal · AITC6,40,834 (44.52%)
    2. 2. Paresh Chandra Das · BJP5,51,523 (38.31%)
    3. 3. Iswar Chandra Das · CPI(M)1,75,920 (12.22%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAITCSunil Kumar Mondal
    Votes 5,74,660Vote share 43.5%Margin 1,14,379
    1. 1. Sunil Kumar Mondal · AITC5,74,660 (43.5%)
    2. 2. Iswar Chandra Das · CPI(M)4,60,281 (34.84%)
    3. 3. Santosh Roy · BJP1,70,828 (12.93%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Purba Bardhaman
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 38
15 Assembly
No. 259, 260, 261, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274

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Purba Bardhaman District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Bardhaman
Area
5,433 sq km
Population
48.36 Lakh
Population density
890 per km²
Sex ratio
959 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
74.73%
Languages
Bengali, English, Hindi
Tehsils
4
Blocks
23
Gram panchayats
215
Villages
2,510
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
15
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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