[24 Parganas] [Bankura] [Bardhaman] [Birbhum] [Calcutta] [Darjeeling] [Hooghly] [Howrah] [Jalpaiguri] [Coochbehar] [Malda] [Midnapore] [Murshidabad] [Nadia] [Purulia] [Dinajpur]
| District Headquarter: Midnapore Midnapore : Land of great men. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, Birendra Sasmal, Matangini Hazra are only a few to name. Haldia, the New Hope for the industrial revival of the State is in this district. So is the famous Seaside tourist spot at Digha. The New Note Press at Shalbani has added glamour to it. A vast district, greater than even about 50 sovereign countries both in terms of area and also in terms of population. Taluk Headquarters: Binpur, Jambani, Jhargram, Gopiballabhpur, Nayagram, Sankrail, Keshiari, Dantan, Mohonpur, Digha, Ramnagar, Egra, Kanthi, Khajuri, Nandigram, Haldia, Durgachak, Sutahata, Mahisadal, Bhagabanpur, Mayna, Tamluk, Panshkura, Dashpur, Ghatal, Chandrakona, Garbeta, Goltor, Salboni, Debra, Pingla, Sabang, Narayangarh, Belda, Kharagpur, Pataspur. Telephone No. of NIC Office: 03222-276340 E-mail address of NIC DIO/DIA: wbmdp@hub2.nic.in
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Midnapore, also spelled MIDNAPUR, or MEDINIPUR, city.The city lies just north of the Kasai River and is an agricultural-trade centre on the Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta to Amritsar. Kharagpur (q.v.), across the river, provides major rail connections. Rice milling and the manufacture of chemicals and silk cloth are the chief industries. Constituted a municipality in 1865, Midnapore is an educational centre, with numerous colleges affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Rice, corn (maize), legumes, and oilseeds are the chief crops grown in the surrounding area.
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