West Midnapore

Paschim Medinipur district is one of the districts of the state of , . It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur.
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  • Type: district of India with 5,910,000 residents
  • Description: district in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: Medinipur West”, “Paschim Medinipur”, “Paschim Medinipur district”, “Paschim Medinipur District”, “West Medinipur”, and “West Midnapore district
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jakpur railway station.

Railway station
The in the Indian state of , serves Jakpur, India in Paschim Medinipur district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is 107 km from Howrah Station. is situated 5 km south of West Midnapore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midnapore.

, also spelt Medinipur, is a town in the region of . The headquarters of Paschim Medinipur district, is along the Kangsabati River, locally called Kansai.

West Midnapore

Latitude
22.4081° or 22° 24′ 29″ north
Longitude
87.3811° or 87° 22′ 52″ east
Population
5,910,000
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Abbreviation
“MPW”
Open location code
7MJ9C95J+7C
Geo­Names ID
8335137
Wiki­data ID
Q1855537
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“West Midnapore” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: باشيم مدينبور
  • Asturian: distritu de Paschim Medinipur
  • Asturian: Paschim Medinipur (distritu)
  • Asturian: Paschim Medinipur
  • Basque: Paschim Medinipur barrutia
  • Belarusian: Заходні Міднапур
  • Bengali: পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুর জেলা
  • Bengali: পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুর
  • Bhojpuri: पश्चिम मेदिनीपुर जिला
  • Cebuano: Paschim Medinipur
  • Chinese: Paschim Medinipur
  • Chinese: 西梅迪尼布尔县
  • Chinese: 西梅迪尼普尔
  • Chinese: 西梅迪尼普爾
  • Dutch: Midnapore West
  • Dutch: Paschim Medinipur
  • Egyptian Arabic: باشيم مدينبور
  • Finnish: Länsi-Midnapore
  • French: district de Paschim Medinipur
  • French: District de Paschim Medinipur
  • German: Midnapore West
  • German: Paschim Medinipur
  • German: Pashchim Medinipur
  • Gujarati: પશ્ચિમ મેદિનીપુર જિલ્લો
  • Gujarati: પશ્ચિમ મેદિનીપુર
  • Hindi: पश्चिम मेदिनीपुर जिला
  • Italian: distretto di Midnapore Ovest
  • Italian: Distretto di Midnapore Ovest
  • Italian: Distretto di Midnapore
  • Japanese: 西ミドナープル県
  • Malayalam: പശ്ചിം മേദിനിപൂർ ജില്ല
  • Marathi: पश्चिम मिदनापोर जिल्हा
  • Marathi: पश्चिम मेदिनीपूर जिल्हा
  • Min Nan Chinese: Paschim Medinipur
  • Mingrelian: ბჟადალი მიდნაპური
  • Nepali: पश्चिम मेदिनीपुर जिल्ला
  • Newari: पश्चिम मेदिनीपुर जिल्ला
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Paschim Medinipur
  • Norwegian: Paschim Medinipur
  • Oriya: ପଶ୍ଚିମ ମେଦିନିପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା
  • Persian: بخش پاسچیم مدینی پور
  • Persian: ناحیه مدنی‌پور غربی
  • Russian: Западный Миднапур
  • Russian: Пашчим-Мединипур
  • Sanskrit: पश्चिममेदिनीपुर-मण्डलम्
  • Santali: ᱯᱚᱪᱷᱤᱢ ᱢᱮᱫᱤᱱᱤᱯᱩᱨ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Santali: ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱢᱮᱫᱤᱱᱤᱯᱩᱨ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Spanish: Distrito de Midnapore occidental
  • Spanish: Distrito de Midnapore Occidental
  • Swedish: Paschim Medinipur
  • Tamil: மேற்கு மிட்னாபூர் மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమ మదీనాపూర్ జిల్లా
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమ మేదినిపూర్ జిల్లా
  • Urdu: ضلع مغربی مدناپور
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع لہندا مدناپور
  • पश्चिम मेदिनीपुर जिला

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Madpur railway station and Midnapore railway station.

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