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*A district in W.B.*
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Aquainting with the partition:
On 1st Jan,2002,
greater Medinipur was divided into two parts;the eastern part
was named East Medinipur;and the western part,West Medinipur.
The border between two districts has gone through Dantan,
Sabang,Pingla,Debra and Daspur's border.The district West
Medinipur has the border with the states Orisa and Jharkhand;
and the districts Purulia Bankura and Hooghli.Total area of the
district is now 7081sq.km. |
