| Facts of Purba Medinipur District |
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| District HQ | Tamluk |
| Population (2011) | 5095875 |
| Growth | 15.36% |
| Sex Ratio | 938 |
| Literacy | 87.02 |
| Area (km2) | 4736 |
| Density (/km2) | 923 |
| Tehsils | Bhagawanpur I, Bhagawanpur II, Chandipur, Contai I, Contai III, Deshopran, Egra I, Egra II, Haldia, Khejuri I, Khejuri II, Kolaghat, Mahisadal, Moyna, Nanda Kumar, Nandigram I, Nandigram II, Panskura, Potashpur I, Potashpur II, Ramnagar I, Ramnagar II, Sahid Matangini, Sutahata, Tamluk |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Kanthi (Contai), Tamluk, Ghatal, Medinipur |
| Assembly Constituencies | Tamluk, Panskura Purba, Panskura Paschim, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahishadal, Haldia, Nandigram, Chandipur, Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri, Kanthi Dakshin, Ramnagar, Egra |
| Languages | Bengali, Hindi |
| Rivers | Rupnarayan, Haldi, Kangsabati, Chandia |
| Lat-Long | 21.943046,87.779961 |
| Travel Destinations | Rakhit bati, Temple of Devi Barghobhima, Matangani Sahid Smarak, Archeological Museum etc. |
| Government Colleges/Universities | Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, College of Engineering and Management, Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Haldia Government College, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia Law College, Khejuri College, Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya, Mahishadal Girls College, Mahishadal Raj College, Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya, Panskura Banamali College, Prabhat Kumar College, Ramnagar College, Sitananda College, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya, Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya etc. |
