Bardhaman district in West Bengal.

Bardhaman (Bengali: বর্ধমান bôrdhoman) is a district in West Bengal. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. The main town is Bardhaman. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bardhaman (also Barddhaman; Bengali: বর্ধমান Bôrdhoman) is a city

Bardhaman District has an area of 7024 km², and a population of 6,895,514 (2001 census). It is bounded on the north by Birbhum and Murshidabad districts, on the east by Nadia District, on the southeast by Hooghly District, on the southwest by Bankura and Purulia districts, and on the northwest by Jharkhand state. Birbhum (বীরভূম is a district in West Bengal state of India WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Murshidabad (মুর্শিদাবাদ is a city in Murshidabad district of West Bengal Nadia is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of the Republic of India. Hooghly is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bankura (বাঁকুড়া is a city and a Municipality in Bankura District Purulia district is one of the 19 districts of West Bengal state in eastern India. Jharkhand ( Hindi: झारखंड Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ডdʒʰaːɽkʰəɳɖ is a state in eastern India. The district has six sub-divisions, Asansol, Sadar (North), Sadar (South), Durgapur, Kalna, and Katwa. Asansol (আসানসোল a coal-mining-industrial-commercial centre is the second largest city in West Bengal, after Kolkata. "Durgapur" redirects here For other uses see Durgapur (disambiguation. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kalna (কালনা is a city and a Municipality and subdivision in Bardhaman District Katwa is a subdivision in the district of Bardhaman, West Bengal. It was amongst the first districts to have a 100% literacy rate.

Bardhaman is the most resourceful district in West Bengal both industrially and agriculturally. The eastern part is enriched by the alluvial soil of river Bhaghirathi (minor stream of river Ganga), and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in West Bengal. The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent The western part of the district, chiefly Asansol, is rich in coal and other mineral resources. Asansol (আসানসোল a coal-mining-industrial-commercial centre is the second largest city in West Bengal, after Kolkata. This part is highly industrialised and contains various factories based on iron and steel processing, as well as many cement factories. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 In the most general sense of the word a cement is a binder a substance which sets and hardens independently and can bind other materials together Durgapur, Burnpur, and Kulti are in the western part of the district. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Burnpur (বার্ণপুর is an important industrial city in Asansol sub-division in the state Kulti (কুল্টি is a city and a Municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It also contains power plants at Durgapur and Dishergarh.

External links

• Bardhaman District official web site