Paschim Bardhaman district
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Paschim Bardhaman district পশ্চিম বর্ধমান জেলা |
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| District of West Bengal | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Administrative division | Burdwan |
| Headquarters | Asansol |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Asansol, Bardhaman-Durgapur, |
| • Assembly seats | Pandabeswar, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Uttar, Asansol Dakshin, Kulti, Barabani, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Kanksa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,603.17 km2 (618.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,882,031 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 78.75 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 922 |
| Major highways | NH 19, Grand Trunk Road, NH 14 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1442 mm |
Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarters of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district.
Some historians link the name of the district to the 24th and last Jain tirthankara, Mahavira Vardhamana, who came to preach in the area. Alternatively, Bardhamana means a prosperous and growing area. It was a forward frontier zone in the progress of Aryanisation by the people in the Upper Gangetic valley.Paschim means west.
Microliths found at Birbhanpur, near Durgapur, indicate settlements in the Ajay valley in the Paleolithic/ Mesolithic age, around 5,000 BC.
In early historical times Bardhamanbhukti, a part of the Rarh region, was ruled successively by the Magadhas, Mauryas, Kushanas and Guptas. In the 7th century AD, when Shashanka was king, the area was part of the Gauda Kingdom. It was ruled by the Palas and Senas, till Bakhtiyar Khilji captured it in 1199 AD.
The early Muslim rulers ruled over major parts of Bengal from Gauda or Lakhnauti. In Ain-i-Akbari, Bardhaman is mentioned as a mahal or pargana of Sarcar Sharifabad. The area between the Damodar and the Ajay river was referred to Gopbhum, where the Sadgope kings ruled. There are remains of the period at Shymarupar Garh and Ichhai Ghosher deul in Kanksa CD Block.
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