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Paschim Medinipur district, commonly known as West Midnapore district, is a district in West Bengal, India, that was founded on January 1, 2002, after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. It is the second-largest district in the state in terms of geographical area (9,295.28 km2), after South 24-Parganas (9,960 km2). It is followed by South 24-Parganas (5.82 million) and Murshidabad (5.13 million) in terms of rural population (4.58 million). In 2011, it placed fourth in terms of tribal population percentage (14.87), after Jalpaiguri (18.87), Purulia (18.27), and Dakshin Dinajpur (16.12).

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HELPLINE NUMBERS

  • Police Station 112
  • Child Helpline 1098
  • Women Helpline 1091
  • Crime Stopper 1090
  • Ambulance 102,108
  • Cyber Crime 1930
  • Paschim Medinipur District traffic 03222 – 267983 / 275125 / 275126
  • Citizen's Call center 155300

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