Bolpur
Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan. The city is known as a cultural and educational hub of West Bengal. The city is under the jurisdiction of Bolpur and Santiniketan Police station. Bolpur is the largest and most populous city in Birbhum district and 28th most populous city in West Bengal. Located on the banks of Ajay River and Kopai River, Bolpur has been a major human settlement. It is 150 km north of Kolkata and is famous for Visva Bharati, the University set up by the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.
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Bolpur Location in West Bengal, India Bolpur Bolpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.67°N 87.72°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Subdivision | Bolpur subdivision |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
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| • Chairperson | Parna Ghosh |
| Area | |
| • City | 33.45 km2 (12.92 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 106.28 km2 (41.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 112,591 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bolpurbashi or Santiniketanbashi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 731204 (Bolpur) 731235 (Santiniketan) 731236 (Sriniketan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03463 (Bolpur Telephone Exchange) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | Bolpur RTO
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| Railway Station(s) | Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station (BHP) Prantik railway station (PNE) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| • MP | Asit Kumar Mal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bolpur, Nanoor |
| • MLA | Chandranath Singha |
| Website | bolpur-santiniketan bolpurmunicipality santiniketan |
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