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((short description|District in West Bengal, India))
((more citations needed|date=January 2021))
((Use Indian English|date=October 2016))
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'''Murshidabad district''' is a district in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. Situated on the left bank of the river [[Ganges]],<ref name=EB1911>((EB1911 |wstitle=Murshidabad |volume=19 |page=43 |inline=1))</ref> the district is very fertile. Covering an area of ((cvt|5,341|km2)) and having a population 7.103&nbsp;million (according to 2011 census),<ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=353296 ((Dead link|date=May 2022))</ref> it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India (out of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus">((Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Murshidabad |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1340/download/4374/DH_2011_1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]))</ref> [[Berhampore]] city is the headquarters of the district.

The [[Murshidabad]] city, which lends its name to the district, was the seat of power of the [[Nawabs of Bengal]]. All of [[Bengal]] was once governed from this city. A few years after [[Nawab]] [[Siraj-ud-Daula]] lost to the British at the [[Battle of Plassey]], the capital of Bengal was moved to the newly founded city of [[Calcutta]], now called [[Kolkata]].<ref>((cite web|title=The story of Murshidabad|url=http://murshidabad.nic.in/history.htm))</ref>

==Etymology==
The district is named after the historical town of Murshidabad, which was named after [[Nawab]] [[Murshid Quli Khan]].

==History==
The capital city of [[Shashanka]], the great king of [[Gauḍa region]] (comprising most of Bengal) in the seventh century CE and perhaps that of [[Mahipala]], one of the later [[Pala kingdom|Pala kings]] of [[Bengal]], were in this district. The earliest evidences of the history of the district date back to the pre-historic days, perhaps as early as circa 1500 BCE.<ref name="Murshidabad Govt Website">[http://murshidabad.gov.in/ Murshidabad Govt Website]</ref>

The district got its present name in the early [[18th century|eighteenth century]] and its present shape in the later half of the eighteenth century. [[Murshidabad]] town, which lends its name to the district, derived its name from its founder, [[Murshid Quli Khan]]. The city, lying just east of the [[Bhagirathi River|Bhagirathi]] River, is an agricultural trade and silk-weaving centre. Travellers marvelled at its glory through the ages. Originally called Makhsudabad, it was reportedly founded by the [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]] in the [[16th century]].<ref>[http://www.wb.nic.in/dist/murshi.html West Bengal Govt website on Murshidabad district]</ref> Kartalab Khan was appointed as ''Diwan'' of [[Bengal Subah]] in [[1701]] CE by [[Aurangzeb]]. He shifted his office from Dacca (present day [[Dhaka]]) to Maksudabad in 1702 CE. In 1703 CE, [[Aurangzeb]] honoured him with the title of [[Murshid Quli Khan]] and granted the permission to rename the city as Murshidabad in 1704 CE after his newly acquired title.<ref name=EB1911/>

The Nawab Murshid Quli Khan made Murshidabad the capital city of Bengal Subah, comprising [[Bengal]], [[Bihar]], and [[Odisha|Orissa]]. The family of [[Jagat Seth]] maintained their position as state bankers at Murshidabad from generation to generation.<ref name=EB1911/> The [[East India Company]] reigned from here for many years after the [[Battle of Plassey]].

[[Warren Hastings]] removed the supreme civil and criminal courts to Calcutta in 1772, but in 1775 the latter court was brought back to Murshidabad again. In 1790, under [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]], the entire revenue and judicial staffs were fixed at Calcutta. The city was still the residence of the nawab, who ranked as the first nobleman of the province with the style of [[Nawabs of Murshidabad|Nawab Bahadur]] of Murshidabad, instead of [[Nawabs of Bengal|Nawab Nazim]] of Bengal. The [[Hazarduari Palace|Hazarduari palace]], dating from 1837, is a magnificent building in Italian style. The city still bears memories of Nawabs with other palaces, mosques, tombs, and gardens, and retains such industries as carving in ivory, gold and silver embroidery, and silk-weaving.<ref name=EB1911/><ref name="Murshidabad Govt Website"/>

The Murshidabad District Committee of the [[Indian National Congress]] was formed in 1921 with [[Braja Bhusan Gupta]] as its first President. The [[Swadeshi movement]] and [[Quit India Movement]]  were active in the district. Leaders [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] and [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] were imprisoned in [[Berhampore]], where [[Krishnath College]] educated revolutionaries [[Surya Sen]] and [[Niranjan Sengupta]]. The district saw the foundation of the [[Hindu–Muslim unity|Hindu Muslim Unity]] Association in 1937 by [[Wasif Ali Mirza]], and the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] in 1940 by [[Tridib Chaudhuri|Tridib Choudhury]].

On 15 August [[1947]] the [[Indian Independence Act 1947]] came into force, and for the next two days Murshidabad, due to its [[Muslim-majority|Muslim majority]], was part of the [[Dominion of Pakistan]] (specifically [[East Pakistan]], which seceded as [[Bangladesh]] in 1971).The flag of Pakistan was hoisted at the [[Hazarduari Palace]] by muslim legaue leaders.On 17 August 1947 the final boundary adjustment of the [[Radcliffe Commission]] transferred Murshidabad to the [[Dominion of India]],<ref name="Murshidabad Govt Website"/> to ensure the [[Hooghly River]] was entirely within India.<ref>((cite book |last1=Chatterji |first1=Joya |title=The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967 |date=2007 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781139468305 |page=59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjQ0iWSq2R0C&pg=PA59 |access-date=21 June 2019 |language=en))</ref>

==Geography==
It borders [[Malda district]] to the north, Jharkhand's [[Sahebganj district]] and to the north-west, [[Birbhum]] to the west, [[Bardhaman]] to the south-west and [[Nadia district|Nadia]] district due south.  The international border with Bangladesh's [[Rajshahi]] division is on the east.

===Landscape, Rivers and Vegetation===
The district comprises two distinct regions separated by the Bhagirathi River.  To the west lies the [[Rarh region|Rarh]], a high, undulating continuation of the Chota Nagpur plateau.  The eastern portion, the Bagri, is a fertile, low-lying alluvial tract, part of the Ganges Delta.  The district is drained by the Bhagirathi and [[Jalangi]] rivers and their tributaries.  Bhagirathi is a branch of the Ganges, and flows southwards from [[Farakka]] barrage where it originates from the Ganges. It flows southwards through the district and divides it into more or less equal halves. [[Dwarka River]] flows through Kandi and meet with [[Ganges]].

Most of the land is arable, and used as agricultural land. Commonly seen trees are [[Neem]], [[Mango]], [[Jackfruit]].

===Climate===
Murshidabad has a tropical wet-and-dry climate ([[Köppen climate classification]]). The annual mean temperature is approximately 27&nbsp;°C; monthly mean temperatures range from 17&nbsp;°C to 35&nbsp;°C (approximate figures). Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in the low 30s and during dry spells the maximum temperatures often exceed 40&nbsp;°C during May and June.  Winter tends to last for only about two and a half months, with seasonal lows dipping to 9&nbsp;°C&nbsp;– 11&nbsp;°C between December and January. On an average, May is the hottest month with daily average temperatures ranging from a low of 27&nbsp;°C to a maximum of 40&nbsp;°C, while January the coldest month has temperatures varying from a low of 12&nbsp;°C to a maximum of 23&nbsp;°C. Often during early summer, dusty squalls followed by spells of thunderstorm or hailstorms and heavy rains cum ice sleets lash the district, bringing relief from the humid heat. These thunderstorms are convective in nature, and is locally known as Kal baisakhi (কালবৈশাখী, Nor'westers).<ref>[http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=kal-baisakhi1 Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Retrieved on 2006-09-05] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830065710/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=kal-baisakhi1 |date=30 August 2006 ))</ref>

Rains brought by the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon lash the city between June and September and supplies the district with most of its annual rainfall of approx 1,600&nbsp;mm (62&nbsp;in). The highest rainfall occurs during the monsoon in August approx 300&nbsp;mm (12&nbsp;in). Floods are common during Monsoon, causing loss of life, destruction of property, and loss of crops.

==Economy==
Most of the people depend on agriculture for their livelihood. There are some silk farms and some weaving machines, but they are losing out fast against the modern industries. Murshidabad is known for the quality silk produced here.((citation needed|date=October 2020)) Beedi industry is also there. Many of the India's major beedi companies are from this district.

Trade and business are conducted primarily with Asansol, Burdwan and [[Kolkata]]. There were some discussions between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] to open an internal water transport link between [[Dhulian]] and [[Rajshahi]] but it has not materialised yet.((when|date=May 2019))

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Murshidabad one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the eleven districts in West Bengal currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>((cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012))</ref>

===Agriculture===
Rice, jute, [[legumes]], oilseeds, wheat, barley, and [[mango]]es are the chief crops in the east; extensive [[mulberry]] cultivation is carried out in the west.  The district is known for the quality and diversity of Mango produced. However, Mango is not a major produce of the Murshidabad district, unlike the adjoining district of [[Malda district|Malda]].

===Ivory and Silk===
The Ivory and Wood craft industry dates back to the time when the Nawabs of Bengal had their court at Murshidabad. As this industry was fully dependent for its prosperity on the support of a luxurious court and wealthy noblemen, it had to face a crisis when the Nawabs lost their power and their court disappeared.

===Indian Cork (''Shola'')===
[[Sholapith]] is a milky-white sponge-wood which is carved into delicate objects of art. Shola is a plant which grow wild in marshy waterlogged areas. The biological name of shola is Aeschynomene Indica or Aeschynomene Aspera (bean family) and it is a herbaceous plant. The sholapith is the cortex or core of the plant and is 1 ((frac|1|2)) inch in diameter. The outer harder brown skin is removed by expert hands to reveal the inner soft milky-white and spongy material, almost similar to "Thermocol", artificially produced in a laboratory. However, sholapith is much superior to thermocol in terms of malleability, texture, lustre and sponginess. Artisans use it for making artefacts used for decoration and ornate head-wears of bridal couple.

In Murshidabad the shola crafts are flowery designs, decorative head-wears of gods and goddesses, garlands, intricate figurines like faces of gods and goddesses, elephant-howdahs, peacock-boats, palanquins and so on are made of sholapith.

===Bell metal works===
Bell-metal and brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi, Baranagar and Jangipur. They are exported as well as sold in the local markets. Locks and betelnut cutters of a superior kind are made at Dhulian and iron chests at Jangipur. The problem of getting raw materials for the brass and bell-metal artisans of the district is, however, acute. While delay in getting raw materials owing to the complicated procedural formalities involved in the submission of applications for raw materials has been almost a constant factor, the industry has also been affected by the change in consumers demand in favour of stainless steel, plastic and ceramic goods and crockery.

===Heavy industries===
The District is having the largest Power Plant at Sagardighi 12&nbsp;km from Raghunathganj, it also having a Central power plant at Farraka NTPC Generating 1600MW power. A Hydropower project is upcoming in the district. The District is the largest manufacturer of Bidi and many women from the district are involved in manufacturing Bidi.

===Silk and Sari===
((Main|Murshidabad silk|Baluchari Sari))
The [[Baluchari Sari|Baluchari sarees]] are figured silk saree produced in the town of Baluchar in Murshidabad district. Baluchar sarees essentially have a silk base with silk brocaded designs with respect to their colours, where in spite of a rich composition, the Baluchar bootidars almost avoid strong contrasts. Each pattern is treated in a colour which harmonises with the ground on which it is laid. The most popular colours used are red, blue, yellow, green and scarlet. The Baluchari sarees have large floral motifs interspersed with flowering shrubs. Traditionally the Muslim community was also known to produce these Baluchars with figured patterns depicting court scenes, horse with a rider, women smoking hookah. The Kalka design or the cone motif is often surrounded with floral borders.

[[File:Cossimbazar Raj Logo - 1928 Studebaker - 100 hp - 8 cyl - WGZ 82 - Kolkata 2018-01-28 0769.JPG|thumb|250px|Cossimbazar Raj Logo]]

Bengal had a nourishing silk industry in the past and Murshidabad long enjoyed a special reputation in this respect. The Bengal silk manufactures formed one of the important exports of the English East India Company to England, and these were exported also to the markets in the Asiatic countries. After the establishment of English factories at Malda and Cossimbazar, the English Company's trade in Bengal silk manufactures began to increase, and their use became common among the people in England because of their good quality and cheapness. In the mid-eighteenth century the country round about it (Cossimbazar) was very fertile, and the inhabitants remarkably industrious, being employed in many useful manufactures. About 1663 AD, the Dutch in their Cossimbazar factory sometimes employed 700 silk weavers, and the English and the other European nations smaller number. There was considerable demand for Bengal's raw silk in England's markets as the Continental System occasioned an entire cessation of the customary importations of the Italian raw silk. Murshidabad has always had a high reputation for its quality of silk and that was one of the primary exports that the English East India Company made to England. 
Murshidabad has had a long association with the silk industry particularly during the times of the English East India company, which saw the emergence of two English factories to spruce up the production of silk as there was a growing demand in England owing to the cheaper prices and superior quality, particularly during a time when the Italians started charging additional cess.

At present, Murshidabad is a hub for sericulture and handicrafts.

==Transport==
Surface transport (road and rail) is the most important way of transport. Even though a major river runs through the district (Bhagirathi), water transport is not very common, even though small boats ferry people across rivers where no bridge is available. one main bridge name Ramendrasundar Tribedi.

===Road===
Buses are the most common form of transport, and they are easily available, and run to a wide range of destinations within and without the district. Bus transport is cheap (For example, a journey of 182&nbsp;km to Kolkata from Baharampur costs about Rs. 135)  Trucks carry majority of goods transported in the district. Overloaded trucks on the road are also a common sight, and they are a major reason roads are in bad condition.<ref>[http://www.fadaweb.com/overloading.htm Supreme Court Cracks Down on Overloading of Trucks]</ref>

===Rail===
There are two major rail routes in this district. Both the major lines run in the North–South direction and connects the district to [[Kolkata]]. 

* [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop|Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa Loop]], it also connects the district with [[North Bengal]].
* [[Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line|Ranaghat-Krishnanagar-Lalgola Loop]]

There is also a branch line, [[Nalhati–Azimganj branch line]], that branches out from  the former one at [[Azimganj Junction railway station|Azimganj]] and connects the [[Sahibganj loop]] at [[Nalhati Junction railway station|Nalhati]] ([[Birbhum]]).<ref>((Cite web |title=Murshidabad Railway Map |url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/railways/murshidabad.htm))</ref>

[[Nashipur Rail Bridge]] is a ongoing project that will connect the two major routes of the district between [[Murshidabad railway station|Murshidabad]] Railway Station and [[Azimganj Junction railway station|Azimganj]] Junction Railway Station across the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]] River. This when completed will reduce the travel time between South Bengal and North Bengal.<ref>((Cite web |date=2021-06-11 |title=Nashipur Railway Bridge - 150 years old bridge will open - Rider Dream |url=https://riderdream.com/nashipur-railway-bridge/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |language=en-US))</ref>

==Divisions==

===Administrative subdivisions===
The district comprises five subdivisions: [[Barhampur subdivision|Barhampur]], [[Domkol subdivision|Domkol]], [[Lalbag subdivision|Lalbag]], [[Kandi subdivision|Kandi]] and [[Jangipur subdivision|Jangipur]]. Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns.<ref>((cite web
 |url         = http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm
 |title       = Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Density and General Sex Ratio by Residence and Sex, West Bengal/ District/ Sub District, 1991 and 2001
 |access-date  = 12 November 2008
 |work        = West Bengal
 |publisher   = Directorate of census operations
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205646/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm
 |archive-date = 28 September 2011
 |df          = dmy-all
))</ref> In total there are 29 urban units: 8 municipalities and 22 [[census town]]s. [[Baharampur]] and [[Kasim Bazar]] together form an [[urban agglomeration]].

Barhampur consists of [[Baharampur]] municipality, [[Beldanga]] municipality, and five community development blocks: [[Berhampore (community development block)|Berhampore]], [[Beldanga I]], [[Beldanga II]], [[Hariharpara (community development block)|Hariharpara]] and [[Naoda (community development block)|Naoda]]. Domkol subdivision consists of Domkol (municipality) and three community development blocks: [[Raninagar I]], [[Raninagar II]] and [[Jalangi (community development block)|Jalangi]]. Lalbag subdivision consists of [[Murshidabad]] municipality, Jiaganj-Azimganj municipality and five community development blocks: [[Murshidabad-Jiaganj]], [[Bhagawangola I]], [[Bhagawangola II]], [[Lalgola (community development block)|Lalgola]] and [[Nabagram (community development block)|Nabagram]]. Kandi subdivision consists of [[Kandi subdivision|Kandi]] municipality and five community development blocks: [[Kandi (community development block)|Kandi]], [[Khargram (community development block)|Khargram]], [[Burwan (community development block)|Burwan]], [[Bharatpur I]] and [[Bharatpur II]]. Jangipur subdivision consists of [[Jangipur Municipality|Jangipur]] municipality, [[Dhulian]] municipality and seven community development blocks: [[Raghunathganj I]], [[Raghunathganj II]], [[Suti I]], [[Suti II]], [[Samserganj (community development block)|Samserganj]], [[Sagardighi (community development block)|Sagardighi]] and [[Farakka (community development block)|Farakka]].<ref name=blocdir>((cite web
 |url         = http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc
 |title       = Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008
 |date        = 19 March 2008
 |access-date  = 12 November 2008
 |work        = West Bengal
 |publisher   = National Informatics Centre, India
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc
 |archive-date = 25 February 2009
 |df          = dmy-all
))</ref> There are 26 police stations,<ref>((cite web
 |url         = http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table2_3.htm
 |title       = Census of India 2001, Final Population Totals, West Bengal, Rural Frame
 |work        = West Bengal
 |publisher   = Directorate of census operations
 |access-date  = 12 November 2008
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719040340/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table2_3.htm
 |archive-date = 19 July 2011
 |df          = dmy-all
))</ref> 26 development blocks, 8 municipalities, 254 [[gram panchayat]]s and 1937 villages in this district.<ref name=blocdir/><ref name=adminsetup>((cite web
| url = http://murshidabad.nic.in/statistics.htm
| title = Statistical data
| publisher = Official website of the Murshidabad district
| access-date = 12 November 2008
))</ref>

===Assembly constituencies===
As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, the district is now divided into 22 assembly constituencies:<ref name=delimit>((cite web
| url = http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf  | title = Press Note, Delimitation Commission| access-date = 1 June 2009 | work = Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal| publisher =Delimitation Commission))</ref> [[Farakka Assembly constituency|Farakka]] (AC #55), [[Samserganj Assembly constituency|Samserganj]] (AC #56), [[Suti Assembly constituency|Suti]] (AC #57), [[Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Jangipur]] (AC #58), [[Raghunathganj Assembly constituency|Raghunathganj]] (AC #59), [[Sagardighi Assembly constituency|Sagardighi]] (AC #60), [[Lalgola Assembly constituency|Lalgola]] (AC #61), [[Bhagabangola Assembly constituency|Bhagabangola]] (AC #62), [[Raninagar Assembly constituency|Raninagar]] (AC #63), [[Murshidabad Assembly constituency|Murshidabad]] (AC #64), [[Nabagram Assembly constituency|Nabagram]] (AC #65), [[Khargram Assembly constituency|Khargram]] (AC#66), [[Burwan Assembly constituency|Burwan]] (AC#67), [[Kandi Assembly constituency|Kandi]] (AC#68), [[Bharatpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bharatpur]] (AC#69), [[Rejinagar Assembly constituency|Rejinagar]] (AC#70), [[Beldanga Assembly constituency|Beldanga]] (AC#71), [[Baharampur Assembly constituency|Baharampur]] (AC#72), [[Hariharpara Assembly constituency|Hariharpara]] (AC#73), [[Naoda Assembly constituency|Naoda]] (AC#74), [[Domkal Assembly constituency|Domkal]] (AC#75) and [[Jalangi Assembly constituency|Jalangi]] (AC #76). Nabagram, Khargram and Burwan constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.<ref name=delimit/>

Farakka and Samserganj will be part of the newly formed [[Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Nabagram and Khargram assembly segments will form the Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).<ref name=delimit/> Burwan, Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur and Naoda constituencies will form the Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency). Bhagabangola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Hariharpara, Domkal and Jalanagi will be part of the Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency), which will also contain the Karimpur assembly constituency from the Nadia district.<ref name=delimit/>

Delimitation was made effective for all elections in the state of West Bengal that was to be held on or after 19 February 2008.<ref>((cite web | url = http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=48192 | title = Press Note&nbsp;– Schedule for General Elections, 2009 | publisher = Press Information Burueau, Government of India | access-date = 1 June 2009))</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!S No.
!Name
!Lok Sabha Constituency
!MLA
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| 55
| [[Farakka Assembly constituency|Farakka]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency|Maldaha Dakshin]]
|[[Manirul Islam (politician)|Manirul Islam]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 56
| [[Samserganj Assembly constituency|Samserganj]]
|[[Amirul Islam (politician)|Amirul Islam]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 57
| [[Suti Assembly constituency|Suti]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency|Jangipur]]
|[[Emani Biswas]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 58
| [[Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Jangipur]]
|Jakir Hossain
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 59
| [[Raghunathganj Assembly constituency|Raghunathganj]]
|Akhruzzaman
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 60
| [[Sagardighi Assembly constituency|Sagardighi]]
|[[Subrata Saha]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 61
|[[Lalgola Assembly constituency|Lalgola]]
|Ali Mohammad
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 62
| [[Bhagabangola Assembly constituency|Bhagabangola]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency|Murshidabad]]
|[[Idris Ali (politician)|Idris Ali]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 63
|[[Raninagar Assembly constituency|Raninagar]]
|[[Abdul Soumik Hossain]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 64
| [[Murshidabad Assembly constituency|Murshidabad]]
|[[Gouri Shankar Ghosh|Gouri Sankar Ghosh]]
|((Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party))
|-
| 65
| [[Nabagram Assembly constituency|Nabagram (SC)]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency|Jangipur]]
|Kanai Chandra Mondal
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 66
| [[Khargram Assembly constituency|Khargram (SC)]]
| [[Ashis Marjit]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 67
| [[Domkal Assembly constituency|Domkal]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency|Murshidabad]]
|[[Jafikul Islam]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 68
| [[Jalangi Assembly constituency|Jalangi]]
|Abdur Razzak
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 69
| [[Burwan Assembly constituency|Burwan (SC)]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Berhampur]]
| [[Jiban Krishna Saha]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 70
| [[Kandi Assembly constituency|Kandi]]
|[[Apurba Sarkar]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 71
| [[Bharatpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bharatpur]]
|Humayun Kabir
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 72
| [[Rejinagar Assembly constituency|Rejinagar]]
| [[Rabiul Alam Chowdhury]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 73
| [[Beldanga Assembly constituency|Beldanga]]
|Hasanuzzaman SK
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 74
| [[Baharampur Assembly constituency|Baharampur]]
|[[Subrata Maitra (politician)|Subrata Maitra]]
|((Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party))
|-
| 75
| [[Hariharpara Assembly constituency|Hariharpara]]
|[[Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency|Murshidabad]]
|[[Niamot Sheikh]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|-
| 76
| [[Naoda Assembly constituency|Naoda]]
|[[Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Berhampur]]
|[[Sahina Mumtaz Begum]]
|((Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress))
|}

===Pre-delimitation scenario===
The district was earlier divided into 19 [[assembly constituency|assembly constituencies]] (AC):<ref name=curAC>((cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf | title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001&nbsp;– List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | access-date = 1 June 2009 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185949/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf | archive-date = 4 May 2006 | df = dmy-all ))</ref>
[[Farakka Assembly constituency|Farakka]] (AC #50), [[Aurangabad, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Aurangabad]] (AC #51), [[Suti Assembly constituency|Suti]] (AC #52), [[Sagardighi Assembly constituency|Sagardighi]] (AC #53), [[Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Jangipur]] (AC #54), [[Lalgola Assembly constituency|Lalgola]] (AC #55), [[Bhagabangola Assembly constituency|Bhagabangola]] (AC #56), [[Nabagram Assembly constituency|Nabagram]] (AC #57), [[Murshidabad Assembly constituency|Murshidabad]] (AC #58), [[Jalangi Assembly constituency|Jalangi]] (AC #59), [[Domkal Assembly constituency|Domkal]] (AC#60), [[Naoda Assembly constituency|Naoda]] (AC#61), [[Hariharpara Assembly constituency|Hariharpara]] (AC#62), [[Baharampur Assembly constituency|Berhampore]] (AC#63), [[Beldanga Assembly constituency|Beldanga]] (AC#64), [[Kandi Assembly constituency|Kandi]] (AC#65), [[Khargram Assembly constituency|Khargram]] (AC#66), [[Burwan Assembly constituency|Barwan]] (AC#67) and [[Bharatpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bharatpur]] (AC#68). The constituencies of Sagardighi and Khargram are reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Castes (SC)]] candidates.<ref name=curAC/>

Farakka, Aurangabad, Suti, Sagardihi, Jangipur, Nabagram and Khargram assembly segments formed the [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=curAC/> Lalgola, Bhagabangola, Murshidabad, Jalangi, Hariharpara and Mayureswar constituencies were part of the [[Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]], which also contained the Karimpur assembly constituency from the [[Nadia district]].<ref name=curAC/> Naoda, Berhampore, Beldanga, Kandi, Barwan and Bharatpur were part of the [[Berhampore (Lok Sabha constituency)]], which also contained the Ketugram assembly constituency from the [[Bardhaman district]].<ref name=curAC/>

==Demographics==
((historical populations|11=1901|12=13,23,479|13=1911|14=13,46,069|15=1921|16=12,25,095|17=1931|18=13,71,604|19=1941|20=16,40,530|21=1951|22=17,17,229|23=1961|24=22,91,863|25=1971|26=29,46,563|27=1981|28=36,97,552|29=1991|30=47,40,149|31=2001|32=58,66,569|33=2011|34=71,03,807|source=Census of India<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center))

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Murshidabad district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 7,103,807,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Bulgaria]]<ref name="cia">((cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Bulgaria 7,093,635 July 2011 est.))</ref> or the US state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Washington 6,724,540))</ref> This gives it a ranking of 9th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of ((convert| 1334 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi)) .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.07%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Murshidabad has a [[sex ratio]] of 957 [[Women in India|females]] for 1000 every males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.53%. 19.72% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.63% and 1.28% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

((See also| List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate))

((As of |2001)) India [[Demographics of India|census]], Murshidabad district had a population of 5,863,717 with a [[sex ratio]] of 952.<ref name=census>((cite web | url = http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm | title = Census of India 2001 | access-date = 21 May 2009 | work = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4 | publisher = Census Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205646/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm | archive-date = 28 September 2011 | df = dmy-all ))</ref> A 23.70% growth of population and an increase of sex ratio by nine were noted since the previous census of 1991.<ref name=census/> The district has an area of ((convert|5324|km2|sqmi|abbr=on)) and a [[population density]] of ((convert|1101|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on)) as per 2001 census data.<ref name=census/> The following table summarises the population distribution:<ref name=census/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rural/Urban
! Area
! Persons
! Males
! Females
! Population density
! Sex ratio
|-
| Total
| ((convert|5324|km2|sqmi|abbr=on))
| 3,015,422
| 1,546,633
| 1,468,789
| ((convert|1101|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on))
| 952
|-
| Rural
|((convert|5195.11|km2|sqmi|abbr=on))
| 2,757,002
| 1,414,097
| 1,342,905
| ((convert|988|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on))
| 949
|-
| Urban
|((convert|128.89|km2|sqmi|abbr=on))
| 258,420
| 132,536
| 125,884
| ((convert|5682|km2|sqmi|abbr=on))
|}

===Religion===
((bar box
|title=Religion in Murshidabad district (2011)<ref name="religion"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|width=
|bars=
((bar percent|[[Islam in West Bengal|Islam]]|green|66.27))
((bar percent|[[Hinduism in West Bengal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|33.21))
((bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.52))
))
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religion in Murshidabad district
!Religion
!Population (1941)<ref name="1941religion">((cite web |title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI BENGAL PROVINCE |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37365/GIPE-020591.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y |access-date=13 August 2022))</ref>((rp|75))
!Percentage (1941)
!Population (2011)<ref name="religion">((Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]))</ref>
!Percentage (2011)
|-
|[[Islam]] [[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|15x15px]]
|927,747
|56.55%
|4,707,573
|66.27%
|-
|[[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|16x16px]]
|684,987
|41.75%
|2,359,061
|33.21%
|-
|Tribal religion [[File:Sarna_dhorom_2014-05-30_19-54.jpg|15x15px]]
|26,138
|1.59%
|7,429
|0.11%
|-
|Others ((efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Christianity]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Ad-Dharmi]]s, or not stated))
|1,658
|0.10%
|29,744
|0.41%
|-
|'''Total Population'''
|'''1,640,530'''
|'''100%'''
|'''7,103,807'''
|'''100%'''
|}
The majority of people of the district, around 66.27%, are [[Muslims]], who dominate rural areas. Muslims are most concentrated on the banks of the Padma along the Bangladesh border. [[Bengali Hindus|Hindus]] form 33.21% of the population, and form a majority in urban areas.<ref name="religion" />
{| class="wikitable"
!CD Block
!Muslim %
!Hindu %
!Others %
|-
|[[Farakka (community development block)|Farakka]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |67.15
|32.23
|0.62
|-
|[[Samserganj (community development block)|Samserganj]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |83.48
|16.38
|0.14
|-
|[[Suti I]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |58.15
|41.62
|0.23
|-
|[[Suti II]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |72.53
|27.22
|0.25
|-
|[[Raghunathganj I]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |56.48
|43.32
|0.2
|-
|[[Raghunathganj II]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |81.97
|17.87
|0.16
|-
|[[Lalgola (community development block)|Lalgola]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |80.25
|19.50
|0.25
|-
|[[Sagardighi (community development block)|Sagardighi]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |64.68
|31.56
|3.76
|-
|[[Bhagawangola I]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |85.67
|14.19
|0.14
|-
|[[Bhagawangola II]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |89.43
|10.48
|0.09
|-
|[[Jalangi (community development block)|Jalangi]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |73.27
|26.57
|0.16
|-
|[[Domkal (community development block)|Domkal]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |89.69
|10.16
|0.15
|-
|[[Raninagar I]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |81.69
|18.20
|0.11
|-
|[[Raninagar II]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |80.78
|19.03
|0.19
|-
|[[Murshidabad-Jiaganj|Murshidabad Jiaganj]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |54.52
|44.61
|0.87
|-
|[[Nabagram (community development block)|Nabagram]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |52.59
|45.17
|2.24
|-
|[[Khargram (community development block)|Khargram]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |54.22
|45.53
|0.25
|-
|[[Kandi (community development block)|Kandi]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |60.65
|38.82
|0.53
|-
|[[Berhampore (community development block)|Berhampore]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |53.63
|45.94
|0.43
|-
|[[Hariharpara (community development block)|Hariharpara]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |80.70
|19.04
|0.26
|-
|[[Naoda (community development block)|Nawda]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |71.87
|27.99
|0.14
|-
|[[Beldanga I]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |78.25
|21.4
|0.35
|-
|[[Beldanga II]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |61.82
|38.05
|0.13
|-
|[[Bharatpur I]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |57.45
|42.39
|0.16
|-
|[[Bharatpur II]]
| style="background:green;color:white" |57.71
|42.16
|0.13
|-
|[[Burwan (community development block)|Burwan]]
|43.06
| style="background:darkorange" |56.76
|0.18
|-
|Area not under any sub-district
|33.98
| style="background:darkorange" |65.24
|0.78
|}

===Language===
[[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the predominant language, spoken by '''98.49%''' of the population.<ref name="languages">((Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]))</ref> The most spoken [[Bengali dialects|Bengali dialect]] in the district is called [[Rarhi dialect|Rarhi Bengali]], which is more or less the same as spoken in other parts of South Bengal, with some occasional local accents. A regional dialect of [[Bengali language]], [[Varendri dialect|Varendri Bengali]] (also known as Jangipuri and Maldaiya) is prevalent among the population of [[Jangipur subdivision]] of the district. Moreover, a variant of [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] language influenced by [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Khotta Bhasha]] is also spoken by a substantial amount of population in the northern regions (specially Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur areas) of the district. Adivasi languages spoken in the district include [[Santali language|Santali]] and [[Malto language|Malto]].

==Culture==

===Tourism===
The district, especially Murshidabad town is very important in Bengal's history. The place draws a good number of tourists every year.

====The Hazarduari Palace====
[[File:Hazarduari 2.jpg|thumb|[[Hazarduari Palace]]]] 
((Main|Hazarduari Palace))
The [[Hazarduari Palace]],  or the palace with a thousand doors is the chief tourist attraction of Murshidabad. This three-storey palace was built in 1837 by Duncan McLeod for the Nawab [[Nazim Humaun Jah|Najim Humaun Jah]], descendant of Mir Zafar. It has thousand doors (among which only 100 are real) and 114 rooms and 8 galleries, built in European architectural style. The total area of Hazarduari Palace is ((convert|41|acre|ha)). It is now a museum and has a collection of armoury, splendid paintings, exhaustive portraits of the Nawabs, various works of art including works of ivory (Murshidabad school) of China (European) and many other valuables. The Armoury has 2700 arms in its collections of which only few are displayed. Swords used by Shiraj-ud-Daulla and his grandfather, Nawab [[Alivardi Khan]], can be seen here. The other attractions in this floor are Vintage Cars and Fittan Cars used by the Nawabs and their families.

====Wasef Manzil and other buildings and sites====
Around the palace are other attractions like the Wasef Manzil (the New Palace) by the bank of the Ganges, Tripolia Gate, the Dakshin Darwaza, the Chak Darwaza, the Imambara, the Gharighar (the Clock Tower), the Bachchawali Tope (a canon) and the Madina, the only surviving structure built by Siraj-ud-Doula. The Bachchawali Tope (canon) was made between the 12th and the 14th century, probably by the Muslim rulers of Gaur.

====Royal library====
The library containing rare collections is not accessible to the public unless special permission is obtained. The building, rectangular on plan (424 feet Long and ((convert|200|ft|m)) broad and ((convert|80|ft|m)) high). The Palace was used for holding the "Durbar" or meetings and other official work of the Nawabs and also as the residence of the high ranking British Officials.

===Festivals===
[[Durga Puja]], a five-day-long puja is the most important festival of the Hindus. Other pujas like [[Diwali]], [[Kali puja]], and [[Saraswati Puja]] are also celebrated here. [[Eid-ul-Fitr]] and [[Eid-ul-Adha]] (Bakri-eid, locally), [[Day of Ashura|Ashura]] are prominent Muslim festivities in this district.

==Places of interest==

===Historical places===
* [[Hazarduari Palace]]
* [[Katra Masjid]]
* [[Nizamat Imambara]]
* [[Motijhil|Motijheel Park]] 
* [[Kathgola Palace]]
* [[Fauti Masjid]]
* [[Jahan Kosha Cannon]]
===Jamindarbari and Rajbari===
* [[Nimtita|Nimtita Jamindarbari]]
* [[Dhuliyan|Dhuliyan Jamindarbari]]
* [[Lalgola|Lalgola Rajbari]]
* [[Kandi, Murshidabad|Kandi Rajbari]]
* [[Nashipur|Nashipur Rajbari]]
* [[Kasimbazar|Kashimbazar Rajbari]]
* Talibpur Jamindarbari

===Others===
* [[Karnasuvarna|Karnasubarna]]
* [[Panchthupi]]

== Educational institutes ==
Notable education institutions in Murshidabad include:

===Schools===
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*[[Amtala High School]]
*[[Krishnath College School]]
*[[Raghunathganj High School (10+2) |Raghunathganj High School]]
*[[Sarajubala Vidyapith (School)|Sarajubala Vidyapith]]
*[[Sargachi Ramakrishna Mission High School]]
*[[Sonatikuri High School]]
*[[Srikantabati P.S.S. Sikshaniketan]]

===Colleges===
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*[[Berhampore College]]
*[[Berhampore Girls' College]]
*[[Dukhulal Nibaran Chandra College]]
*[[Dumkal College]]
*[[Jalangi Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Jangipur College]]
*[[Jatindra Rajendra Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Kandi Raj College]]
*[[Krishnath College]]
*[[Lalgola College]]
*[[Muzaffar Ahmed Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Nur Mohammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Panchthupi Haripada Gouribala College]]
*[[Prof. Sayed Nurul Hasan College]]
*[[Rani Dhanya Kumari College|Rani Dhanyakumari College]]
*[[Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya]]
*[[Sripat Singh College]]

===Engineering colleges===
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*[[Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology]]
*[[Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore]]
*[[Jangipur Government Polytechnic]]
*[[Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology]]
*[[Murshidabad Institute of Technology]]

===Medical colleges===
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* [[Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital]]

===Law colleges===
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*[[Bimal Chandra College of Law]]
*[[Mohammad Abdul Bari Institute of Juridical Science]]

===Universities===
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*[[Aligarh Muslim University|Aligarh Muslim University, Murshidabad Centre]]
*[[Murshidabad University]]

== Notable people ==

=== Politics ===
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*[[Abdus Sattar (Murshidabad politician)|Abdus Sattar]]
*[[Nur-e-Alam Siddique]]
*[[Khalilur Rahaman]]
*[[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]]
*[[Tridib Chaudhuri]]
*[[Sudip Bandyopadhyay]]
*[[Subrata Saha]]

=== Literature ===
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* [[Babar Ali (teacher)|Babar Ali]]
* [[Sarat Chandra Pandit|Sarat Chandra Pandit (Dada Thakur)]]
* [[Nirupama Devi]]
* [[Moniruddin Khan]]
* [[Mahasweta Devi]]
* [[Arup Chandra]]
* [[Syed Mustafa Siraj]]
* [[Ritwik Ghatak]]
* [[Manish Ghatak]]
* [[Nabarun Bhattacharya]]
* [[Ramendra Sundar Tribedi]]
* [[Paban Das Baul]]
* [[Krishnabhabini Das]]
* [[Gangadhar Sen Roy]]
* [[Abul Bashar]]
* [[Byomkes Chakrabarti]]

=== History, science and culture ===
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* [[Abul Hayat]]
* [[Ajit Pandey]]
* [[Arijit Singh]]
* [[Bikash Sinha]]
* [[Radhakamal Mukerjee]]
* [[Radha Kumud Mukherjee]]
* [[Braja Bhusan Gupta]]
* [[Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay]]
* [[Ram Brahma Sanyal]]
* [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
* [[Syed Mustafa Siraj]]
* [[Mir Afsar Ali]]
* [[Abdul Alim]]

==References==
((reflist))((reflist|group=lower-alpha))

==Further reading==
* ((cite book|author=Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley|author-link=s:Author:Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley|title=Murshidabad|url=https://archive.org/details/murshidabadbylss00omaluoft|year=1914|publisher=Bengal secretariat book Department))
* ((cite book|author=John Henry Tull Walsh|author-link=s:Author:John Henry Tull Walsh|title=A History of Murshidabad District, Bengal. With Biographies of Some of Its Noted Families. With Map and Numerous Illustrations|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924008675047|year=1902|publisher=London))

==External links==
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* ((Official website))
* [http://www.visitnortheast.com/murshidabad.php Murshidabad travel information]

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