Bardhaman district

Bardhaman (: বর্ধমান bôrdhoman) is a district in. The main town is.

Bardhaman District has an area of 7024 km², and a population of 6,895,514 (2001 census). It is bounded on the north by and  districts, on the east by, on the southeast by , on the southwest by  and  districts, and on the northwest by  state. The district has six sub-divisions,, Sadar (North), Sadar (South), , , and. 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 (minor stream of river ), and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in West Bengal. The western part of the district, chiefly, is rich in and other mineral resources. This part is highly industrialised and contains various factories based on and  processing, as well as many  factories. Durgapur,, and are in the western part of the district. It also contains power plants at Durgapur and.