sentences:  Covering an area of 5,341 km² (2,062 sq mi) and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India (out of 640).Baharampur town 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.