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West Bengal ( / bɛnˈɡɔːl /, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km 2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is ...
Districts of West Bengal. West Bengal is on the eastern neck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. It lies between 85 degree 50 minutes and 89 degree 50 minutes east longitude, and 21 degrees 25 minutes and 27 degrees 13 minutes north latitude. [1]
At the time of its creation in 1947, the state of West Bengal was divided into 14 districts—Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta (Kolkata), Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and 24 Parganas. [3] Cooch Behar district was a princely state named Koch Bihar till 20 August 1949, when the ...
West Bengal – state in eastern India and is the nation's fourth-most populous state, with over 91 million inhabitants. Spread over 34,267 sq mi (88,750 km 2 ), it is bordered by the countries of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), one of ...
Bengal [a] ( Bengali: বঙ্গ, romanized :Bôṅgo, pronounced [ˈbɔŋgo] ⓘ) or endonym Bangla ( Bengali: বাংলা, romanized :Bāṅlā, pronounced [ˈbaŋlaˑ] ⓘ) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal.
Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta [b] ( its official name until 2001 ), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [16]
The Indian state of West Bengal is divided into five administrative Divisions, namely: Presidency division. Medinipur division [1] Burdwan division [2] Malda division. Jalpaiguri division [3] A group of districts forms a division, which is administered by a ' Divisional Commissioner '. West Bengal is now divided in 23 districts, grouped under ...
This is a list of urban agglomerations and cities (those not included in the urban agglomerations), with a population above 100,000 as per the 2011 census in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] List [ edit ]