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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 ...
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The history of West Bengal basically refers to the history...
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Districts of West Bengal. West Bengal is on the eastern neck...
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The Government of West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার),...
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The British Empire once ruled most of the Indian subcontinent. The Indians wanted freedom, but the Hindus and the Muslims of India always argued. So it was decided to divide the country into two parts—one part for Muslims and the other part for Hindus. In 1947 Bengal, which was a province of India, was divided into West Bengal and East Bengal,which...
West Bengal is on the eastern part of India. It stretches from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. Its total area is 88,752 square kilometres (34,267 square miles). The Darjeeling Hills is the most northern region of West Bengal. It is a part of the eastern Himalayas. Sandakphuis the highest peak in the state. It is a part...
The Government of West Bengal is a parliamentary system of representative democracy. The same type of government is also found in other Indian states. The residents are given universal suffrage. There are three branches of government: the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the st...
Districts
As of 1 November 2023,[update] West Bengal is divided into 23 districts. A district collector or district magistrate rule over a district. The Indian Administrative Service or the West Bengal Civil Service appoints them. Each district is divided into subdivisions. A subdivisional magistrate rule over a subdivision. The subdivisions are divided into blocks. Blocks are divided into panchayats (village councils) and municipalities.
Cities
Kolkata is the capital city of West Bengal. It is also the largest city of the state. Kolkata is the third-largest urban agglomeration in India. It is also the seventh-largest city in India. Asansolis the second-largest urban agglomeration in West Bengal. West Bengal has some planned cities, for example Bidhannagar, Durgapur, Haldia, Kalyani, Kharagpur and New Town. Siliguri is an economically important city. It is in the Siliguri Corridor of India. Howrah, Chandannagar, Bardhaman, Berhampore...
As of 2011, the total length of surface roads in West Bengal was more than 92,023 kilometres (57,180 miles).: 18 The total length of national highways was 2,578 kilometres (1,602 miles). The total length of state highways was 2,393 kilometres (1,487 miles).: 18 As of 2006, the road density of the state was 103.69 kilometres per square kilometre (16...
From the provisional results of the 2011 national census, West Bengal is the fourth-largest state in India by population. Its population is 91,347,736. It is 7.55% of India's population. The state's rate of population growth in ten years from 2001 to 2011 was 13.93%. It is lower than the growth rate of 17.8% from 1991 to 2001.It is also lower than ...
Literature
The Bengali language has a rich heritage in literature. The Charyapada is one of the oldest literature in Bengali. It is a collection of Buddhist mystic songs. The songs were sung in the 10th and 11thcenturies. The Mangalkavya is a collection of Hindu narrative poetry. It was written about the 13thcentury.
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