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In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The former princely state Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, [ 4 ] and the former French enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in ...
A group of districts forms a division, which is administered by a 'Divisional Commissioner'. West Bengal is now divided in 23 districts , grouped under five divisions: [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Presidency division
Subdivision is an administrative unit below district level and above the block or Tehsil level in the state West Bengal of India. Presently there are 69 subdivisions in 23 districts of West Bengal. [1] Subdivisions are a group of blocks and it is administered by Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) also called as Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM).
An 1880 map of Bengal. ... [172] Three of West Bengal's districts: Murshidabad, Malda ... Like other states in northern India, West Bengal also has a heritage in ...
The 4 (four) new districts of West Bengal namely Paschim Bardhaman district (bifurcated from Bardhaman district), Kalimpong district (bifurcated from Darjeeling district), Alipurduar district (bifurcated from Jalpaiguri district) and Jhargram district (bifurcated from Paschim Medinipur district) has been shown in this new Updated map.
District wise Scheduled Tribes demographic map of West Bengal. More than half of the total ST population of the state is concentrated in Medinipur, Jalpaiguri, Purulia, and Bardhaman districts. Of the remaining districts, Bankura, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, and Dakshin Dinajpur have sizable ST population. [3]
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
Updated to include newer districts. 19:52, 1 April 2010: 1,039 × 1,585 (332 KB) NordNordWest ... Plantilya:Location map India West Bengal; Usage on de.wikipedia.org