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Divisions of West Bengal. A district is governed by a District Collector, who is better known as a District Magistrate (DM) in the state of West Bengal. [22] A DM is an officer from either Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS), and is appointed by the State Government of West Bengal. [22]
West Bengal, unlike most other states of India, is noted for its passion and patronage of football. [245] [246] [247] Kolkata is one of the major centres for football in India [248] and houses top national clubs such as Mohun Bagan Super Giant, East Bengal Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club. [249] Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
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.
Image of Harrison Street Strand Road and Burra Bazaar in Kolkata (Calcutta) in 1945, shortly before the urban expansion of West Bengal. West Bengal is the state with the second highest population density in India. The state is dotted with several large and medium cities and towns.
The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest ... West Bengal: 88,752 Eastern: 2.740 14 (S14) Arunachal Pradesh ...
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 ...
Map of mineral deposits in West Bengal. West Bengal stands third in India in terms of mineral production by state, contributing about one-fifth of the total mineral production of the country. [10] Coal constitutes 99% of the minerals extracted in West Bengal. West Bengal is the third largest state for coal production, accounting for about half ...
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Shibpur area of Howrah. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies ...