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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 ...
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 ...
The region is characterized by its hilly countrysize and many valleys. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia [5] but has the highest population of any of its regions (16.2%). Khomas is one of only three Namibian regions to have neither shoreline nor a foreign border.
Windhoek West constituency (red) in the Khomas Region (yellow) Windhoek West Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia. It contains the affluent suburbs of Hochland Park, Pioneers Park, Academia, Cimbebasia, Rocky Crest, Windhoek North and Windhoek West. [1] It had a population of 53,438 in 2011, up from 42,201 ...
The old Bengal Enamel Works Limited factory. The Bengal Enamel Works Ltd, established in 1921, closed down by 2004 and the land is now used by housing promoters. [5] [6] The modern use of vitreous enamel on metals was introduced to India only during the early 20th century, when a young engineer, Debendra Nath Bhattacharya sailed to Japan and worked as an apprentice in a Japanese enamel factory.
West Bengal = WB Union territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands = AN Chandigarh = CH Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu = DD Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi = DL Jammu and Kashmir = JK Ladakh = LA Lakshadweep = LD Pondicherry, Puducherry = PY
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
Agriculture is the leading economic sector in West Bengal. Rice is the state's principal food crop. Rice, potato, jute, sugarcane and wheat are the state's top five crops. [127]: 14 Tea is produced commercially in northern districts; the region is well known for Darjeeling and other high-quality teas.