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4.1 Districts sharing their name with another district in India. ... Download as PDF; ... Bihar shares a name with Gopalganj District, Bangladesh;
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 1954. [5]
Bogra, is a major city located in the Bogra district, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is a major commercial hub. It is also known as the capital of North Bengal in Bangladesh. Bogra is considered the oldest city of Bengal, dating to the reign of the Great Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 268 to 232 BCE.
South 24 Parganas district; Bankura district; Jhargram district; Paschim Medinipur district; Purba Medinipur district; Purulia district; Birbhum district; Paschim Bardhaman district; Purba Bardhaman district; Hooghly district; Dakshin Dinajpur district; Malda district; Murshidabad district; Uttar Dinajpur district; Alipurduar district; Cooch ...
The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas .
The sub-divisions of South Kamrup district is now part of Kamrup Rural district. On 27 June 2016, one more district was announced by Sarbananda Sonowal, taking the total number from 32 to 33 which is Majuli (carved out of the Northern parts of Jorhat). It is the first river island district of India. [3]
Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the ...
Notably, Tehsil predominates in North Indian states, whereas Taluk is prevalent in South Indian states. These delineations exist beneath the level of revenue division/sub-division within the administrative framework of a district. Each sub-district is headed by a tehsildar/mamlatdar/mandal revenue officer.