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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 1954. [5]
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 ...
India is a union of states and union territories as per article 1 of the Indian Constitution.Some states and union territories are further divided into divisions, which are made up of groups of districts.
The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories , including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area.
^ The Province of Bengal was split into two states i.e. West Bengal and East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) by the Indian Independence Act 1947 [11] †† Partition of Bengal (1947) West Bengal ( / b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l / ; Bengali : Pōścimabôṅgô , pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ , abbr. WB ) is a state in the eastern portion of ...
In 1947, when India gained independence, the erstwhile British Indian province of Bengal was divided into two parts: the eastern region formed East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh in 1971, and the western part joined India as the state of West Bengal.
Berar was added to the province in 1903, and was renamed the Central Provinces and Berar in 1936. Burma: Lower Burma annexed 1852, established as a province in 1862, Upper Burma incorporated in 1886. Separated from British India in 1937 to become administered independently by the newly established British Government Burma Office.
Bengal Province or Province of Bengal, may refer to the Imperial Province of the Bengal region under two periods of imperial rule in South Asia: Bengal Subah (1574–1765), Province (Subah) of the Mughal Empire until 1717 and Independent State after 1717; Bengal Presidency (1765–1947), Presidency of the British Indian Empire