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The total number of literates in Ward No. 109 was 50,435 (85.49% of the population over 6 years). [7] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [8] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [9] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
Sl. No. City Name Founder GDP Per Capita (2024) (Standard of Living) Population (2011) District 1 Bidhannagar (BMC 2015) (Salt Lake City) Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (Best Chief Minister of West Bengal 1948-1962) (Hailed from a Bengali Hindu family of Khulna, Bengal, present-day Bangladesh/East Bengal) $6,000 6,32,107 North 24 Parganas: 2 Kolkata ...
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.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Dabgram-Phulbari constituency [2] [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AITC: Goutam Deb: 84,649 : 48.29 : CPI(M) Dilip Singh 73,413 41.88 BJP: Dulal Kanti Das 10,623 6.06 Independent Subash Biswas 2,347 1.34 BSP: Sanjiban Sarkar 1,423 0.81 Independent Nitu Jai Pritam 1,173 Indian People's Forward Bloc: Shambhu ...
Affiliated with the West Bengal State University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, education, history and geography, and a BA general course. It has hostel facilities. It has hostel facilities.
The Writers' Buildings or Mahakaran, often shortened to just Writers ', is the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata, India.The 150-metre long building covers the entire northern stretch of the Lal Dighi or Red Lake at the centre of historic B.B.D. Bagh, long considered as the administrative and business hub of the city.
Governor of West Bengal: C. V. Ananda Bose: 23 November 2022 Chief Minister of West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee: 20 May 2011 Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Biman Banerjee: 30 May 2011 Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Dr. Asish Banerjee: 2 July 2021 Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative ...
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 ...