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Historically, the main source of income of the people of West Bengal has been farming, and, as a consequence, the state previously had a large rural population skew. At the turn of the 20th century, however, the role of industry in West Bengal increased substantially, leading to a population move into urban areas. [1]
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 ...
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
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 ...
^ 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 / ; ISO : Paścimabaṅga , pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ , abbr. WB ) is a state in the eastern portion of India .
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 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 ...
This is a list of state highways in West Bengal, India. [1] Introduction. West Bengal state has a good road network. There are 15 state highways. [2]