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Area & Population
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General Information On Area and Population
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General Information
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Unit
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2001
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2011(P)
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Area
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Sq. Km.
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88752
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88752
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Population
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Number
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80176197
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91347736
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Male
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Number
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41465985
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46927389
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Female
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Number
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38710212
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44420347
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Sex ratio(Females Per 1000 Males)
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934
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947
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Density Of Population
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Per Sq. Km.
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903
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1029
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Decennial Groth Rate Of Population
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Per Cent
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17.77
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13.93
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Households
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Number
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15872083
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20067299
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Rural
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Number
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11270822
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13717186
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Urban
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Number
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4601261
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6350113
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Source: Census Of India, 2001, 2011
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Household Assets
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Households having
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Per Cent
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Radio/Transistor
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18.3
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Television
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35.3
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Computer/Laptop
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With Internet
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2.2
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Without Internet
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6.1
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Telephone
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Landline only
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2.3
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Mobile only
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42.9
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Both
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4.0
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Bicycle
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57.2
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Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped
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8.5
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Car/Jeep/Van
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2.2
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Source: Census Of India, 2011
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Ownership Status
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Ownership Status,2011(P)
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Per Cent
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Owned Households
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89.3
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Rented Households
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7.3
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Others
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3.4
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Source: Census Of India, 2011
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Percentage of Population
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Percentage of Population
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2001
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2011(P)
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Male
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51.72
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51.37
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Female
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48.28
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48.63
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Rural
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72.03
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68.11
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Urban
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27.97
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31.89
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0-6 Population
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14.24
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11.07
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Scheduled Caste
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23.02
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Scheduled Tribe
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5.50
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Source: Census Of India, 2001, 2011
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Urbanisation
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Kolkata urban agglomeration
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Unit
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2011(P)
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Population
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Man
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Number
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7319682
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Female
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Number
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6792854
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Total
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Number
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14112536
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Literacy Rate (7 + Population)
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Man
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Per Cent
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90.93
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Female
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Per Cent
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85.53
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Person
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Per Cent
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88.33
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Sex ratio(Females Per 1000 Males)
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928
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Source: Census Of India, 2001, 2011
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Abbreviation
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P
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Provisional
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R
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Revised
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E
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Estimated
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A
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Advance
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Q
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Quick
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BE
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Budget Estimate
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MW
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Mega Watt
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MU
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Million Unit
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MKWH
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Million Killo Watt-Hour
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MT
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Metric Tonne
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EM
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Entreprenuer Memorandum
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DLHS
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District Level Household and Facility Survey
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RCH
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Reproductive and Child Health
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GSDP
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Gross State Domestic Product
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NSDP
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Net State Domestic Product
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..
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Not Available
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District-wise Area & Population
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District
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Headquarters
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Established
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Subdivisions
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Area
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Population As of 2011
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Population Density
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Map
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Alipurduar
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Alipurduar
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2014
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• Alipurduar
• Falakata
• Kalchini
• Madarihat
• Kumargram
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3,383 km2 (1,306 sq mi)
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1,700,000
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400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
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Bankura
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Bankura
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1947
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• BankuraSadar
• Khatra
• Bishnupur
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6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi)
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3,596,292
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523/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
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Bardhaman
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Bardhaman
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1947
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• Asansol
• Durgapur
• Kalna
• Katwa
• Bardhaman Sadar North
• Bardhaman Sadar South
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7,024 km2 (2,712 sq mi)
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7,723,663
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1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
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Birbhum
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Suri
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1947
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• Suri Sadar
• Bolpur
• Rampurhat
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4,545 km2 (1,755 sq mi)
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3,502,387
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771/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
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Cooch Behar
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Cooch Behar
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1950
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• Cooch Behar Sadar
• Dinhata
• Mathabhanga
• Mekhliganj
• Tufanganj
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3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
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2,822,780
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833/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
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Darjeeling
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Darjeeling
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1947
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• Darjeeling Sadar
• Kalimpong
• Kurseong
• Siliguri
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3,149 km2 (1,216 sq mi)
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1,842,034
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585/km2 (1,520/sq mi)
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East Midnapore
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Tamluk
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2002
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• Tamluk
• Haldia
• Egra
• Contai
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4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi)
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5,094,238
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1,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
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Hooghly
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Chinsura
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1947
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• Chinsurah
• Chandan Nagore
• Srirampore
• Arambagh
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3,149 km2 (1,216 sq mi)
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5,520,389
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1,753/km2 (4,540/sq mi)
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Howrah
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Howrah
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1947
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• Howrah Sadar
• Uluberia
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1,467 km2 (566 sq mi)
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4,841,638
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3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
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Jalpaiguri
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Jalpaiguri
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1947
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• Jalpaiguri Sadar
• Malbazar
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2,844 km2 (1,098 sq mi)
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2,172,846
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621/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
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Kolkata
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Kolkata
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1947
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185 km2 (71 sq mi)
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4,486,679
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24,252/km2 (62,810/sq mi)
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Malda
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English Bazar
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1947
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• Chanchal
• MaldaSadar
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3,733 km2 (1,441 sq mi)
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3,997,970
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1,071/km2 (2,770/sq mi)
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Murshidabad
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Baharampur
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1947
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• Barhampur
• Domkol
• Lalbag
• Kandi
• Jangipur
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5,324 km2 (2,056 sq mi)
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7,102,430
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1,334/km2 (3,460/sq mi)
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Nadia
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Krishnanagar
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1947
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• Krishnanagar Sadar
• Kalyani
• Ranaghat
• Tehatta
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3,927 km2 (1,516 sq mi)
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5,168,488
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1,316/km2 (3,410/sq mi)
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North 24 Parganas
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Barasat
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1986
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• Barrackpore
• BarasatSadar
• Bangaon
• Basirhat
• Bidhannagar
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4,094 km2 (1,581 sq mi)
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10,082,852
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2,463/km2 (6,380/sq mi)
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North Dinajpur
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Raiganj
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1992
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• Raiganj
• Islampur
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3,140 km2 (1,210 sq mi)
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3,000,849
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956/km2 (2,480/sq mi)
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Purulia
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Purulia
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1956
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• PuruliaSadar East
• PuruliaSadar West
• Raghunathpur
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6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi)
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2,927,965
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468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
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South 24 Parganas
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Alipore
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1986
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• Baruipur
• Canning
• Diamond Harbour
• Kakdwip
• AliporeSadar
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9,960 km2 (3,850 sq mi)
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8,153,176
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819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
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South Dinajpur
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Balurghat
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1992
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• Balurghat
• Gangarampur
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2,219 km2 (857 sq mi)
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1,670,931
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753/km2 (1,950/sq mi)
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West Midnapore
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Medinipur
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2002
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• Kharagpur
• Medinipur Sadar
• Ghatal
• Jhargram
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9,345 km2 (3,608 sq mi)
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5,943,300
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636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
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72
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88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi)
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91,347,736
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1,029/km2 (2,670/sq mi)
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