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State Profile
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State
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West Bengal
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| Capital
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Kolkata
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Divisons
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Jalpaiguri, Burdwan, Presidency
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Districts
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The 20 districts of West Bengal are as follows :
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Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda,
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Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, North 24 Parganas,
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South 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Alipurduar
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Location
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2713'15" N to 2125'24" N Latitude
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8548'20" E to 8953'04" E Longitude
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Geographical
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Total Area is 88,752 square km.The Himalayas is the North and Bay of Bengal in
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Regions
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the South.Broad Regions are the Himalayan Region, Terai Region,Rarh Region,
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Western Plateau and Highlands, Ganges Delta in the South having Sundarbon
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Mangrove Forest and small Coastal Area.
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Rainfall
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Average Normal Rainfall is 1830 mm. for the State, 2486 mm.in Sub-Himalayan
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West Bengal and 1502 mm. In Gangetic West Bengal.
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| Main Rivers
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The Ganges(also named as Bhagirati and Hoogly), Teesta, Torsa, Jaldhaka,
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Mahananda, Damodar, Ajay, Kangsabati.
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Total Population
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91,347,736
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| Places of Historical
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Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Dooars, Alipurduar, Berhampur, Gour, Nabadwip, Santiniketan,
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Kamarpukur, Joyrambati, Bishnupur, Chandannagar, Digha, Surdanban and Kolkata.
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| Important Minerals
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Coal and Coal bed Methane gas at Ranigunj, China clay and Fire clay at Bankura
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and Purulia region.
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| Main Industrial
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Durgapur, Asansol, Chittaranjan, Titagarh, Howrah, Barrackpore, Kalyani, Kolkata,
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Areas
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Haldia, Siliguri.
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Power Plants
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Thermal Power Plants at Farakka, Bakreswar, Durgapur, Mejia, Bandel, Kolaghat,
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Santaldihi, Sagardighi, Dishergarh, Budge Budge and Hydel Power Plants at Maithan,
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Jaldhaka and Rammam.
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Main Agriculture
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Aus Paddy, Aman Paddy, Boro Paddy, Jute, Maize, Wheat, Potato, Musturd,
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| Maskalai, Gram, Crops
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Musur, Khesari, Sugarcane, Til, Mung, Ground Nut, Vegetables and Tea.
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National Parks
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Sundarban National Park, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gorumara National Park, Neora Valley
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National Park and Singalila National Park.
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Important Wildlife
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Extant wildlife includes the Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Rhinoceros, Indian Elephant,
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Deer, Bison, Leopard, Gaur and Crocodiles, as well as many bird species.
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The Barking Deer, Red Panda, Chinkara, Pangolin are found in high-atittude forest.
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Festivals & Fares
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Poila Baishakh (the Bengali New Year), Rathayatra, Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja,
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Nobanno, Poush Parbon, Saraswati Puja, Dolyatra, Christmas, Eid ul-Fitr, Eid uz-zoha,
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Maharram, Buddha Purnima.Among several fairs, Gangasagar Mela, Poush Mela at
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Shantiniketan and Joydeb Mela atKenduli are most popular.
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Important Languages
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Bengali, English, Hindi, Nepali, Santali, Urdu and Oriya.Languages such as
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Rajbongshi and Ho are used in some parts of the state.
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Airports
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dumdum (Kolkata), Bagdogra
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Airport (near Siliguri) and Coochbehar Airport (newly created).
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| Sea Ports
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Kolkata and Haldia
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Railways
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Eastern Railways and South Eastern Railway with Kolkata as Headquarter, The Kolkata
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Metro, The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in the northern part of the state.The
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, part of NFR, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Important Cities
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Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, Durgapur, Ranigunj, Haldia, Kharagpur, Burdwan, Darjeeling,
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Medinipur, Jalpaiguri and Malda.
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Administrative Set Up
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Numbers
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District
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20
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Subdivision
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66
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Police Station(Including outpost)
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719
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Development Block
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341
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Zilla Parishad
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18
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Panchayat Samity
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333
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Gram Panchayat
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3239
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Villages
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40203
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Municipality
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121
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Municipal Corporation
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6
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Census Towns
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780
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Sources :
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1.Census of India, 2011.
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2.Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal.
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3.Department of Home(Police), Government of West Bengal.
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