West bengal has distinguished itself from the other states of india by its radical political culture. The state has a total area of 88,752 square kilometres 34,267 sq mi. Powerpoint map of india india states and districts are easy. In west bengal, 7,820,710 children 06 live in rural areas. To find the list of assembly constituency in district wise, select the state from the state list in the form, after selecting the state, the district name for the state will be displayed in the box, from that select the particular district to know the assembly constituencies vidhan sabha. Districts of west bengal there are 23 districts in the state and they are as follows. This west bengal map also give details about the location of districts and district headquarters. Munich personal repec archive the silk handloom industry in nadia district of west bengal. View satellite images street maps of villages in west bengal, india. National d airy d evelopment board dairying in west bengal statistical prole 2017 in this publication dairying in west bengal a statistical profile 2017, the major highlights are. The headquarters of harirampur cd block is at harirampur. List of districts in west bengal simple english wikipedia. Total population of rural areas of west bengal state was 62,183,1.
In case of further assistance, please submit your query at. The economy of west bengal is the sixthlargest state economy in india. A dm is an officer from either indian administrative service ias or west bengal civil service wbcs, and is appointed by the state government of west bengal. The origin of the name bengal known as bangla and bongo in bengali language is unknown. West bengal map, west bengal state information and facts. Assam castereligion wise population, assam caste wise. In mid 60s west bengal proved the most chaotic state in india, but after 1977 when left. Kolkata district administrative head quarter is kolkata. List of all villages in the state of west bengal, india classified by administrative division viz. West bengal district wise assembly constituencies list. Howrah is a relatively small district in west bengal with an area of 1467 sq km.
The development disparity between kolkata and other parts of the state has resulted a definite district wise spatial distributional pattern of homeless people with the greatest concentration in. West bengal is a major state on the map of india owing to its location. It lies between 85 degree 50 minutes and 89 degree 50 minutes east longitude, and 21 degrees 25 minutes and 27 degrees minutes north latitude. West bengal is on the eastern bottleneck of india, stretching from the himalayas in the north to the bay of bengal in the south.
This publication includes statistical tables and thematic maps on selected. West bengal district map, list of districts in west bengal. Click able map of west bengal showing all the districts with their boundaries. It almost acts as a connecting link between the northeast states and entire india. This twopage report in a3 paper size format comprises the basic information of a particular district. Bengali is the official language of the state, though english and hindi are also widely used.
The history of political panchayats in west bengal, india. An overview in terms of population, west bengal ranks as the fourth most populated state in india. West bengals climate varies from tropical savannah in the southern portions to humid subtropical in the north. The state witnessed the peasant uprising like tebhaga and naxalbari movement. The silk handloom industry in nadia district of west bengal. Click on the detailed button under the map for a more comprehensive map. Education, district level information of all districts west. Although in area west bengal ranks as one of the smaller states in india, it is one of the. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee file photo west burdwan district was carved out of burdwan on friday by chief minister mamata banerjee, making it the 23rd district. It is argued that this coexistence cannot be fully explained by agricultural growth or land reforms. Get latest news and updates on west bengal lok sabha elections 2019 on economic times. The deck includes india map highlighting the national capital new delhi as well as detailed maps of all states including assam, sikkim, tamil nadu, rajasthan, karnataka, andhra pradesh, mizoram, wes bengal, himachal pradesh, rajasthan, manipur, uttarkhand, uttar. Click able map of west bengal showing all the districts with their.
Find the assembly election constituencies vidhan sabha seats list for all district based on the state. Districtwise number of persons usually working by major activity groups in urban areas in west bengal 2005 sorry. About kolkata district kolkata district is one among 19 districts of west bengal state,india. Know all about west bengal general election 2019 schedule, election dates, announcements, process, west bengal lok sabha election results. Apr 08, 2017 west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee file photo west burdwan district was carved out of burdwan on friday by chief minister mamata banerjee, making it the 23rd district. West bengal, indian state located in the eastern part of the country. Soi brochure open series mapsosm political map of india physical map of india road map of india railway map of india india and. Political stability, local democracy and clientelism in rural. Although in area west bengal ranks as one of the smaller states in india, it is one of the largest in population. West bengal state profile covering an area of 88,752 sq km, west bengal is situated in eastern india. A district is governed by a district collector, who is better known as a district magistrate dm in the state of west bengal. This view of west bengal at an angle of 60 is one of these images. In rural regions of west bengal state, female sex ratio per males was 953 while same for the child 06 age was 959 girls per boys. West bengal is divided into 23 districts and each district is governed by a district collector or a district magistrate, appointed by the indian.
In terms of area, it is the smallest amongst all the districts of west bengal but has the highest density of population. The android app voter helpline provides you easy searching of your name in electoral roll, filling up online forms, knowing about elections, and most importantly, lodging grievance. The himalayas lies in the north of the state of west bengal and the bay of bengal is at the south. The indian states of assam and sikkim are situated to the north and northeast, odisha in the southwest, jharkhand and bihar in the w. West bengal population sex ratio in west bengal literacy rate. The state shares international borders with bangladesh, bhutan and nepal. Code, district, headquarters, established, subdivisions, area, population 2011, population density, map. High resolution map of west bengal hd apr 12, 2016. Political economy of west bengal a puzzle and a hypothesis the paper is concerned with the phenomenon of unusual political stability in west bengal coupled with moderate economic development in the state since the inception of left front rule. The primary source for the data used for these reports is the sworn affidavits provided by the candidates themselves. The west bengal government appeals all to contribute in west bengal state emergency relief fund and assist the state government in prevention and control of situation arising out of unforeseen emergencies like covid19 corona.
With major city of kolkatta, west bengal has some well planned road network. Phd researcher at friedrichschiller university jena, germany. The population growth rate recorded for this decade 20012011 was 68. It is 10 th largest district in the state by population. National dairy dairying in board development west bengal. Each district, except that of kolkata, is administered by a collector, who is also the. West bengal 1971 west bengal election commission of india. West bengal map detailed map of west bengal west bengal. Assam district wise population, population based on religion in assam. Sheer volume of data that has to be read from the affidavits that are often poorly scanned and the lightening speed at which these reports have to be brought out makes it quite difficult to ensure accuracy of every bit of data. The nandigram violence was an incident in nandigram, west bengal where, on the orders of the left front government, more than 4,000 heavily armed police stormed the nandigram area with the aim of stamping out protests against the west bengal governments plans to expropriate 10,000 acres 40 km 2 of land for a special economic zone sez to be developed by the indonesianbased salim group. District and breed wise population of gir cattle in west bengal 2012 34 ii. Nepali is spoken primarily in the darjeeling district. Addressing the inauguration programme of the new district, mamata said that people of the district do not have to go to kolkata any more for administrative work.
It is the nations fourthmost populous state, with over 91 million inhabitants. The state primarily dependent on agriculture and mediumsized industry, although services and heavy industries play an increasingly significant role in the economy of the country. Political stability, local democracy and clientelism in rural west bengal1 pranab bardhana, sandip mitrab, dilip mookherjeec and abhirup sarkard april, 2008 abstract the paper examines political awareness, participation and the unusual stability of political power in rural west bengal, using data from a household survey conducted by. State to vote in 7 phases from april 1 to may 19 image for representation. District and breedwise population of crossbred cattle in west bengal 2012. It has a total of 92,023 km in national highways and maps around 2,393 kms of road in state highways. I like to develop physics related apps and softwares from time to time.
Given below is the west bangal state map showing the location of the state on india map. The development disparity between kolkata and other parts of the state has resulted a definite districtwise spatial distributional pattern of homeless people with the greatest concentration in. Bijanbari is a village in darjeeling pulbazar cd block in the darjeeling sadar subdivision of the darjeeling district in west bengal, india. Im a physicist specializing in theoretical, computational and experimental condensed matter physics. Get best price and read about company and get contact details and address. Geography and climate kolkata district it is located at.
In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version. Kolkata district is bounded by the north 24 parganas district on the north and on the east, south 24 parganas district on the south and howrah district, across the hooghly, on the west. Click on the detailed button under the image to switch to a more detailed map. Google map of west bengal, india nations online project. A district is governed by a district collector, who is better known as a district magistrate. Map of india pdf best photos of india map outline printable india map political. National d airy d evelopment board 02 dairying in west bengal a statistical pro le 2017 part i. The map of west bengal shows the location of the state capital, kolkota. The statistical data, graphs and charts shown offer the information on almost all socioeconomic parameters of a district in a very handy format. Economy, district level information of all districts west bengal. Download west bengal general knowledge pdf free 2018 west bengal gk book pdf. Official website of the district administration, murshidabad. Geography and climate kolkata district it is located at latitude22.
The deck includes india map highlighting the national capital new delhi as well as detailed maps of all states including assam, sikkim, tamil nadu, rajasthan, karnataka, andhra pradesh, mizoram, wes bengal, himachal pradesh, rajasthan, manipur, uttarkhand, uttar pradesh, punjab, maharashtra, and kerala. Cities and towns the population of all cities and towns in the state of west bengal by census years. Kolkota is the capital of the state of west bengal. Map compiled by nic legend %lstate head quarter district head quarters state boundary district boundary west bengal parliamentary constituencies kolk at. District wise number of persons usually working by major activity groups in urban areas in west bengal 2005 sorry. Download our new mobile app voter helpline from play store. Harirampur police station under west bengal police has jurisdiction over harirampur cd block. The district factpage tm of 620 districts, out of total 640 districts of india are now available.