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At the time of its creation in 1947, the state of West Bengal was divided into 14 districts—Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta (Kolkata), Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and 24 Parganas. [3] Cooch Behar district was a princely state named Koch Bihar till 20 August 1949, when the ...
West Bengal ( / bɛnˈɡɔːl /, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃim ˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km 2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011.
The British East India Company, that took complete control of Bengal in 1793 by abolishing Nizamat (local rule), chose to develop Calcutta, now the capital city of West Bengal, as their commercial and administrative center for the Company-held territories in South Asia. [69] The development of East Bengal was thereafter limited to agriculture. [69]
The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Asembly election was the 17th quinquennial legislative election held in West Bengal, to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021, taking place in eight phases. [ 3 ]
BJP. The 2024 Indian general election was held in West Bengal in seven phases between 19 April and 1 June 2024 to elect 42 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. [ 1][ 2] The result of the election was announced on 4 June 2024. The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly was also scheduled with the general ...
This is a list of districts in the Indian state of West Bengal ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census. [1] Bangal has lowest literacy rate growth in india in 2023 & 2024. With a literacy rate of 96.26% (male 90.69% and female 96.54%), above the national average of 90.04%, as per the 2011 Census, West Bengal ranks 20th ...
The Santal Parganas in a 1907 map of the Bengal area. In 1855, during British India, Santhal Parganas was created as a district, and was a part of the Bengal Presidency. Santhal Parganas was a district, in undivided Bihar state, India. After formation of Jharkhand in became division. As a consequence of Santal uprising, the British passed the ...
The NIFTY 50 is a benchmark Indian stock market index that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange. [1] [2] Nifty 50 is owned and managed by NSE Indices (previously known as India Index Services & Products Limited), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited.