Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Indo-Bangladesh enclaves are either enclaves or exclaves of the Cooch Behar district or the Jalpaiguri district.[13]. The old delta consists of the districts of Murshidabad and Nadia. The capital of the state is Kolkata, the third-largest urban agglomeration and the seventh-largest city in India. [24] For the Darjeeling district, the Zilla Parishad has ceased to exist, but a similar organisation for the Siliguri subdivision exists, which is designated as a Mahakuma Parishad. On Thursday, Nadda’s convoy was attacked when it was on its way to Diamond Harbour area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district from Kolkata. This attack comes days after BJP President JP Nadda's convoy was brutally attacked by TMC-flag bearing goons when it was on its way to the Diamond Harbour area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district from Kolkata. West Bengal is bordered by three countries: Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh; and five Indian states: Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Assam. New Delhi, Jan 02: West Bengal is all set for Assembly polls in April-May this year. Here 'Established' means year of establishment as a district of West Bengal. With an area of 34,267 mi² (88,752 km²), it is bigger than Serbia but smaller than Jordan. Read: Mohan Bhagwat To Begin Two-day Tour In Poll-bound Bengal; Interact With Young Achievers. West Bengal is now divided in twenty three districts, grouped under five divisions:[9], The following is a list of the basic demographic data for the districts of West Bengal by their population rank in India[37], The following is a list of basic economic data for the districts of West Bengal as of 2013-2014, the latest year for which data is available:[39], Alphabetical listing of West Bengal Districts. Mahananda River divides the district of Malda into two parts. The Dooars region can be further subdivided into the Siliguri or Western Dooars, the middle or Jalpaiguri Dooars and the eastern or Alipur Dooars. Winter (December–January) is mild over the plains with average minimum temperatures of 15 °C (59 °F). The land slope is from west to the south-east and formation of natural levees along the river banks is a common phenomenon. West Bengal is on the eastern bottleneck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. These rivers carry with them plenty of water thus keeping the Bhagirathi river submerged with water throughout the year. The Sundarbans delta is the largest mangrove forest in the world. In 1993–94 1.24 lakh metric tons of fireclay were produced in West Bengal. [5] The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reorganised boundaries of the Indian states along linguistic lines. A part of the district of Purba Medinipur along the Bay of Bengal constitutes the coastal plain. West Bengal: Dry run for vaccination underway in 3 places Under the supervision of West Bengal Health Department officials, 25 healthcare workers will be vaccinated at each location. Because of long and continuous erosion, the whole region has been transformed into an undulating peneplain. West Bengal saw the inauguration of the railway system in eastern India in 1854, and local railway headquarters are now located in the state. As most of the rivers are snow fed, so most of the rivers are perennial in nature and often floods during the rainy season. The Bangladeshi and Indian portions of the jungle are listed in the UNESCO world heritage list separately as the Sundarbans and Sundarbans National Park respectively, though they are parts of the same forest. [6], The Sunderbans region is covered by numerous estuaries and streams, mainly distributaries of main rivers. The BSF jawan has been identified as Biswajit Sahani. The main seasons are summer, rainy season, a short autumn, and winter. Wolfram is mined at Jhilimili in Bankura. Area Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Sales Representative and more! [3] Cooch Behar district was a princely state named Koch Bihar till 20 August 1949, when the state formally agreed to join India. West Bengal State is established on 1-Nov-1956. The region is about 50 to 100  m above the sea level. The Terai zone is inundated yearly by the monsoon-swollen rivers of the Himalaya. To its northeast lies the states of Assam and Sikkim and the country Bhutan, and to its southwest, the state of Orissa. [7] At nights, a cool southerly breeze carries moisture from the Bay of Bengal. The state of West Bengal was established in 1947 with 14 districts of erstwhile Bengal province of British India. West Bengal stands third in the country in terms of mineral production. In between them, the river Ganga enters the state from west, before it branches off into its main distributaries: the Hooghly River, which flows southwards to reach the Bay of Bengal, and the Padma River, which flows eastwards into Bangladesh. [30] Under subdivisions, there are Police Circles, each headed by an Inspector of Police. The general average height of the area is 10 m. This area has been created by deposition of silt by its numerous rivers namely, Hoogly, Matla River, Jamira River, Gosaba River, Saptamukhi River, Haribhanga River and their tributaries. The plain in the south of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar district is also made of new alluvium deposited by numerous rivers like the Teesta, Torsa, Raidak, Jaldhaka, Sankosh, Balason, Punarbhaba, Atrai and several other small rivulets. The Darjeeling Himalayan hill region in the northern extreme of the state belongs to the eastern Himalaya. [5] The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 led to addition of Purulia district to the state and to enlargement of West Dinajpur district. The Tangon and Punarbhabha, and Atrai arises in the plains, while the former two joins together and flows into Mahanadi, Atrai flows into the Padma. The Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands is an ecoregion that stretches across the middle of the Terai belt. The capital of the state is the city of Kolkata. The Siliguri Corridor, which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state. The Terai-Duar savanna and wetlands are a mosaic of tall grasslands, savannas and evergreen and deciduous forests. Area Manager, Logistics (Former Employee) - Kolkata, West Bengal - September 26, 2018 Salary is very less than the industry standards. [27] District administration of Darjeeling, which is still responsible for election, panchayat, law and order, revenue etc., also acts as an interface between the Council and the State Government. This area is interspersed by small monadnocks locally known as tila. Kalimpong is a newly added district of West Bengal. The formation of delta is complete and the rivers here are heavily silted and many have even dried up in due course of time. West Bengal is the third largest state for coal production, accounting for about half of India's total. [23] The third tier of the Panchayati Raj is Zilla Parishad, a district level organisation with the Sabhapatis of the constituent Panchayat Samitis and the MLAs from the district as its members. The entire Darjeeling district except the Siliguri subdivision and a narrow northern part of Jalpaiguri district constitutes the region. A block consists of urban units such as census towns and rural units called gram panchayats. The rivers along with water carry silt and sand eroded from the western plateaus and deposits them in the Bhagirathi and the rivers themselves. [6] The Mayurakshi, which is fed by tributaries Brahmani, Dwarka, Bakreshwar and Kopai joins the Bhagirathi near Kandi, Murshidabad, the Ajay, which rises in the hills of Bihar, joined by the Kunur, flows down the plateau fringe, marking the boundary between Bardhaman and Birbhum districts joins it near Katwa and Damodar, with its small meandering distributaries, small streams, Khari, Banka and Behula joins the Bhagirathi near Uluberia. In contrast to the eastern part, the western part is made up of new alluvium and in this part River Kalindi joins the Mahananda River. Other major cities and towns in West Bengal are Howrah, Durgapur, Raniganj, Haldia, Jalpaiguri, Kharagpur, Burdwan, Darjeeling, Midnapore, and Malda.[4]. 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