Political Features of West Bengal

Political Features of West Bengal
 Extension and Area share of West Bengal:

 Extension: (i) 21̊ 25' N to 27̊ 13' N
(ii) 85̊ 50' E to 89̊ 50' E (2005)
 Area: 88752 km2 Similar to (i) Hungary- (2005) (93030 km2), (ii) Jordan – (89342
km2)
 Half Area: Denmark (43094 km2)
 Which country in world is equal to WB in population: Vietnam (91,700,000).
 Administrative Division:
 At present total number of district’s in WB: 23 (2007,2009,2018)
Administrative Division District Division

(1) Jalpaiguri Division (5) Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri,
Alipurduar, Cooch Behar.
(2) Malda Division (4) Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur,
Malda, Murshidabad.
(3) Burdwan Division (4) Birbhum, Paschim Burdwan, Purba
Burdwan, Hooghly.
(4) Medinipur Division (5) Puruliya, Bankura, Jhargram,
Paschim Medinipur, Purba
Medinipur.
(5) Presidency Division (5) Haora, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24
Parganas, South 24 parganas.
 Area wise districts of West Bengal:

 Descending order – S. 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Bankura (2014).
 Ascending order – Kolkata, Kalimpong, Haora.
 Distance and Direction of Districts:

 Distance between northern most point to southern most point is – 623 km (2014)-
(Darjeeling border to bay of Bengal)
 Distance between western most point to eastern most point to eastern most point of WB
is – 320 km. (Puruliya to Nadia)
 Northern most district of WB – Darjeeling.
 Southern most district of WB – S.24 Parganas.
 Western most district of WB – Puruliya.
 Eastern most district of WB – Alipurduar.
 Which part of WB shares International boundaries – North, North – East, South – East
(2015). [Actually it should be Nepal in North-West, Bhutan in North and Bangladesh
in East]
 Narrowest Part of west Bengal lies Chopra of Uttar Dinajpur district, where it is just 9
km.
(1) Shape: “Chicken Neck”
(2) Other’s name: “Mahananda Corridor / Shiliguri Corridor”
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 Which city of WB is called Gateway City of NE India – Shiliguri (2006).
 Boundary of West Bengal:

 International Boundary:
 Total length of WB’s International frontier is –
 WB shares maximum International frontier with (2016) – Bangladesh (2272 km).
 WB shares International boundary with how many countries – 3 (Nepal, Bhutan and
Bangladesh).
 How many district’s shares International boundary with Bangladesh- 10 (Cooch Behar,
Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia,
North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas).
 How many district’s shares International boundary with Bhutan- 3 (Kalimpong,
Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar).
 How many district’s shares International boundary with Nepal- 1 (Darjeeling).
 How many district’s shares International boundary – 12 (Darjeeling, Kalimpong,
Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda,
Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas).
 State Boundary:
 WB shares boundary with how many states in India – 5 (Assam, Sikkim, Bihar,
Jharkhand, Odisha)
 How many district’s shares State boundary with Assam- 2 (Cooch Behar, Alipurduar)
 How many district’s shares State boundary with Sikkim- 2 (Kalimpong, Darjeeling)
 How many district’s shares State boundary with Bihar- 3 (Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur,
Malda)
 How many district’s shares State boundary with Jharkhand- 6 (Malda, Murshidabad,
Birbhum, Paschim Burdwan, Puruliya, Jhargram)
 How many district’s shares State boundary with Odisha- 3 (Jhargram, Paschim
Medinipur, Purba Medinipur)
 How many district’s share state boundary – 13 (Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Kalimpong,
Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Paschim Burdwan,
Puruliya, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur)
 Which of the Indian state shares longest boundary with WB – Jharkhand (500 km).
 Which of the Indian state shares shortest boundary with WB – Assam.
 District Boundary:
 Total length of WB’s coastline – 157.5 km.
 How many district’s share coastline – 3 (Purba Medinipur, S. 24 parganas and N. 24
Parganas)
 How many district’s share land boundary – 23.
 How many district’s share only district boundary with other district’s/ How many
district’s sharing neither any International boundary nor any State boundary– 5
(Bankura, W. Burdwan, Hooghly, Haora, Kolkata).
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 How many district’s sharing both International boundary and State boundary– 7
(Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Malda,
Murshidabad).
 Only International boundary sharing district- 5 (Jalpaiguri, Dakshin Dinajpur, Nadia,
North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas)
 Only State boundary sharing district- 6 (Birbhum, Paschim Burdwan, Puruliya,
Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur)
 Which district’s share minimum number of district’s boundary – Kalimpong (2),
Alipurduar (2), Cooch Behar (2), Dakshin Dinajpur (2).
 District Division:
District’s Head Quarters Number of Sub- Division
1. Darjeeling Darjeeling 3
2. Kalimpong Kalimpong
3. Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri 2
4 Alipurduar Alipurduar
5. Cooch Behar Cooch Behar 5
6. Uttar Dinajpur Raiganj 2
7. Dakshin Dinajpur Balurghat 2
8. Malda English Bazar 2
9. Murshidabad Berhampur 5
10. Birbhum Suri 3
11. Paschim Burdwan Burdwan 4
12. Purba Burdwan Asabsol 2
13. Puruliya Puruliya 2
14. Bankura Bankura 3
15. Jhargram Jhargram
16. Paschim Medinipur Medinipur 3
17. Purba Medinipur Tamluk 4
18. Hugli Chinsura 4
19. Haora Haora 2
20. Kolkata Kolkata Municipal Corporation
21. Nadia Krishnagar 4
22. North 24 Parganas Barasat 5
23. South 24 Parganas Alipore (Baruipore) 5
 District Distribution:
North Bengal (8) South Bengal (15)
Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Paschim Burdwan,
Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Purba Burdwan, Puruliya, Bankura,
Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba
Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda Medinipur, Hugli, Haora, Kolkata, Nadia,
North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas
 Reconstruction of West Bengal:

 West Bengal (state) – 1947 (15th August)
District Name Reconstruction Name
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Cooch Behar 1950
Puruliya 1956 (1st November)
North and South 24 1986 (1st March)
Parganas
North and South Dinajpur 1992 (1st April)
East and West Medinipur 2002 (2nd January)
Alipurduar 2014 (25th June)
Kalimpong 2017 (14th February)
Jhargram 2017 (4th April)
West Burdwan 2017 (7th April)
 Tropic of Cancer Spread Over (W.B.):

 Tropic of cancer (23½̊ N) passes through 5 districts of WB. (Puruliya, Bankura,
Paschim Burdwan, Purba Burdwan, Nadia).
1. Puruliya (Adra).
2. Bankura (Barjora, Gangajalghati).
3. Paschim Burdwan (Durgapur).
4. Purba Burdwan (Guskara, Purbasthali, Ausgram).
5. Nadia (Krishnagar, Dhubulia).
 Highest slum population of WB – 1st – Kolkata.

2nd – Maheshtala
3rd – Asansol.
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 Extension and Area share of West Bengal:

Administrative Division District Division

 Area wise districts of West Bengal:

 Distance and Direction of Districts:

 Boundary of West Bengal:

 Reconstruction of West Bengal:

District Name Reconstruction Name

 Tropic of Cancer Spread Over (W.B.):

 Highest slum population of WB – 1st – Kolkata.

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