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Purulia district

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Purulia district (Pron: puruliːaː) is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur-Adra, Jhalida and Balarampur. Contents 1History 1.1Pre history 1.2Pre independence 1.3Post independence 2Geography 2.1Climate 2.2Rivers and lakes 2.3Geology 3Economy 4Divisions 4.1Administrative subdivisions 4.1.1Purulia Sadar subdivision 4.1.2Manbazar

Paschim Bardhaman district

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal. Contents 1Etymology 2History 3Geography 4Administrative divisions 5Demographics 6Economy 6.1Coal mining 6.2Railways 6.3Industry 7Educational institutions 8Notable people 9Gallery 10References

North Bengal plains

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

North Bengal plains starts from the south of Terai region and continues up to the left bank of the Ganges. The southern parts of the district Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur baring some extreme northern regions, South Dinajpur, Malda and Cooch Behar districts constitute this geographical region. The narrow land mass in the North Dinajpur district is known as Mahananda corridor. This corridor runs north to south joining Malda with the plains of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch

Kalimpong district

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Kalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. Originally known as Dalingkot, the region was alternatively under the control of Sikkim and Bhutan. In 1865, it was annexed from Bhutan by British India under the Treaty of Sinchula, and administered as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district from 1916 onwards. In 2017, under the Republic of India, it was carved out as a separate

Jhargram district

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Jhargram is a district in the state of West Bengal, India.The district lies between the Kangsabati River in the north and the Subarnarekha in the south. Jhargram has one of the lowest population densities among the districts of West Bengal, with almost all its population living in rural areas. It is a popular tourist destination known for its sal forests, elephants, ancient temples and

Siliguri Corridor

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

The Siliguri Corridor is a narrow stretch of land (about 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide) located around the city of Siliguri in West Bengal, India. The corridor is important as it connects the states of Northeast India to the rest of India through the city of Siliguri. The countries of Nepal and Bangladesh lie on each side of the corridor and the Kingdom of Bhutan lies at the northern end

Hooghly district

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Hooghly district (/ˈhuːɡliː/) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (Chuchura). There are four subdivisions: Chinsura Sadar, Serampore, Chandannagar, and Arambag. Contents 1History 2Tarakeswar Temple 3Gallery 4Geography 5Economy 6Divisions 6.1Administrative subdivisions 6.1.1Chinsurah subdivision 6.1.2Chandannagore subdivision 6.1.3Serampore subdivision

Dooars

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

The Dooars or Duars (/duˈɑːrz/) are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This region is about 30 km (19 mi) wide and stretches over about 350 km (220 mi) from the Teesta River in West Bengal to the Dhansiri River in Assam. The region forms the gateway to Bhutan. It is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. Dooars means ‘doors’ in Assamese, Bengali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, and Magahi languages. There are 18

Cooch Behar State

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Cooch Behar, also known as Koch Bihar, was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The state was placed under the Bengal States Agency, part of the Eastern States Agency of the Bengal Presidency. It is located south of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, in present-day West Bengal. Cooch Behar State was formed when the Kamata Kingdom under the Koch dynasty split following the death of Nara Narayan in 1586. The eastern portion, Koch Hajo, was

Darjeeling Himalayan hill region

Dec 21, 2021MrKuchewarEncyclopedia

Darjeeling Himalayan hill region or Darjeeling Himalaya is the mountainous area on the north-western side of the state of West Bengal in India. This region belongs to the Eastern Himalaya range. The Darjeeling district except the Siliguri subdivision and the entire Kalimpong district constitute this region. It arises abruptly from the Terai region. The region slopes from a south to north direction. The river Teesta divides the region in two parts —