Bardhaman district

  Bardhaman district (/ˈbɑːrdəˌmən/, Bengali: ; also spelled Burdwan or Barddhaman or Vardhaman) was a district in West Bengal. On 7 April 2017, the district was bifurcated into Purba Bardhaman district and Paschim Bardhaman district. The headquarters of the district was Bardhaman, and it housed the cities of Asansol and Durgapur. Great revolutionary Rashbehari Bose was born in village Subaldaha, Bardhaman district. Bengali poet Kumud Ranjan Mullick was born at Kogram and poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born

Alipurduar district

Alipurduar District  is the 20th district in the state of West Bengal, India.The district has its headquarters at Alipurduar. It was made a district by bifurcating Jalpaiguri district on 25 June 2014. It consists of Alipurduar municipality, Falakata municipality and six community development blocks: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks contain 66 gram panchayats and nine census towns. Contents   1Administration 2Railway

Chandannagar

Chandannagar (also known by its former name Chandernagore and French name Chandernagor) is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Located on the western bank of Hooghly River, the town was one of the five settlements of French India. The city has a unique culture due

Partition of Bengal (1947)

The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian province of Bengal based on the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The Hindu-majority West Bengal became a state of India, and the Muslim-majority East Bengal (now Bangladesh) became a province of Pakistan. On 20 June 1947, the Bengal Legislative Assembly met to decide the future of the Bengal Presidency on being a United Bengal within

Yamunotri district

Yamunotri District is newly proposed district to split from Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India.The area of this proposed district is 2839 sq km and population of this district is 138,559. Contents 1Tehsils 2Blocks 3Religious places 4References Tehsils Purola Mori Barkot Blocks Three Religious places Yamunotri Temple and Ashram Yamunotri Temple

Udham Singh Nagar district

Udham Singh Nagar District is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarters. This district consists of seven Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Jaspur, Kashipur, Kichha, Khatima, Sitarganj. The district is located in the Terai region, and is part of Kumaon Division. It is bounded on the north by Nainital District, on the northeast by Champawat District, on the east by Nepal, and on the south and west by Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bijnor District of Uttar Pradesh state. The

Tehri Garhwal district

Tehri Garhwal (Pronounced : ‘Tihri’/’टिहरी’)is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 618, 931 (2011 census), a 2.35% increase over the previous decade. It is surrounded by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and Pauri Garhwal District in the south. Tehri Garhwal is a part of

Rudraprayag district

Rudraprayag  is a district of the state of Uttarakhand of northern India. The district occupies an area of 1984 km2. The town of Rudraprayag is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District on the north, Chamoli District on the east, Pauri Garhwal District on the south, and Tehri Garhwal District on the west. Contents   1Overview 2Demographics 3Assembly constituencies 4Shrines and temples 5Cities, towns and

Ranikhet district

Ranikhet District is newly proposed district to split Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Its area is 1397 km2 and population is 322,408 Contents 1Tehsils 2Blocks 3Visiting places 4Religious places 5References Tehsils Ranikhet Salt Bhikiyasain Dwarahat Chaukhutia Syalde Blocks Eight Visiting places Ranikhet is a hill station. Religious places Jhula Devi Temple, Ranikhet Jhula Devi Temple

Pithoragarh district

Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of 7,110 km2 (2,750 sq mi) and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. The district is within the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand state. The Tibet plateau is situated to the north and Nepal is to the east.