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Bengal is a historical geographical,ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Bengal proper is divided between the modern-day sovereign nation of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal,and some parts of Assam.
West Bengal 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 km2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is 102,552,787. West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India,as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent,it borders Bangladesh in the east,and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Jharkhand,Odisha,Bihar,Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata,the third-largest metropolis,and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region,the Ganges delta,the Rarh region,the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis,with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
Kolkata,also known as Calcutta,is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River,80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million. Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011,the first woman to hold the office. Having served multiple times as a Union Cabinet Minister,Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time in 2011. She founded the All India Trinamool Congress in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress,and became its second chairperson later in 2001. She often refers to herself as Didi.
The Government of West Bengal,also known as the West BengalGovernment,is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal,created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative,executive and judicial authority. The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power,however,it is the Chief Minister who is the chief executive authority and head of government.
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata,the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly,all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years,unless sooner dissolved.
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Barabazar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Manbazar subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Adra railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1961 and its headquarter is located at Adra town in Purulia district of West Bengal. The Divisional Railway Managers building was established in the year of 1913 which has completed its 100 years in 2013. It was earlier the headquarter of Adra district in BNR.
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