Cities and towns in West Bengal

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Image of Harrison Street Strand Road and Burra Bazaar in Kolkata (Calcutta) in 1945, shortly before the urban expansion of West Bengal

West Bengal is the state with the second highest population density in India. The state is dotted with several large and medium cities and towns. Historically, the main source of income of the people of West Bengal has been farming, and, as a consequence, the state previously had a large rural population skew. At the turn of the 20th century, however, the role of industry in West Bengal increased substantially, leading to a population move into urban areas. [1]

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In 1947, when India gained independence, the erstwhile British Indian province of Bengal was divided into two parts: the eastern region formed East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh in 1971, and the western part joined India as the state of West Bengal. Scores of refugees from the eastern part came to West Bengal, leading to the start of new urban areas, and contributing to the congestion of already established cities like Kolkata. [2]

Current scenario

According to the 2011 Census of India, 128 cities and towns in West Bengal [lower-alpha 1] are classified into the following categories: [7] [8]

Municipal Corporation

Sl. No.Name
1 Asansol
2 Bidhannagar
3 Chandannagar
4 Durgapur
5 Howrah
6 Kolkata
7 Siliguri

Municipality

Sl. No.Name
1 Alipurduar
2 Arambag
3 Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
4 Baduria
5 Baharampur
6 Baidyabati
7 Bally [5] [6]
8 Balurghat
9 Bangaon
10 Bankura
11 Bansberia
12 Baranagar
13 Barasat
14 Bardhaman
15 Barrackpore
16 Baruipur
17 Basirhat
18 Beldanga
19 Bhadreswar
20 Bhatpara
21 Birnagar
22 Bishnupur
23 Bolpur
24 Budge Budge
25 Buniadpur
26 Chakdaha
27 Champdani
28 Chandrakona
29 Contai
30 Dainhat
31 Dalkhola
32 Dankuni
33 Darjeeling
34 Dhulian
35 Dhupguri
36 Diamond Harbour
37 Dinhata
38 Domkal
39 Dubrajpur
40 Dum Dum
41 Egra
42 English Bazar
43 Falakata [3] [4]
44 Gangarampur
45 Garulia
46 Gayespur
47 Ghatal
48 Gobardanga
49 Guskara
50 Habra
51 Haldia
52 Haldibari
53 Halisahar
54 Haringhata
55 Hugli-Chuchura
56 Islampur
57 Jalpaiguri
58 Jangipur
59 Jaynagar Majilpur
60 Jhalda
61 Jhargram
62 Jiaganj Azimganj
63 Kaliaganj
64 Kalimpong
65 Kalna
66 Kalyani
67 Kamarhati
68 Kanchrapara
69 Kandi
70 Katwa
71 Kharagpur
72 Kharar
73 Khardaha
74 Koch Bihar
75 Konnagar
76 Krishnanagar
77 Kshirpai
78 Kurseong
79 Madhyamgram
80 Maheshtala
81 Mainaguri [3] [4]
82 Mal
83 Mathabhanga
84 Mekliganj
85 Memari
86 Midnapore
87 Murshidabad
88 Nabadwip
89 Naihati
90 Nalhati
91 New Barrackpur
92 North Barrackpur
93 North Dumdum
94 Old Malda
95 Panskura
96 Panihati
97 Pujali
98 Purulia
99 Raghunathpur
100 Raiganj
101 Rajpur Sonarpur
102 Ramjibanpur
103 Rampurhat
104 Ranaghat
105 Rishra
106 Sainthia
107 Santipur
108 Serampore
109 Sonamukhi
110 South Dumdum
111 Suri
112 Taki
113 Tamluk
114 Tarakeswar
115 Titagarh
116 Tufanganj
117 Uluberia
118 Uttarpara Kotrung

Notified Area

Sl. No.Name
1 Cooper's Camp
2 Mirik
3 Taherpur

Major cities

RankNameDistrictType [9] Population 2011 [10] MaleFemalePopulation
below 5 yrs
Literacy rate
1 Kolkata Kolkata, North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Howrah, Hooghly
UA14,112,5367,319,6826,792,8541,063,39488.33
2 Asansol Paschim Bardhaman UA1,243,008647,831595,177132,56080.00
3 Siliguri Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri UA701,489359,750341,73972,25282.05
4 Durgapur Paschim Bardhaman UA581,409301,700279,70951,93087.70
5 Bardhaman Purba Bardhaman UA347,016177,055169,96125,06988.62
6 English Bazar Malda UA324,237175,073149,16444,18681.32
7 Baharampur Murshidabad UA305,609156,489149,12023,18288.38
8 Habra North 24 Parganas UA304,584154,861149,72323,02391.03
9 Kharagpur Paschim Medinipur UA293,719150,487143,23225,13085.61
10 Shantipur Nadia UA288,718147,299141,41924,00682.67
11 Dankuni Hooghly UA249,840128,139121,70122,95685.69
12 Dhulian Murshidabad UA239,022119,151119,87145,48360.06
13 Ranaghat Nadia UA235,583119,578116,00518,57586.10
14 Haldia Purba Medinipur City200,762104,85295,91021,12289.06
15 Raiganj Uttar Dinajpur UA199,758104,96694,79222,02881.71
16 Krishnanagar Nadia UA181,18291,58389,59913,66388.09
17 Nabadwip Nadia UA175,47490,81084,66413,04984.57
18 Medinipur Paschim Medinipur City169,12785,36283,76514,36590.01
19 Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri UA169,01385,22683,78714,52286.03
20 Balurghat Dakshin Dinajpur UA164,59382,46682,12710,34991.66
21 Basirhat North 24 Parganas UA144,89173,49171,40012,57886.88
22 Bankura Bankura City138,03670,73467,30210,76087.27
23 Chakdaha Nadia UA132,85567,13565,7209,82990.95
24 Darjeeling Darjeeling UA132,01665,83966,1777,38293.17
25 Alipurduar Alipurduar UA127,34264,89862,44410,54589.16
26 Purulia Purulia UA126,89465,33461,56012,11681.53
27 Jangipur Murshidabad UA122,87562,73460,14116,29975.71
28 Bangaon North 24 Parganas City110,66856,41654,2528,45290.25
29 Cooch Behar Cooch Behar UA106,76053,80352,9577,91091.75

List of urban areas (district-wise)

DistrictHeadquartersMunicipal Corporations [8] Municipalities [8] Census Towns [11] Special Urban Units
Alipurduar Alipurduar -- Alipurduar, Falakata Alipurduar Railway Junction, Bholar Dabri, Chechakhata, Jaygaon, Paschim Jitpur, Sobhaganj, Uttar Kamakhyaguri, Uttar Latabari --
Bankura Bankura -- Bankura, Bishnupur, Sonamukhi Barjora, Beliatore, Khatra --
Birbhum Suri -- Bolpur, Dubrajpur, Nalhati, Rampurhat, Sainthia, Suri Ahmadpur --
Cooch Behar Cooch Behar -- Dinhata, Koch Bihar, Haldibari, Mathabhanga, Mekliganj, Tufanganj Bhangri Pratham Khanda, Guriahati, Khagrabari, Kharimala Khagrabari --
Dakshin Dinajpur Balurghat -- Balurghat, Gangarampur, Buniadpur ----
Darjeeling Darjeeling Siliguri Darjiling, Kurseong, Mirik Bairatisal, Cart Road, Pattabong Tea Garden, Uttar Bagdogra --
Hooghly Chinsurah Chandannagar Arambag, Bansberia, Baidyabati, Bhadreswar, Champdani, Hugli-Chuchura, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Tarakeswar, Uttarpara Kotrung Amodghata, Badhagachhi, Bamunari, Barijhati, Begampur, Chak Bansberia, Chikrand, Dakshin Rajyadharpur, Dharmapur, Kanaipur, Kharsarai, Kodalia, Kulihanda, Madhusudanpur, Mrigala, Monoharpur, Nabagram Colony, Pairagachha, Pandua, Purba Tajpur, Raghunathpur, Rishra, Shankhanagar, Simla, Singur, Garalgachha, Krishnapur, Raghunathpur --
Howrah Howrah Howrah Bally, Uluberia Andul, Ankurhati, Argari, Bagnan, Balaram Pota, Bally (Jagachha), Bankra, Banupur, Beldubi, Bhandardaha, Bikihakola, Bipra Noapara, Chakapara, Chamrail, Dakshin Jhapardaha, Dhuilya, Domjur, Eksara, Gabberia, Hatgachha, Jagadishpur, Jala Kendua, Jhorhat, Kalara, Kantlia, Kesabpur, Khalia, Khalor, Khantora, Mahiari, Makardaha, Manikpur, Mansinhapur, Nalpur, Natibpur, Naupala, Nibra, Panchla, Panchpara, Paniara, Podara, Raghudebbati, Ramchandrapur, Sahapur, Salap, Sankrail, Santoshpur, Sarenga, Tentulkuli, Uttar Pirpur --
Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri -- Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri, Mainaguri, Mal Banarhat Tea Garden, Gairkata,Nagrakata,Belakoba ,Odlabari,Rajganj, ,Lataguri --
Jhargram Jhargram -- Jhargram ----
Kalimpong Kalimpong -- Kalimpong ----
Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata ------
Malda Malda City -- English Bazar, Old Malda Aiho, Kachu Pukur, Kendua, Gazole, Chanchal, Kaliachak, Sujapur, Manikchak, Ratua, Harish Chandrapur, Bamongola, Habibpur --
Murshidabad Baharampur -- Baharampur, Beldanga, Dhulian, Jangipur, Jiaganj Azimganj, Kandi, Murshidabad Anup Nagar, Aurangabad, Chachanda, Charka, Dafahat, Dhusaripara, Sagardighi, Farrakka Barrage Township, Fatellapur, Ghorsala, Goaljan, Gora Bazar, Harharia Chak, Jagtaj, Jot Kamal, Kankuria, Kasimbazar, Khodarampur, Paschim Punropara, Sahajadpur, Serpur, Srikantabati, Uttar Mahammadpur --
Nadia Krishnanagar -- Birnagar, Chakdaha, Gayespur, Haringhata, Kalyani, Krishnanagar, Taherpur, Nabadwip, Ranaghat, Santipur, Cooper's Camp Aistala, Bablari Dewanganj, Baruihuda, Char Brahmanagar, Char Maijdia, Darappur, Jagadanandapur, Karimpur, Kshidirpur, Madanpur, Badkulla, Nasra, Parbbatipur, Phulia, Satigachha --
North 24 Parganas Barasat Bidhannagar Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, Baduria, Bangaon, Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpore, Basirhat, Bhatpara, Dum Dum, Gobardanga, Habra, Halisahar, Garulia, Kamarhati, Kanchrapara, Khardaha, Madhyamgram, Naihati, New Barrackpur, North Barrackpur, North Dumdum, Panihati, South Dumdum, Taki, Titagarh Bamangachhi, Bara Bamonia, Chandpur, Dhakuria, Dhanyakuria, Garshyamnagar, Guma, Ichhapur Defence Estate, Jafarpur, Jetia, Kaugachhi, Maslandapur, Muragachha, Nebadhai Duttapukur, Nokpul, Patulia, Raigachhi, Ruiya, Sadpur, Sonatikiri, Talbandha, Thakurnagar Barrackpur Cantonment, New Town
Paschim Bardhaman Asansol Asansol, Durgapur Jamuria, Kulti, Raniganj Amkula, Andal, Bahula, Ballavpur, Banshra, Baska, Belebathan, Bhanowara, Bilpahari, Chak Bankola, Chapui, Chelad, Chhora, Chittaranjan, Dalurband, Debipur, Dhandadihi, Dignala, Haripur, Harishpur, Hindusthan Cables Town, Jemari, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Kajora, Kanksa, Kenda, Kendra Khottamdi, Khandra, Konardihi, Kunustara, Mahira, Mandarbani, Murgathaul, Nabgram, Palashban, Pangachhiya (B), Parashkol, Parasia, Prayagpur, Raghunathchak, Ramnagar, Ratibati, Sankarpur, Sarpi, Siduli, Sirsha, Ukhra --
Paschim Medinipur Medinipur -- Chandrakona, Ghatal, Kharagpur, Kharar, Kshirpai, Medinipur, Ramjibanpur Balichak, Deuli, Durllabhganj, Kharagpur Railway Settlement --
Purba Bardhaman Bardhaman -- Bardhaman, Dainhat, Guskara, Kalna, Katwa, Memari Dhatrigram, Gopinathpur, Hatsimla, Panuhat, Patuli, Srirampur, Sukdal, Uttar Goara --
Purba Medinipur Tamluk -- Contai, Egra, Haldia, Panskura, Tamluk Bahirgram, Dakshin Baguan, Goasafat, Kakdihi, Kolaghat --
Purulia Purulia -- Jhalda, Puruliya, Raghunathpur Manbazar, Adra, Arra, Balarampur, Barabazar, Chapari, Hijuli, Nabagram, Par Beliya, Santaldih --
South 24 Parganas Alipore -- Baruipur, Budge Budge, Diamond Harbour, Jaynagar Majilpur, Maheshtala, Pujali, Rajpur Sonarpur Abhirampur, Alipur, Amtala, Asuti, Baharu, Balarampur, Barkalikapur, Basanti, Benjanhari Acharial, Bhangar Raghunathpur, Bhasa, Bidyadharpur, Bilandapur, Birlapur, Bishnupur, Bora Gagangohalia, Bowali, Buita, Chak Alampur, Chak Baria, Chak Enayetnagar, Chak Kashipur, Champahati, Chanddandaha, Chata Kalikapur, Dakshin Raypur, Danga, Daulatpur, Ganye Gangadharpur, Garia, Gaur Daha, Gobindapur, Hanspukuria, Hariharpur, Kalikapur, Kalikapur Barasat, Kalua, Kanganbaria, Kanyanagar, Khodar Bazar, Komarhat, Kriparampur, Magrahat, Mallikpur, Maricha, Mathurapur, Nadabhanga, Nahazari, Naridana, Nimpith, Nischintapur, Panchghara, Patharberia, Petua, Poali, Radhanagar, Ramchandrapur, Ramchandrapur, Rameswarpur, Ramkrishnapur, Raynagar, Sahebpur, Salipur, Samali, Solgohalia, Tulshighata, Uttar Durgapur, Uttar Kalas, Uttar Raypur, Uttarparanij --
Uttar Dinajpur Raiganj -- Dalkhola, Islampur, Kaliaganj, Raiganj Kas ba, Nachhratpur Katabari --

See also

Notes

  1. Announcement of 2 new municipalities was made in October 2021. [3] [4] Bally Municipality was re-established on 12 November 2021. [5] [6]

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