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West Bengal

పశ్చిమ బెంగాల్
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23
Districts
346
Mandals
41,006
Villages

West Bengal के सबसे बड़े गांव

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  1. 1PatkataJalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri · 43,360
  2. 2Birpara Tea GardenMadarihat, Alipurduar · 42,080
  3. 3BerubariJalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri · 41,593
  4. 4SitalkuchiSitalkuchi, Cooch Behar · 37,052
  5. 5SukaniRajganj, Jalpaiguri · 35,276
  6. 6BalarampurTufanganj - I, Cooch Behar · 34,113
  7. 7KatlamariRaninagar - II, Murshidabad · 33,290
  8. 8GanespurKakdwip, South 24 Parganas · 32,932
  9. 9DebagramKaliganj, Nadia · 32,695
  10. 10Bara Haldibari (P)Haldibari, Cooch Behar · 32,340
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Districts → Mandals → Villages
23 districts · 346 mandals
Electoral · Lok Sabha
Parliamentary constituencies
42 Lok Sabha seats
Electoral · Vidhan Sabha
Assembly constituencies
294 assembly seats
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About West Bengal

West Bengal has 23 districts indexed on VoiceOfVillage. Editorial content for this state hasn't been published yet — browse districts and villages below.

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State at a glance

About West Bengal

Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee
AITC · Since 2011
Governor
C. V. Ananda Bose
Since 2022
Capital
Kolkata
Formed
1947
79 years ago

State symbols

  • State bird
    White-throated Kingfisher
  • State animal
    Fishing Cat (Bagh-Dasha)
  • State flower
    Night-flowering Jasmine (Shiuli)
  • State tree
    Chatim (Devil tree)
  • Classical dance
    Gaudiya Nritya

Top crops

RiceJuteTeaPotatoOilseeds

Must-visit places in West Bengal

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata — West Bengal
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monument

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

1921 white-marble museum to Queen Victoria; Maidan landmark.

Image: Dey.sandip / CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

  • park
    Sundarbans

    World's largest mangrove forest; Royal Bengal tiger UNESCO site.

  • hill
    Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

    1881 "toy train" + Tiger Hill sunrise on Kanchenjunga.

  • temple
    Belur Math

    Ramakrishna Mission HQ on the Hooghly — eclectic temple architecture.

  • temple
    Bishnupur Terracotta Temples

    17th-c. Malla-dynasty terracotta-tile temple cluster.

Map

Districts of West Bengal

22 district centroids, sized by Census 2011 population. Tap a district to open its page.

Paschim BardhamanPaschim BardhamanKalimpongKalimpongAlipurduarAlipurduarJhargramJhargramDakshin Dinajpur · 16,76,276 peopleDakshin DinajpurDarjeeling · 18,46,823 peopleDarjeelingCooch Behar · 28,19,086 peopleCooch BeharPurulia · 29,30,115 peoplePuruliaUttar Dinajpur · 30,07,134 peopleUttar DinajpurBirbhum · 35,02,404 peopleBirbhumBankura · 35,96,674 peopleBankuraJalpaiguri · 38,72,846 peopleJalpaiguriMalda · 39,88,845 peopleMaldaHowrah · 48,50,029 peopleHowrahPurba Medinipur · 50,95,875 peoplePurba MedinipurNadia · 51,67,600 peopleNadiaHooghly · 55,19,145 peopleHooghlyPaschim Medinipur · 59,13,457 peoplePaschim MedinipurMurshidabad · 71,03,807 peopleMurshidabadPurba Bardhaman · 77,17,563 peoplePurba BardhamanSouth 24 Parganas · 81,61,961 peopleSouth 24 ParganasNorth 24 Parganas · 1,00,09,781 peopleNorth 24 Parganas5 km
People≤ 2930k2930k–3873k3873k–5096k5096k–7104k> 7104k largest: North 24 Parganas

Centroids from LGD/OSM. Not a survey map.

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All 23 districts of West Bengal

किसी जिले पर क्लिक करके उसके मंडल और फिर हर गांव तक जाएं।

346 mandals · 41,006 villages
Sorted alphabetically
01 · ZP-1

Alipurduar

అలిపురుదుయర్
6 mandals359 villages
02 · ZP-2

Bankura

బంకురా
22 mandals3,832 villages
03 · ZP-3

Birbhum

బిర్బం
19 mandals2,469 villages
04 · ZP-4

Cooch Behar

కూచ్ బెహర్
12 mandals1,211 villages
05 · ZP-5

Dakshin Dinajpur

దక్షిణ దినాజ్పూర్
8 mandals1,640 villages
06 · ZP-6

Darjeeling

డార్జీలింగ్
9 mandals583 villages
07 · ZP-7

Hooghly

హుగ్లీ
18 mandals1,930 villages
08 · ZP-8

Howrah

హౌరాహ్ లోని
14 mandals786 villages
09 · ZP-9

Jalpaiguri

జల్పైగురి
9 mandals423 villages
10 · ZP-10

Jhargram

ఝార్గం
8 mandals2,996 villages
11 · ZP-11

Kalimpong

కాలింపాంగ్
5 mandals128 villages
12 · ZP-12

Kolkata

కోల్కతా
no figures yet
13 · ZP-13

Malda

మాల్ధ్
15 mandals1,798 villages
14 · ZP-14

Murshidabad

ముర్షిదాబాద్
26 mandals2,231 villages
15 · ZP-15

Nadia

నాడియా
18 mandals1,368 villages
16 · ZP-16

North 24 Parganas

ఉత్తర 24 పరగణాలు
22 mandals1,609 villages
17 · ZP-17

Paschim Bardhaman

పశ్చిమ్ బర్ధమాన్
8 mandals403 villages
18 · ZP-18

Paschim Medinipur

పశ్చిమ మదీనాపూర్
21 mandals5,709 villages
19 · ZP-19

Purba Bardhaman

పుర్బా బర్ధమాన్
23 mandals2,185 villages
20 · ZP-20

Purba Medinipur

పూర్భా మేదినిపూర్
25 mandals3,014 villages
21 · ZP-21

Purulia

పురూలియా
20 mandals2,696 villages
22 · ZP-22

South 24 Parganas

దక్షిణ 24 పరగణాలు
29 mandals2,140 villages
23 · ZP-23

Uttar Dinajpur

ఉత్తర్ దినాజ్పూర్
9 mandals1,496 villages
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People often ask about West Bengal

How many districts and villages are in West Bengal?

West Bengal has 23 districts, 346 blocks, and 41,006 revenue villages.

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How many parliamentary and assembly seats does West Bengal have?

West Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha seats and 294 assembly seats.

What languages are spoken in West Bengal?

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What is the area of West Bengal?

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