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Districts and Administration in West Bengal: West Bengal is divided into 23 districts and each district is governed by a District Collector or a District Magistrate, appointed by the Indian Administrative Service or the West Bengal Civil Services.Jun 22, 2021

West Bengal is now divided into 23 districts which includes the newly formed Jhargram district, Alipurduar district and the Kalimpong district, Paschim Bardhaman district under five divisions and divisions are administered by Divisional Commissioners. Kolkata, the capital of the state, constitutes the Kolkata district.

The urban governance in West Bengal is being implemented through 118 nos. of Municipalities / Notified Area Authorities and 7 nos. of Municipal Corporations. The Urban Development Branch of this Department presently has three wings viz.Jan 18, 2021

The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies.

Since the British period it has been developed as an important part of eastern India. West Bengal is now divided into 23 districts, 3 divisions (Burdwan Division, Presidency Division, Jalpaiguri Division), 66 Sub-Divisions, 341 Blocks, 121 Municipalities and 6 Municipal Corporation.

• West Bengal is now divided into 23 districts which includes the newly formed Jhargram district, Alipurduar district and the Kalimpong district, Paschim Bardhaman district under five divisions. Kolkata , the capital of the state, constitutes the Kolkata district.

• West Bengal (/bɛnˈɡɔːl/) is an Indian state, located in Eastern India on the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants (as of 2011), it is India's fourth-most populous state.

• The Bengali people speak the Bengali (Bangla) language and live in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent located in northeastern South Asia, and most follow either the Hindu or the Muslim faith. The Bengal Region is divided politically between the nation of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

↑ Here 'Established' means year of establishment as a district of West Bengal. The state of West Bengal was established in 1947 with 14 districts of erstwhile Bengal province of British India.