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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 ...
In the census of India 2011, an urban agglomeration has been defined as follows: [4] "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns.
No. Metropolis Photo Population (2011) [1] Area (Km 2) Density District 1 Kolkata: 1,41,12,536 1,888 24000 Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Howrah, Hooghly
The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in India after Delhi and Mumbai.
West Bengal (/ b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l /; ISO: Paścimabaṅga, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ, abbr. WB) 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 km 2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is ...
Hugli-Chuchura (pronounced [ɦuɡli-tʃutʃuɽa]), also known by its former names Chinsurah or Hooghly-Chinsurah, is a city of Hooghly district and the district headquarters of Hooghly division in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the densely populated cities of West Bengal.
Chandannagar (Bengali: [t͡ʃɔndɔnːɔˈɡɔɾ]), also known by its former names Chandernagore and Chandernagor (French: [ʃɑ̃dɛʁnaɡɔʁ]), is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development ...
The city is known as business city of Birbhum district. The city is under the jurisdiction of Sainthia police station. [7] Sainthia is the fourth most populous city [8] in Birbhum district and 95th most populous city [9] in West Bengal. The city covers an area of 10 km 2 and had a population of 44,601 in 2011.