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Agriculture is the leading economic sector in West Bengal. Rice is the state's principal food crop. Rice, potato, jute, sugarcane and wheat are the state's top five crops. [127]: 14 Tea is produced commercially in northern districts; the region is well known for Darjeeling and other high-quality teas.
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Subdivision is an administrative unit below district level and above the block or Tehsil level in the state West Bengal of India. Presently there are 69 subdivisions in 23 districts of West Bengal. [1] Subdivisions are a group of blocks and it is administered by Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) also called as Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM).
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In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. [2] [3] The former princely state Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, [4] and the former French enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954. [5]
State Expressway: Built by NHAI, these expressways run through entirely in the state (West Bengal) and connects areas within the state. These are declared as expressways by Government of India . Bypass Expressway : Built by NHAI , these expressways runs through the outskirts or metropolitan area of a city to bypass the city core.
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Shibpur area of Howrah. 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 ...
State and District boundaries: Census of India - 2001 Census State Maps - Survey of India Maps. Other sources: US Army Map Service , Survey of India Map Explorer , Columbia University Map specific sources: .