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West Bengal

 

 

 

Area

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88,752 Sq Km
Capital : Kolkata
Languages : Bengali
Districts : 18
Population : 8,02,21,171
Density : 904 persons Per Sq Km
Literacy : 69.22 %

 

 

 

History

 

Bengal finds mention in our epics coming to recorded history ,King sasanka was one of the most important kings who ruled  Bengal during the 7th century.Other important dynasties of Bengal Include  those of Palas and the Senas.After a partition of India East Bengal became a part of Pakistan and the rest, the Indian portion of Bengal , came to be known as west Bengal .The merger of native settlement begun  which ended with it's final reorganisation in 1956(as per recommendations of the states reorganisation Act,1956)when some Bengali speaking area's of the neighboring state were transferred to West Bengal.

 

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