Geography of West Bengal Short Notes

Geography of West Bengal Short Notes With MCQ'S

1. Location of West Bengal 

North- 27°14' (N)

South- 21°31' (N)

West - 85° 91'(w)

East - 89°93' (E).

Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal, India's largest megacity and seventh largest megacity of World.

2. Tropic of Cancer  (23.5° N) Passes through 

Nadia - Krishnagar, Dhubulia

Bardwan- Purbasthali, Guskara, Awushgram, Durgapur, Durgapur.

Bankura- Borojora, Gangajal ghati

Purulia- Adra, Joypur

3. 

North to South extension- 623 KM

And from East to West - 320 KM.

At Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur wide is narrowest almost 9 KM wide. In the map

of West Bengal this portion is look like chicken neck.

4. Area- 

Total 88,752 KM √

2.7 % area of India

13th largest state by area.

5.Now West Bengal has total 23 districts

New districts is Jhargram & ....................

At the time of independence West Bengal had only 14 districts.

6. State/Country - Length of Boundary
Odisha- 150 km
Jharkhand- 500km (Largest/longest)
Assam- 90km
Sikkim-60 km Shortest state
Bangladesh- 900 km longest country
Bhutan- 150km
Nepal- 90km shortest country

7. Districts.          Capital

a) Uttar Dinajpur  Raiganj

b) Dakhin Dinajpur Balurghat

c) Malda-.           English Bazar

d) Purba Medinipur- Tamluk

8. Administrative division of WB

a) Burdwan - 7

b) Presidency- 6

c) Jalpaiguri- 7

9. Till 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India.

Kolkata is second biggest megacity of India.

10. West Bengal is divided into 3 parts in terms of Physiographical Characteristics.

11. Uttorer parbotto onchol ke Tista river koi vage vag koreche?

Ans- Tista river uttorer parbotto onchol ke prodhanoto purbo o pashchim ei dui vage vag koreche.

12. Highest part of Darjeeling mountain is the west side of the river Teesta

13. Singalella separate Sikkim from Darjeeling.

14. Sandakafu (3630 m) of Singalella mountain is the heighest peak of West Bengal.

15. Ghum is the heighest railway station of India about 2247 m height.

16. Tiger hill (2573 m) is main peak of Darjeeling range.

17. Pedong is the small city means " land of farn tree".

18. Kalimpong city is called the city of Archid.

19. Dungri- malbhumi oncholer choti choto pahar gulike dungri bole.....

20. Ojodhya paharer sorboccho shringa holo Gorgaburu.

21. Bokreshar nodir dan tire ache Sulphurous Hot Spring