North Bengal

North Bengal

North Bengal (Bengali: উত্তর বঙ্গ) is a term used for the northern parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division. Generally it is the area lying west of Jamuna River and north of Padma River, and includes the Barind Tract. The West Bengal part denotes Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Murshidabad and Malda districts together. It also includes parts of Darjeeling Hills. Traditionally, the Hooghly River divides West Bengal into South and North Bengal, divided again into Terai and Dooars regions.

Towns

Major towns in the North Bengal are (in alphabetical order):

  • Alipurduar (West Bengal) is the main commercial town of the Eastern Duars region.
  • Bogra (Bangladesh) Major Business center of Rajshahi Division and a developed district town.
  • Cooch Behar (West Bengal) can be considered to be the cultural capital of the region. It was home to the famous Cooch Behar kingdom, and is a town planner's delight. The North Bengal State Transport Corporation operates its services from all over the region. It has its headquarters here. It also features the North Bengal State Library.
  • Darjeeling (West Bengal) is the largest hill town of the region. It was once the summer capital of Bengal.
  • [Kishanganj] (Bihar)
  • [Bahadurganj] (Bihar)
  • [thakurganj] (Bihar)
  • Dinajpur (Bangladesh)
  • Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) was once the most important town and home to the tea industry. The title has since shifted to Siliguri, but this little town is still the divisional headquarters of the region and seat of the Kolkata High Court Bench.
  • Kalimpong (West Bengal) is a hill stations of the region.
  • Kurseong (West Bengal) is another hill stations of the region.
  • Malda (West Bengal) was once the capital of Bengal, and an important commercial town today.
  • Naxalbari (West Bengal) is a small hamlet near Siliguri is the place from where the Naxalite movement draws its name, and was the scene of the first Naxal agitation.
  • Pabna (Bangladesh)
  • Rajshahi (Bangladesh) is the administrative capital of Rajshahi Division. There's an airport here.
  • Rangpur (Bangladesh)
  • Saidpur (Bangladesh) has the second airport of Rajshahi Division.
  • Siliguri (West Bengal) is the largest city of North Bengal and its commercial and transport hub. University of North Bengal[1] is situated at Raja Rammohanpur and North Bengal Medical College and Hospital is situated at Sushrutanagar in this town.
  • Sirajgonj (Bangladesh)
  • Totopara (West Bengal) is a small village in Jalpaiguri district, and home to one of the last remaining ethnic tribes of the regions - the Totos.

References

  1. ^ NBU

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • North Bengal Medical College — Established 1968 Type Medical College and Hospital Principal Prof. (Dr.) Anup Roy Dean Dr. Sabyasachi Das Students …   Wikipedia

  • North Bengal State Library — is the largest library in the North Bengal region which is situated in the Cooch Behar city. Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Present collection 4 Membershi …   Wikipedia

  • North Bengal State Transport Corporation — (NBSTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken transport corporation. It plys buses in North Bengal and other parts of West Bengal to Kolkata. NBSTC owns many depots in West Bengal to station their buses.This organisation was inaugurated by …   Wikipedia

  • North Bengal plains — starts from the south of Terai region and continues up to the left bank of the Ganges. The southern parts of the district Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur baring some extreme northern regions, South Dinajpur, Malda and Cooch Behar districts constitute… …   Wikipedia

  • University of North Bengal — Established 1962 Type Public Vice Chancellor Prof. Debayan Pal Location Siliguri, West Bengal …   Wikipedia

  • North 24 Parganas district — উত্তর চব্বিশ পরগণা জেলা Location of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal …   Wikipedia

  • Bengal Presidency — British Empire …   Wikipedia

  • North Barrackpur —   city   …   Wikipedia

  • Bengal — (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo , বাংলা Bangla , বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh ), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. Today it is mainly divided between the independent nation of Bangladesh (previously East… …   Wikipedia

  • North Dumdum —   city   …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”