https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=South_Bengal South Bengal - Revision history 2026-09-07T01:05:11Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Bengal&diff=266708&oldid=prev ->Worldbruce: Filled in bare urls | Cleaned up using AutoEd 2021-11-30T20:11:36Z <p>Filled in bare urls | Cleaned up using <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:AutoEd" class="extiw" title="wp:AutoEd">AutoEd</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{original research|date=August 2017}}&lt;!-- The way three of the cited sources use the term, it applies *only* to West Bengal, not to any portion of Bangladesh. It isn&#039;t clear whether the north-south divisions are common, or are ad-hoc for the particular sources (Panwar, for example, writes &quot;for the sake of convenience the state [of West Bengal] has been divided into two parts: north Bengal and south Bengal&quot;). Moreover, the sources don&#039;t agree about which districts are in the north and which are in the south. According to Christiana, for example, Murshidabad is in North Bengal, not South. --&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;South Bengal&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-bn|দক্ষিণবঙ্গ}}/দক্ষিণ বাংলা) is a term used for the southern parts of [[Bengal]] including Southern [[Bangladesh]] and Southern West Bengal.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |last=Bagchi |first=Arunabha |date=30 May 2015 |title=The Bengal Divide |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/the-bengal-divide-66436.html |work=The Statesman}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=WB: North braces for deluge again,south remains parched |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/wb-north-braces-for-deluge-againsouth-remains-parched-749379.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=24 July 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The Bangladesh part denotes the [[Khulna Division]], [[Barisal Division]] and proposed [[Faridpur Division]]. [[Bay of Bengal]] is located at the end of southern part of Bangladesh.&lt;ref name=&quot;Deen&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last=Deen|first=Prof. S. M.|title=A Brief History of Bengal for Diaspora Bangladeshis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RpNaCAAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=[[Lulu Press]], Inc|isbn=9781326023775|page=59}} {{self-published inline|date=August 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PpIzAFZ5zZEC&amp;q=South+Bengal+area+districts&amp;pg=PA16|title=Social Structure and Cultural Practices in Slums: A Study of Slums in Dhaka City|last=Das|first=Tulshi Kumar|date=2000|publisher=Northern Book Centre|isbn=9788172111106|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==In Bangladesh==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Barisal Division]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> !&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Khulna Division]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> ! &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Faridpur Division]] ({{Small|Proposed}})&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> * [[Barguna District]]<br /> * [[Barisal District]]<br /> * [[Bhola District]]<br /> * [[Jhalokati District]]<br /> * [[Patuakhali District]]<br /> * [[Pirojpur District]]<br /> |<br /> * [[Bagerhat District]]<br /> * [[Chuadanga District]]<br /> * [[Jessore District]]<br /> * [[Jhenaidah District]]<br /> * [[Khulna District]]<br /> * [[Kushtia District]]<br /> * [[Magura District]]<br /> * [[Meherpur District]]<br /> * [[Narail District]]<br /> * [[Satkhira District]]<br /> |<br /> * [[Faridpur District]]<br /> * [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj District]]<br /> * [[Madaripur District]]<br /> * [[Rajbari District]]<br /> * [[Shariatpur District]]<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> {{bar box<br /> |title=Religion in South Bengal (Bangladesh)<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |left1=<br /> |float=right<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|Green|85.47}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Hindu]]|DarkOrange|14.05}}<br /> {{bar percent|Others|Yellow|0.48}}<br /> }}<br /> The population of the region is 28,981,345 as per the 2011 census.<br /> <br /> ==In West Bengal, India==<br /> In India South Bengal term exclusively used for the southern part of West Bengal state like the [[South Bengal State Transport Corporation]] manage south Bengal transport section.<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ![[Burdwan division]]<br /> ![[Presidency division]]<br /> ![[Medinipur division]]<br /> ![[Malda division]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> * [[Hooghly district]]<br /> * [[Purba Bardhaman district]]<br /> * [[Paschim Bardhaman district]]<br /> * [[Birbhum district]]<br /> |<br /> * [[Howrah district]]<br /> * [[Kolkata district]]<br /> * [[Nadia district]]<br /> * [[North 24 Parganas district]]<br /> * [[South 24 Parganas district]]<br /> |<br /> * [[Purba Medinipur district]]<br /> * [[Paschim Medinipur district]]<br /> * [[Jhargram district]]<br /> * [[Purulia district]]<br /> * [[Bankura district]]<br /> |<br /> * [[Murshidabad district]]<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Demographics===<br /> <br /> {{bar box<br /> |title=Religion in South Bengal (West Bengal)<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |left1=<br /> |float=right<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[Hindu]]|DarkOrange|71.75}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|Green|26.23}}<br /> {{bar percent|Others|Yellow|2.02}}<br /> }}<br /> The population of the region is 74,065,105 as per the 2011 census.<br /> <br /> == Cities and towns ==<br /> {{multiple image<br /> | align = right<br /> <br /> | image1 = South - N North Bengal in India.png<br /> | width1 = 160<br /> | alt1 = West Bengal<br /> | link1 = West Bengal<br /> | caption1 = [[West Bengal]]<br /> <br /> | image2 = South- N North Bengal in Bangladesh.png<br /> | width2 = 140<br /> | alt2 = Bangladesh<br /> | link2 = Bangladesh<br /> | caption2 = [[Bangladesh]]<br /> | footer = Maps of the West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh, showing [[North Bengal]] in green and the South Bengal in red.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> Major cities and towns in the South Bengal are (in alphabetical order):<br /> {{columns-list|colwidth=20em|<br /> * [[Adra, Purulia|Adra]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Amtala]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Arambag]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Asansol]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Assasuni Upazila|Assasuni]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Bakerganj Upazila|Bakerganj]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Bakkhali]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Balarampur, Purulia|Balarampur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Bankura]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Bangaon]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Barrackpore|Barakpur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Barasat]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Burdwan|Bardhamaan]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Barisal]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Barguna]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Baruipur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Basirhat]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Benapole]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Berhampore]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Bolpur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Budge Budge]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Canning, South 24 Parganas|Canning]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Chandpara]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Chandannagar]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Dantan|Danton]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Diamond Harbour]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Digha]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Dubrajpur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Durgapur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Gobardanga]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Gangasagar]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Ghatal]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Habra]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Haldia]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Hasnabad (community development block)|Hasnabad]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Howrah|Haorah]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Jhalokati District|Jhalkathi]] &#039;&#039;(Bangladesh)&#039;&#039;<br /> * [[Jhargram]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Jhenaidah District|Jhinaidah]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kakdwip]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Contai|Kanthi]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kalna, India|Kalna]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kanchrapara]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Katwa]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Keshabpur]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kharagpur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Khulna]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kolkata]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Koyra Upazila|Koyra]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kuakata]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Maheshtala]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Meherpur District|Meherpur]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Port of Mongla|Mongla]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Morrelganj Upazila|Morolganj]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Midnapore|Medinipur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Nabadwip]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Nalhati]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Namkhana]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Narail Sadar Upazila|Narail]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Palashi]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Paikgachha Upazila|Paikgachha]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Patuakhali]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Fakirhat Upazila|Phakirhat]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Pujali]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Purulia City|Puruliya]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Rajarhat]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Rajpur Sonarpur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Rampurhat]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Ranaghat]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Sainthia]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Serampore|Serampur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Shantipur]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Suri, Birbhum|Siuri]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Taki (India)|Taki]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Tala Upazila|Tala]] (&#039;&#039;Bangladesh&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Tarakeshwar]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Tarapith]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Tamluk]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Tehatta]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Thakurnagar]] (&#039;&#039;West Bengal&#039;&#039;)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == In sport ==<br /> The [[South Zone cricket team (Bangladesh)|South Zone cricket team]] in [[Bangladesh]] is a [[first-class cricket]] team that represents southern Bangladesh ([[Khulna Division|Khulna]] and [[Barisal Division|Barisal]]) in the [[Bangladesh Cricket League]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[North Bengal]]<br /> * [[South Zone cricket team (Bangladesh)|South Zone cricket team]]<br /> * [[Bengal]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|West Bengal}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Geography of Bangladesh]]<br /> [[Category:Geography of West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Bengal]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Bangladesh-geo-stub}}<br /> {{WestBengal-geo-stub}}</div> ->Worldbruce