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South Bengal (Bengali: দক্ষিণবঙ্গ/দক্ষিণ বাংলা) is a term used for the southern parts of Bengal including Southern Bangladesh and Southern West Bengal.[1][2]
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.[3][4]
In Bangladesh[edit | edit source]
| Barisal Division | Khulna Division | Faridpur Division (Proposed) |
|---|---|---|
The population of the region is 28,981,345 as per the 2011 census.
In West Bengal, India[edit | edit source]
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.
| Burdwan division | Presidency division | Medinipur division | Malda division |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics[edit | edit source]
The population of the region is 74,065,105 as per the 2011 census.
Cities and towns[edit | edit source]
Major cities and towns in the South Bengal are (in alphabetical order):
- Adra (West Bengal)
- Amtala (West Bengal)
- Arambag (West Bengal)
- Asansol (West Bengal)
- Assasuni (Bangladesh)
- Bakerganj (Bangladesh)
- Bagerhat (Bangladesh)
- Bakkhali (West Bengal)
- Balarampur (West Bengal)
- Bankura (West Bengal)
- Bangaon (West Bengal)
- Barakpur (West Bengal)
- Barasat (West Bengal)
- Bardhamaan (West Bengal)
- Barisal (Bangladesh)
- Barguna (Bangladesh)
- Baruipur (West Bengal)
- Basirhat (West Bengal)
- Benapole (Bangladesh)
- Berhampore (West Bengal)
- Bishnupur (West Bengal)
- Bolpur (West Bengal)
- Budge Budge (West Bengal)
- Canning (West Bengal)
- Chandpara (West Bengal)
- Chandannagar (West Bengal)
- Chuadanga (Bangladesh)
- Danton (West Bengal)
- Diamond Harbour (West Bengal)
- Digha (West Bengal)
- Dubrajpur (West Bengal)
- Durgapur (West Bengal)
- Gobardanga (West Bengal)
- Gangasagar (West Bengal)
- Ghatal (West Bengal)
- Habra (West Bengal)
- Haldia (West Bengal)
- Hasnabad (West Bengal)
- Hooghly (West Bengal)
- Haorah (West Bengal)
- Jaynagar Majilpur (West Bengal)
- Jessore (Bangladesh)
- Jhalkathi (Bangladesh)
- Jhargram (West Bengal)
- Jhinaidah (Bangladesh)
- Kakdwip (West Bengal)
- Kanthi (West Bengal)
- Kalna (West Bengal)
- Kalyani (West Bengal)
- Kanchrapara (West Bengal)
- Katwa (West Bengal)
- Keshabpur (Bangladesh)
- Kharagpur (West Bengal)
- Khulna (Bangladesh)
- Kolkata (West Bengal)
- Koyra (Bangladesh)
- Krishnanagar (West Bengal)
- Kuakata (Bangladesh)
- Kushtia (Bangladesh)
- Madaripur (Bangladesh)
- Maheshtala (West Bengal)
- Meherpur (Bangladesh)
- Mongla (Bangladesh)
- Morolganj (Bangladesh)
- Medinipur (West Bengal)
- Nabadwip (West Bengal)
- Nalhati (West Bengal)
- Namkhana (West Bengal)
- Narail (Bangladesh)
- Palashi (West Bengal)
- Paikgachha (Bangladesh)
- Patuakhali (Bangladesh)
- Phakirhat (Bangladesh)
- Pujali (West Bengal)
- Puruliya (West Bengal)
- Rajarhat (West Bengal)
- Rajpur Sonarpur (West Bengal)
- Rampurhat (West Bengal)
- Ranaghat (West Bengal)
- Sainthia (West Bengal)
- Satkhira (Bangladesh)
- Serampur (West Bengal)
- Shantipur (West Bengal)
- Siuri (West Bengal)
- Taki (West Bengal)
- Tala (Bangladesh)
- Tarakeshwar (West Bengal)
- Tarapith (West Bengal)
- Tamluk (West Bengal)
- Tehatta (West Bengal)
- Thakurnagar (West Bengal)
In sport[edit | edit source]
The South Zone cricket team in Bangladesh is a first-class cricket team that represents southern Bangladesh (Khulna and Barisal) in the Bangladesh Cricket League.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bagchi, Arunabha (30 May 2015). "The Bengal Divide". The Statesman.
- ↑ "WB: North braces for deluge again,south remains parched". Deccan Herald. 24 July 2019.
- ↑ Deen, Prof. S. M. (2014). A Brief History of Bengal for Diaspora Bangladeshis. Lulu Press, Inc. p. 59. ISBN 9781326023775. [self-published source?]
- ↑ Das, Tulshi Kumar (2000). Social Structure and Cultural Practices in Slums: A Study of Slums in Dhaka City. Northern Book Centre. ISBN 9788172111106.