South Bengal (/দক্ষিণ বাংলা) is a term used for the southern parts of Bengal including Southern Bangladesh and Southern West Bengal, state in India.
The Bangladesh part denotes the Khulna Division, Faridpur Division and Barisal Division. The West Bengal part denotes the Presidency Division, Burdwan Division, Medinipur Division and Murshidabad district of Malda Division. Bay of Bengal is located at the end of southern part of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Regions South Bengal (Bangladesh) South Bengal (West Bengal, India) Barisal Division Khulna Division Faridpur Division Burdwan division Presidency division Medinipur division Malda division Barguna District Barisal District Bhola District Jhalokati District Patuakhali District Pirojpur District Bagerhat District Chuadanga District Jessore District Jhenaidah District Khulna District Kushtia District Magura District Meherpur District Narail District Satkhira District Faridpur District Gopalganj District Madaripur District Rajbari District Shariatpur District Hooghly district Purba Bardhaman district Paschim Bardhaman district Birbhum district Howrah district Kolkata district Nadia district North 24 Parganas district South 24 Parganas district Purba Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur district Jhargram district Purulia district Bankura district Murshidabad district
Combined Demographics (2011)
The total population of the South Bengal is 103,046,450 (10.3 crore) as per the 2011 census data from both India and Bangladesh.
Cities and towns
Major cities and towns in the South Bengal are (in alphabetical order):
Bangladesh
West Bengal
In sport 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 (BCL).
See also North Bengal South Zone cricket team Bengal
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