Midnapore East district or Purba Medinipur district is one of
the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed
on January 1, 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Purba
Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur. During formation, the
subdivisions of Tamluk, Contai, and Haldia of erstwhile
Medinipur district were placed in the Purba Medinipur with
district headquarters at Tamluk. Bankura district is one of the
seven districts of Burdwan Division in the Indian state of West
Bengal. The district has been described as the “connecting link
between the plains of Bengal on the east and Chota Nagpur
plateau on the west. ” The areas to the east and north-east are
low lying alluvial plains. To the west the surface gradually
rises, giving way to undulating country, interspersed with rocky
hillocks. Darjeeling district is the northernmost district of
West Bengal state in eastern India. The district is famous for
its beautiful hill station, Darjeeling, often referred as the
queen of the Himalayas and Darjeeling