Formation of new districts

West Bengal Chief Minister has announced that the state would get seven new districts, raising the total number of districts to 3
States keep creating new districts from time to time, generally because smaller units would make governance easier and would benefit the people by bringing the government and the administration closer to them, and making them more accessible.
Sometimes, the decision to create a new district is driven by local demands.
As per Census 2011 figures, almost 4 million people lived in each of West Bengal’s 23 districts on average, among the highest in the country.

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