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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 179 of 200

Q179
Geography (incl. West Bengal)West Bengal Geography
According to the Census of India, 2011, in West Bengal, the lowest density of population was found in the district of
  1. a.Darjiling
  2. b.Dakshin Dinajpur
  3. c.Bankura
  4. d.Purulia

Answer: (B) Dakshin Dinajpur

Dakshin Dinajpur, a small agricultural district on the Bangladesh border, had the smallest population of any West Bengal district in Census 2011, about 16.7 lakh. Darjeeling, a hill district, had a density of about 586 per sq km. Bankura, on the western plateau fringe, had about 523 per sq km. Note: by population density, Purulia had the lowest figure of these districts, about 468 per sq km, while Dakshin Dinajpur's was about 750, so (D) is factually correct.

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