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CAPITAL OF INDIAN STATES INDIAN UNION TERRITORIES
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Hugli
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Kolkata
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Darjeeling
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Murshidabad
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kolkata, Bengali Kalikata, formerly Calcutta, city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772–1911) of British India. It is one of India’s largest cities and one of its major ports.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although in area West Bengal ranks as one of the smaller states of India, it is one of the largest in population. The capital is Kolkata (Calcutta). Area 34, 267 square miles (88, 752 square km).
Detailed explanation-3: -Kolkata, or Calcutta as it was formerly called, is the present capital of the eastern state of West Bengal and one of the most densely populated cities in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Till 1912, Calcutta was the capital of India, when the British moved the capital city to Delhi. In 1947, when India gained freedom and the country got partitioned between India and Pakistan, Calcutta was included in the Indian part of Bengal, West Bengal. Calcutta became the capital city of the state of West Bengal.