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Cities of West Bengal

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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to West Bengal}}

[[File:IN-WB.svg|thumb|300px|Location of West Bengal]]

The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to West Bengal:

'''[[West Bengal]]''' – state in eastern India and is the nation's fourth-most populous state, with over 91 million inhabitants. Spread over {{convert|34267|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, it is bordered by the countries of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), one of the largest cities in India. Together with the neighbouring nation of Bangladesh, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal.

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==General reference==

=== Names ===
* Common name: [[West Bengal]]
** Pronunciation:
* Local name: [[Paschim Bongo]]
* Abbreviations and name codes
** [[ISO 3166-2:US#Codes|ISO 3166-2 code]]: [[IN-WB]]
** [[Vehicle registration]] code: [[Vehicle registration plates of India#States|WB]]
* Nicknames
** [[Bengal]]
* [[Adjectivals and demonyms for states and territories of India|Adjectivals]]
** [[West Bengal]]
** [[Bengali language|Bengali]]

=== Rankings (amongst India's states) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 4th
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]] (2011 census): 14th
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]] (2015): 17th
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 4th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]: 11th
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]:
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate]] (2011):76.62%

== Geography of West Bengal ==

[[Geography of West Bengal]]
* West Bengal is: an [[Indian state]]
* [[Population of West Bengal]]:
* [[Area of West Bengal]]: 88,750 sq km
* [[:commons:Atlas of West Bengal|Atlas of West Bengal]]

=== Location of West Bengal ===
* West Bengal is situated within the following regions:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[South Asia]]
****** [[India]]
******* [[East India]]
* [[Time zone]]: [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])

{{Geographic location|Centre = West Bengal
|North = [[Sikkim]]
|Northeast = [[Assam]]
|East = [[Bangladesh]]
|Southeast = [[Bay of Bengal]]
|South = [[Bay of Bengal]]
|Southwest = [[Odisha]]
|West = [[Jharkhand]]
|Northwest = [[Bihar]]
}}

=== Environment of West Bengal ===
[[File:Alstonia scholaris.jpg|right|thumb|[[Alstonia scholaris]]]]
[[File:White-throated kingfisher BNC.jpg|right|thumb|[[White-throated kingfisher]]]]
[[File:Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) 3.jpg|right|thumb|[[Fishing cat]]]]

* [[Climate of West Bengal]]
* [[Protected areas of West Bengal]]
* [[Wildlife of West Bengal]]

==== Natural geographic features of West Bengal ====

* [[List of rivers of West Bengal|Rivers of West Bengal]]

=== Regions of West Bengal ===

==== Ecoregions of West Bengal ====

=== Administrative divisions of West Bengal ===

====Capital of West Bengal====

[[Kolkata]]

==== Divisions of West Bengal ====

* [[Jalpaiguri division]]
* [[Burdwan division]]
* [[Presidency division]]
* [[Malda division]]
* [[Medinipur division]]

==== Districts of West Bengal ====
[[File:WestBengalDistricts numbered.svg|Districts of West Bengal|250px|right|thumb]]

[[List of districts of West Bengal|Districts of West Bengal]]
*[[Alipurduar district]]
*[[Bankura]]
*[[Purba Bardhaman district|purba Bardhaman]]
*[[Paschim Bardhaman district|Paschim Bardhaman]]
*[[Birbhum]]
*[[Cooch Behar]]
*[[Darjeeling]]
*[[Kalimpong district|kalimpong]]
*[[East Midnapore]]
*[[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
*[[Howrah]]
*[[Jalpaiguri]]
*[[Kolkata]]
*[[Malda district|Malda]]
*[[Murshidabad]]
*[[Nadia district|Nadia]]
*[[North 24 Parganas]] (Largest in terms of population and population density) 
*[[Uttar Dinajpur]]
*[[Purulia]]
*[[South 24 Parganas]] (Largest in terms of area) 
*[[Dakshin Dinajpur]]
*[[Jhargram district|Jhargram]]
*[[West Midnapore]]

===== Cities of West Bengal =====

*[[:Category:Municipal corporations in West Bengal|Municipal Corporations of West Bengal]]
*[[Municipalities of West Bengal]]
*[[List of cities in West Bengal|Cities of West Bengal]]

=== Demography of West Bengal ===

[[Demographics of West Bengal]]

== Government and politics of West Bengal ==

[[Politics of West Bengal]]

* [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of West Bengal: [[Capital of West Bengal]]
* [[Elections in West Bengal]]
** (specific elections)

=== Union government in West Bengal ===
* [[List of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal|Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal]]

* [[Indian general election, 2009 (West Bengal)]]
* [[Indian general election, 2014 (West Bengal)]]
* [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal]]

=== Branches of the government of West Bengal ===

[[Government of West Bengal]]

==== Executive branch of the government of West Bengal ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of West Bengal]]
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]]
* [[Council of Ministers of West Bengal]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of West Bengal ====

[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of West Bengal ====

=== Law and order in West Bengal ===

* [[Law enforcement in West Bengal]]
** [[West Bengal Police]]

== History of West Bengal ==

[[History of West Bengal]]

=== History of West Bengal, by period ===

==== Prehistoric West Bengal ====

==== Ancient West Bengal ====

==== Medieval West Bengal ====

==== Colonial West Bengal ====

==== Contemporary West Bengal ====

=== History of West Bengal, by region ===

=== History of West Bengal, by subject ===

== Culture of West Bengal ==

[[Culture of West Bengal]]
* [[Architecture of West Bengal]]
* [[Cuisine of West Bengal]]
* [[Languages of West Bengal]]
* Monuments in West Bengal
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal|Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal|State Protected Monuments in West Bengal]]
* World Heritage Sites in West Bengal

=== Art in West Bengal ===
* [[Cinema of West Bengal]]
* [[Music of West Bengal]]

=== People of West Bengal ===

* [[List of people from West Bengal|People from West Bengal]]

=== Religion in West Bengal ===

[[Religion in West Bengal]]
* [[Islam in West Bengal]]
* [[Bengali Hindus]]

=== Sports in West Bengal ===

[[Sports in West Bengal]]
* [[Cricket in West Bengal]]
** [[West Bengal Cricket Association]]
* [[Football in West Bengal]]
** [[West Bengal football team]]

=== Symbols of West Bengal ===
[[File:Alstonia scholaris.jpg|right|thumb|[[Alstonia scholaris]]]]
[[File:White-throated kingfisher BNC.jpg|right|thumb|[[White-throated kingfisher]]]]
[[File:Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) 3.jpg|right|thumb|[[Fishing cat]]]]

[[Symbols of Indian states and territories#West Bengal|Symbols of West Bengal]]
* State animal: [[Fishing cat]]
* State bird: [[White-throated kingfisher]] [[File:Flower & flower buds I IMG 2257.jpg|right|thumb|100px]]
* State flower: [[Night-flowering jasmine]]
* State seal: [[Seal of West Bengal]]
* State tree: [[Devil tree]]
* Union Day: August 18 ( Day of accession to India )

== Economy and infrastructure of West Bengal ==

[[Economy of West Bengal]]
* [[Tourism in West Bengal]]
* [[Transport in West Bengal]]
** [[List of airports in West Bengal|Airports in West Bengal]]

== Education in West Bengal ==

[[Education in West Bengal]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal|Institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]

== Health in West Bengal ==

[[Health in West Bengal]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}

* [[Outline of India]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==

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== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=West Bengal|West Bengal}}
{{wikiatlas|West Bengal}}
* [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160516020105/http://www.westbengal.gov.in/ Official West Bengal Government Web Portal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120420145316/http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/web/guest/index Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal]
* [http://www.wbcomtax.nic.in/welcome.asp Directorate of Commercial Taxes, Government of West Bengal]
* [http://wbic.gov.in/ West Bengal Information Commission]
* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/640088/West-Bengal West Bengal] ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' entry
* {{curlie|Regional/Asia/India/West_Bengal|West Bengal}}

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