The following 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 34,267 sq mi (88,750 km2), 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.
General reference[edit | edit source]
Names[edit | edit source]
- Common name: West Bengal
- Pronunciation: /bɛnˈɡɔːl/
- In Bengali: Pōścimabôṅgô, bn
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Adjectivals
Rankings (amongst India's states)[edit | edit source]
- by population: 4th
- by area (2011 census): 14th
- by crime rate (2015): 17th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 4th
- by Human Development Index (HDI): 11th
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate (2011):76.62%
Geography of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- West Bengal is: an Indian state
- Population of West Bengal: 91,347,736[1]
- Area of West Bengal: 88,750 km2
- Atlas of West Bengal
Location of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- West Bengal is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
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Environment of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
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Natural geographic features of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Regions of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Ecoregions of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Administrative divisions of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Capital of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Divisions of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Districts of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- Alipurduar district
- Bankura
- Purba Bardhaman
- Paschim Bardhaman
- Birbhum
- Cooch Behar
- Darjeeling
- Kalimpong
- Purba Medinipur (East Midnapore)
- Hooghly
- Howrah
- Jalpaiguri
- Kolkata
- Malda
- Murshidabad
- Nadia
- North 24 Parganas
- Uttar Dinajpur
- Purulia
- South 24 Parganas
- Dakshin Dinajpur
- Jhargram
- Paschim Medinipur (West Midnapore)
Cities of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Demography of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Government and politics of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Capital of West Bengal: Kolkata
- Elections in West Bengal
- (specific elections)
Union government in West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal
- 2009 Indian general election in West Bengal
- 2014 Indian general election in West Bengal
- 2019 Indian general election in West Bengal
- 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal
Branches of the government of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Executive branch of the government of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Law and order in West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- Law enforcement in West Bengal
History of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
History of West Bengal, by period[edit | edit source]
Prehistoric West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Ancient West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Medieval West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Colonial West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Contemporary West Bengal[edit | edit source]
History of West Bengal, by region[edit | edit source]
History of West Bengal, by subject[edit | edit source]
Culture of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- Architecture of West Bengal
- Cuisine of West Bengal
- Languages of West Bengal
- Monuments in West Bengal
- World Heritage Sites in West Bengal
Art in West Bengal[edit | edit source]
People of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Religion in West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Sports in West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Symbols of West Bengal[edit | edit source]
- State animal: Fishing cat
- State bird: White-throated kingfisher
- 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[edit | edit source]
Education in West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Health in West Bengal[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Census of India : Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal". 2012-01-07. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
