Outline of West Bengal
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, 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, 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
Names
- Common name: West Bengal
- * Pronunciation:
- * In Bengali:,
- Abbreviations and name codes
- * ISO 3166-2 code: IN-WB
- * Vehicle registration code: WB
- Nicknames
- * Bengal
- Adjectivals
- * West Bengal
- * Bengali
Rankings (amongst India's states)
- by population: 4th
- by area : 14th
- by crime rate : 17th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) : 4th
- by Human Development Index (HDI): 11th
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate :76.62%
Geography of West Bengal
Geography of West Bengal- West Bengal is: an Indian state
- Population of West Bengal: 91,347,736
- Area of West Bengal: 88,750 km2
- 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
Environment of West Bengal
Natural geographic features of West Bengal
Administrative divisions of West Bengal
Capital of West Bengal
KolkataDivisions of West Bengal
Districts of West Bengal
Districts of West Bengal- Alipurduar district
- Bankura
- Purba Bardhaman
- Paschim Bardhaman
- Birbhum
- Cooch Behar
- Darjeeling
- Kalimpong
- Purba Medinipur
- Hooghly
- Howrah
- Jalpaiguri
- Kolkata
- Malda
- Murshidabad
- Nadia
- North 24 Parganas
- Uttar Dinajpur
- Purulia
- South 24 Parganas
- Dakshin Dinajpur
- Jhargram
- Paschim Medinipur
Cities of West Bengal
- Municipal Corporations of West Bengal
- Municipalities of West Bengal
- Cities of West Bengal
Demography of West Bengal
Demographics of West BengalGovernment and politics of West Bengal
Politics of West Bengal- Form of government: Indian state government
- Capital of West Bengal: Kolkata
- Elections in West Bengal
- *
Union government in West Bengal
- 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
Government of West BengalExecutive 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 AssemblyLaw and order in West Bengal
- Law enforcement in West Bengal
- * West Bengal Police
History of West Bengal
History of West BengalCulture of West Bengal
Culture of West Bengal- Architecture of West Bengal
- Cuisine of West Bengal
- Languages of West Bengal
- Monuments in West Bengal
- * Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal
- * State Protected Monuments in West Bengal
- World Heritage Sites in West Bengal
Art in West Bengal
People of West Bengal
Religion in West Bengal
Religion in West BengalSports 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
Symbols of West Bengal- 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