| Official Website |
www.westbengal.gov.in |
| Date of Formation |
1950-01-26 |
| Area |
88,752 sq km |
| Density |
1,000/km2 |
| Population (2011) |
91347736 |
| Males Population (2011) |
46809027 |
| Females Population (2011) |
44467088 |
| No. of District |
23 |
| Capital |
Kolkata |
| Rivers |
Hooghly, Teesta, Jaldhaka, Rupnarayan |
| Forests & National Park |
Gorumara NP, Sundarbans NP, Ballavpur WS, Chapramari WS |
| Languages |
Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali |
| Neighbouring State |
Assam, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha |
| State Animal |
Fishing cat |
| State Bird |
White-throated Kingfisher |
| State Tree |
Devil Tree |
| State Flower |
Night-flowering Jasmine |
| Net State Domestic Product (2011) |
48536 |
| Literacy Rate (2011) |
0.8643 |
| Females per 1000 males |
947 |
| Assembly constituency |
294 |
| Parliamentary constituency |
42 |