Indian Village Directory

West Bengal

The capital of West Bengal is Kolkata, Its population is 91347736 as per the 2011 census. The state covers an area of 88,752 sq km, Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali are the main languages of West Bengal.

List of Districts in West Bengal
District Total Population(2011) Total Village
Bankura 3596674 3823
Barddhaman 7717563 2502
Birbhum 3502404 2458
Dakshin Dinajpur 1676276 1631
Darjiling 1846823 688
Haora 4850029 650
Hugli 5519145 1866
Jalpaiguri 3872846 733
Koch Bihar 2819086 1194
Kolkata 4496694 0
Maldah 3988845 1772
Murshidabad 7103807 2167
Nadia 5167600 1308
North Twenty Four Parganas 10009781 1528
Paschim Medinipur 5913457 8695
Purba Medinipur 5095875 2998
Puruliya 2930115 2667
South Twenty Four Parganas 8161961 2044
Uttar Dinajpur 3007134 1494
Fact of West Bengal
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

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