Biology:Outline of West Bengal

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to West Bengal

Location 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 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

Names

• Common name: West Bengal
  • Pronunciation:
• Local name: Paschim Bongo
• 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 (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

Geography of West Bengal

• West Bengal is: an Indian state
• Population of West Bengal:
• 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 (30)

Environment of West Bengal

Alstonia scholaris

White-throated kingfisher

Fishing cat

• Climate of West Bengal
• Protected areas of West Bengal
• Wildlife of West Bengal

Natural geographic features of West Bengal

• Rivers 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

Districts of West Bengal

Districts of West Bengal

• Alipurduar district
• Bankura
• purba Bardhaman
• Paschim Bardhaman
• Birbhum
• Cooch Behar
• Darjeeling
• kalimpong
• East Midnapore
• Hooghly
• Howrah
• Jalpaiguri
• Kolkata
• Malda
• Murshidabad
• 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
• West Midnapore

Cities of West Bengal

• Municipalities of 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 of West Bengal: Kolkata
• Elections in West Bengal
  • (specific elections)

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 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

• Constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Law and order in West Bengal

• Law enforcement in West Bengal
  • West Bengal Police

History of West Bengal

History of West Bengal

Culture 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

• Cinema of West Bengal
• Music of West Bengal

People of 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

Alstonia scholaris

White-throated kingfisher

Fishing cat

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 ( Day of accession to India )

Economy and infrastructure of West Bengal

Economy of West Bengal

• Tourism in West Bengal
• Transport in West Bengal
  • Airports in West Bengal

Education in West Bengal

Education in West Bengal

• Institutions of higher education in West Bengal

Health in West Bengal

Health in West Bengal

See also

• Outline of India

External links

• Official West Bengal Government Web Portal
• Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal
• Directorate of Commercial Taxes, Government of West Bengal
• West Bengal Information Commission
• West Bengal Encyclopædia Britannica entry
• West Bengal at Curlie