West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north.

Jan 31, 2025 · West Bengal, Indian state located in the eastern part of the country. It has a peculiar configuration; its breadth varies from 200 miles at one point to hardly 10 miles at another. Although in area West Bengal ranks as one of the smaller states in …

West Bengal is the fourth-largest state in India by population. It is the thirteenth-largest state in India by area. It is also the eighth-largest administrative division of the world. Both West Bengal and Bangladesh are parts of the region of Bengal. Bangladesh is a country east of West Bengal.

Jan 17, 2024 · West Bengal is situated in the Eastern region of India which shares international borders with Bangladesh to the east and Nepal to the west. In Indian States, Bihar to the west, Jharkhand to the west, Odisha to the southwest, Sikkim to the northwest, and Assam to …

West Bengal, State, eastern India. Area: 34,267 sq mi (88,752 sq km). Population: (2011) 91,347,736. Capital: Kolkata (Calcutta). It is bordered by Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam.

Feb 1, 2025 · The eastern sector of Bengal, largely Muslim, became East Pakistan (later Bangladesh); the western sector became India’s West Bengal state. The partition of Bengal left West Bengal with ill-defined boundaries and a constant inflow of non-Muslim, mostly Hindu, refugees from East Pakistan.

May 29, 2018 · West Bengal State in ne India bordering Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim (n), Bangladesh, and Assam state (e), the Bay of Bengal (s) and Bihar and Orissa states (w). The state capital is Calcutta.

A state in Eastern India, West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Paścimbaṅga) presents some of the marvellous landscape features and natural scenic beauty, from the picturesque hills of Darjeeling to the mangrove rainforest of the Sundarbans.

A state of northeastern India, West Bengal has a long, strategic frontier with Bangladesh on the east. It also shares international borders with Nepal on the northwest and Bhutan on the north and is bounded by the Indian states of Assam on the northeast, Sikkim on the north, Bihar and Jharkhand on the west, and Odisha (Orissa) on the southwest.

Oct 3, 2023 · West Bengal (Bengali:বঙ্গ প্রদেশ), (Paschimbanga or Banga Pradesh) is a state in India 's East region. Asansol — an important mining and industrial centre. Barrackpore — a Suburban Town of Greater Kolkata. It is the Oldest Cantonment in India and the Second War of Independence started here.