West Bengal | Facts and Figures

west bengal

Capital : Kolkata

Calcutta was renamed as Kolkata in 2001.

Statehood : 26 January 1950

 

Area : 88,752 km2

Kerala is the 14th largest state by area.

 

Population : 9.1+ crores

Based on 2011 census, population in West Bengal is more than 9.1 crores and ranks 4th position. Therefore the population density is 1029 persons per square kilometer.

 

Language : Bengali

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Number of Districts : 23

Below are the districts in West Bengal

  1. Alipurduar
  2. Bankura
  3. Birbhum
  4. CoochBihar
  5. Dakshin Dinajpur
  6. Darjeeling
  7. Hooghly
  8. Howrah
  9. Jalpaiguri
  10. Jhargram
  11. Kalimpong
  12. Kolkata
  13. Malda
  14. Murshidabad
  15. Nadia
  16. North 24 Parganas
  17. Paschim Bardhaman
  18. Purba Bardhaman
  19. Paschim Medinipur
  20. Purba Medinipur
  21. Purulia
  22. South 24 Parganas
  23. Uttar Dinajpur

Vehicle registration code: WB

Literacy rate : 77.08%

According to 2011 census, Jammu and Kashmir stands 13th in literacy rate.

State Animal : Fishing cat

State Bird : White-throated kingfisher

State Flower : Night-flowering jasmine

State Tree : Alstonia scholaris

This tree is commonly known as Devil tree.

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