<P> West Bengal ( / bɛnˈɡɔːl / ) is an Indian state , located in Eastern India on the Bay of Bengal . With over 91 million inhabitants ( as of 2011 ) , it is India 's fourth-most populous state . It has an area of 88,752 km ( 34,267 sq mi ) . A part of the ethno - linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent , it borders Bangladesh in the east , and Nepal and Bhutan in the north . It also borders the Indian states of Odisha , Jharkhand , Bihar , Sikkim , and Assam . The state capital is Kolkata ( Calcutta ) , the seventh - largest city in India . As for geography , West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region , the Ganges delta , the Rarh region , and the coastal Sundarbans . The main ethnic group are the Bengalis , with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority . </P>
<P> West Bengal ( / bɛnˈɡɔːl / ) is an Indian state , located in Eastern India on the Bay of Bengal . With over 91 million inhabitants ( as of 2011 ) , it is India 's fourth-most populous state . It has an area of 88,752 km ( 34,267 sq mi ) . A part of the ethno - linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent , it borders Bangladesh in the east , and Nepal and Bhutan in the north . It also borders the Indian states of Odisha , Jharkhand , Bihar , Sikkim , and Assam . The state capital is Kolkata ( Calcutta ) , the seventh - largest city in India . As for geography , West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region , the Ganges delta , the Rarh region , and the coastal Sundarbans . The main ethnic group are the Bengalis , with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority . </P>
where is west bengal in india political map
where is west bengal in india political map
borders Bangladesh in the east , and Nepal and Bhutan in the north
borders Bangladesh in the east , and Nepal and Bhutan in the north