West Bengal

StateIN-WB

State of India.

AsiaCapital: KolkataSub-region: EasternLanguage: Bengali, Hindi
Population
99.1M
Metros tracked
4
34.1M in metros (34%)
Composite score
33.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: IN-WB
At a glance
Established
1947
Demonym
West Bengali
Area
88,752 km²
Population density
1,116 /km²
Highest point
Sandakpu (3,636 m (11,929 ft))
Legislature
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Human Development Index
0.674 (2023)
Lok Sabha seats
42
Rank in India
3rd of 36 by composite score
Area rank
13th of 36 by area
Largest tracked metro
Calcutta

Civic facts via Wikidata.

West Bengal metro footprint

4 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

4 tracked metros

#95Calcutta
29.6
24.9MMajor Metro
#1009Kharagpur
1.6
4.8MEmerging Metro
#1378Asansol
1.0
2.9MEmerging Metro
#1523Siliguri
0.8
1.6MLocal Metro