West Bengal
StateIN-WBData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of India.
AsiaCapital: KolkataSub-region: EasternLanguage: Bengali, Hindi
Population
99.1M
Metros tracked
4
34.1M in metros (34%)
Composite score
33.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: IN-WB
At a glance
- Established
- 1947
- Demonym
- West Bengali
- Area
- 88,752 km² (34,267 mi²)
- Population density
- 1,116/km² (2,892/mi²)
- 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 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its 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.