West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali: Paschim Banga) is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal. With over 91million inhabitants (as of 2011), it is India's fourth-most populous state. West Bengal is the thirteenth-largest Indian state, with an area of 88,752 km (34,267 sq mi). 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, and center of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group is the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
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| Area:Total | 88,752 km (34,267 sq mi)
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| Population:Total | 91,347,736
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| Population:Density | 1,029/km (2,670/sq mi)
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| Vehicle registration | WB
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