Geographical Profile of West Bengal, India

Location

Eastern India.

Coordinates

Latitude: 21°32'N to 27°11'N
Longitude: 85°53'E to 89°48'E

Area

88,752 km² (34,267 sq mi).

Boundaries

• North: Sikkim, Bhutan
• South: Bay of Bengal, Odisha
• East: Bangladesh
• West: Jharkhand, Bihar

Capital

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).

Regions

• North Bengal: Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar—hill stations, tea gardens, borders Bhutan/Sikkim.
• South Bengal: Kolkata, North/South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, East/West Midnapore—most populous, includes Kolkata metro.
• Western Bengal: Purulia, Bankura, West Burdwan—cultural heritage, folk traditions.