West Bengal

Established    26 January,, 1950
Capital    Kolkata
Largest City  Kolkata
Districts 23
High Court    Calcutta High Court
Rivers    Hooghly, Teesta, Jaldhaka, Rupnarayan
National Parks    Gorumara NP, Sundarbans NP, Ballavpur WS, Chapramari WS
Languages    Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali
Population (2011)    9,13,47,736
Density    1,029/km2
Area    88,752 km2
State Animal Fishing cat
State Bird White-throated Kingfisher
State Tree Devil Tree
State Flower Night-flowering Jasmine
Literacy Rate (2011)    86.43%
Females per 1000 males    947
Lok Sabha constituencies    294
Assembly constituency    42
Official Website    https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing
Time zone    UTC+05:30