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Atlas of West Bengal

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West Bengal

	পশ্চিমবঙ্গ

English	West Bengal - West Bengal West Bengal is a state of theRepublic of India. Its capital isKolkata. The state is bordered by► Bhutan, and► Sikkim to the north,► Assam and► Bangladesh to the east,► Bihar and► Jharkhand, and► Nepal to the west, and Bay of Bengal and► Odisha to the south. Together with Bangladesh, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal.
বাংলা	পশ্চিমবঙ্গভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্রের একটি রাজ্য। এর রাজধানীকলকাতা। রাজ্যটির উত্তর সীমানায়ভুটান ওসিকিম, পূর্ব সীমানায়আসাম ওবাংলাদেশ, পশ্চিম সীমানায়ঝাড়খণ্ড,নেপাল ওবিহার; দক্ষিণেওড়িশা ও বঙ্গোপসাগর। বাংলাদেশ ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ একত্রে একটি বাংলাভাষী অঞ্চল গঠন করেছে, যার ঐতিহাসিক নাম “বঙ্গ” বা “বাংলা”।

Short name	West Bengal
Official name	West Bengal
Status	State of► India
Capital	কলকাতা (Kolkata)
Population	91,276,115 (2011) inhabitants
Area	88,752 km²
Major languages	Bengali, English
Major religions	Hinduism, Islam
More information	West Bengal,Geography of West Bengal,History of West Bengal andPolitics of West Bengal
More images	West Bengal -West Bengal (Category).

General maps

Map of West Bengal

Roads in West Bengal

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Divisions of West Bengal

Districts of West Bengal (English)

Districts of West Bengal (Bangla)

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day West Bengal, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day West Bengal.

Pala Empire (700-1200)

Bhurshut (15th century–18th century)

Bengal Presidency (1849–1853)

Bengal Presidency (1858)

Bengal (1870)

Districts of West Bengal in 1947 (Bangla)

Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956

Dahala Khagrabari (English)

Dahala Khagrabari (Bangla)

Geographical maps

Damodar Basin (English)

Damodar Basin (Bangla)

Mouth of theHooghly River

Siliguri Corridor

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Map of Bengal from 1776

Map of Bengal, 1893

Map of Bengal with Sikkim, 1907

Bengal and Assam and Adjacent Areas Distribution of Largest Communities, 1941 (with 1947 borders)

Ethno-linguistic maps

The Bengali language

Notes and references

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