West Bengal

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West Bengal is an eastern Indian state known for its cultural heritage, literature, and the metropolis of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of India
additionalOfficialLanguage English
bordersBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
bordersCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Bhutan
Nepal
bordersState Assam
Bihar
Jharkhand
Orissa
surface form: Odisha

Sikkim
capital Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
chiefMinisterTitle Chief Minister of West Bengal
containsCity Asansol
Durgapur
Howrah
Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

Siliguri
containsProtectedArea Bhitarkanika is not in West Bengal
Buxa Tiger Reserve
Gorumara National Park
Jaldapara National Park
Neora Valley National Park
Singalila National Park
Sundarbans
surface form: Sundarbans National Park
containsTown Alipurduar
Baharampur
Bakkhali
Bally
Balurghat
Bankura
Baranagar
Burdwan
surface form: Bardhaman

Barrackpore
Basirhat
Bhatpara
Bolpur
Bongaon
Chandannagar
Contai
Cooch Behar
Darjeeling
Diamond Harbour
Dum Dum
Ganga Sagar
surface form: Gangasagar

Habra
Haldia
Halisahar
Hugli-Chuchura
Islampur
Jalpaiguri
Jangipur
Jhargram
Kalimpong
Kalyani
Kanchrapara
Kharagpur
Krishnanagar
Kulti
Kurseong
Malda
Mayapur
Midnapore
surface form: Medinipur

Mirik
Murshidabad
Nabadwip
Naihati
New Town
Panihati
Purulia
Raiganj
Asansol
surface form: Raniganj

Rishra
Salt Lake City (Bidhannagar)
Santiniketan
Serampore
South Dum Dum
Sundarbans
Tamluk
Tarakeswar
Tarapith
Titagarh
Uluberia
country India
famousSweet Mishti Doi
Rasgulla
Sandesh
firstMetroInIndia Kolkata Metro
formationYear 1947
formedBy partition of Bengal Presidency
formerName Calcutta
governorTitle Governor of West Bengal
hasAirport Bagdogra Airport
Balurghat Airport
Cooch Behar Airport
Durgapur Airport
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
hasCricketStadium Eden Gardens
hasCricketTeam Bengal cricket team
hasCulturalIcon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Mother Teresa
Rabindranath Tagore
Satyajit Ray
Subhas Chandra Bose
Swami Vivekananda
hasFootballStadium Salt Lake Stadium
hasIndustry coal mining
information technology
jute industry
steel industry
tea industry
hasIPLTeam Kolkata Knight Riders
hasITHub New Town, Kolkata
Sector V, Salt Lake
hasMajorPort Haldia Port
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
hasMajorUniversity Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Indian Statistical Institute
Jadavpur University
Presidency College, Kolkata
surface form: Presidency University, Kolkata

University of Calcutta
Visva-Bharati University
hasMetroSystem Kolkata Metro
hasMountainRange Himalayas
surface form: Darjeeling Himalayas
hasRailwayZoneHeadquarters Eastern Railway
Northeast Frontier Railway (partly)
South Eastern Railway
hasRegion Coastal plain
Dooars
Rarh region
Sundarbans
surface form: Sundarbans delta

Terai
hasScript Bengali script
hasUNESCOSite Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Santiniketan
Sundarbans
surface form: Sundarbans National Park
highCourt Calcutta High Court
historicalRegion Bengal
isoCode IN-WB
knownFor Baul music
Bengali cinema
Bengali literature
Durga Puja
surface form: Durga Puja festival

Rabindra Sangeet
cuisine including fish and sweets
rich cultural heritage
largestCity Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
legislativeBody West Bengal Legislative Assembly
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn eastern India
majorReligion Hinduism
Islam
minorityReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Jainism
Sikhism
officialLanguage Bengali
region eastern India
surface form: Eastern India

Indo-Gangetic Plain
sharesCulturalHeritageWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
stateAnimal fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
surface form: Fishing cat
stateBird White-throated kingfisher
stateFlower Night-flowering jasmine
stateSong Banglar Mati Banglar Jol
stateSport football
stateTree Chatim tree
timeZone Indian Standard Time
traversedByRiver Ganges
Hooghly River
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode WB

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Plassey battle memorial locatedIn West Bengal
Asansol locatedIn West Bengal
Nabadwip locatedIn West Bengal
Jaldapara National Park locatedIn West Bengal
Balurghat Airport locatedIn West Bengal
Balurghat Airport state West Bengal
Fort William locatedIn West Bengal
Jadughar locatedIn West Bengal
Jadughar region West Bengal
B.B.D. Bagh North locatedIn West Bengal
Faculty of Engineering and Technology locatedInState West Bengal
subject surface form: Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Calcutta
Munda primaryLocation West Bengal
Ho alsoInState West Bengal
Rath Yatra observedIn West Bengal
Gaur partlyLocatedIn West Bengal
Salt Lake campus locatedIn West Bengal
Salt Lake campus state West Bengal
Department of Mechanical Engineering locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University
Department of Electrical Engineering state West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University
Department of Electrical Engineering regionServed West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University
Department of Computer Science and Engineering locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University
Department of Computer Science and Engineering regionServed West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University
Department of Chemical Engineering locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University
Department of Chemical Engineering regionServed West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University
Department of Physics locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Physics, Jadavpur University
Department of English state West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of English, Jadavpur University
Department of Comparative Literature locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University
Department of History state West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of History, Jadavpur University
Department of International Relations locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
College Street campus locatedIn West Bengal
College Street campus state West Bengal
Faculty of Social Sciences locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Calcutta
Raniganj coalfield locatedIn West Bengal
Mahanisha Puja observedIn West Bengal
Bengal Technical Institute region West Bengal
Kalimpong locatedIn West Bengal
Kalimpong state West Bengal
Buxa Tiger Reserve locatedIn West Bengal
Buxa Tiger Reserve state West Bengal
Faculty of Education locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Faculty of Education, University of Calcutta
Faculty of Education regionServed West Bengal
subject surface form: Faculty of Education, University of Calcutta
Faculty of Commerce locatedIn West Bengal
subject surface form: Faculty of Commerce, University of Calcutta
Sandip Ray placeOfBirth West Bengal
Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata location West Bengal
Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata state West Bengal