West Bengal shares its state border with Jharkhand and Bihar to the West, Odisha to the South-West, Sikkim to the North, and Assam to the North-East. The state also shares international border with Bangladesh to the east, Nepal to the North-West, and Bhutan to the North-East direction.
The international border between West Bengal and Bangladesh is the second-longest international border among all other Indian states. The border span is 2216.7 Km.
The capital of West Bengal is Kolkata. The city was previously known as Calcutta until 2001.
Calcutta used to be the first capital city of British India. Later the capital was shifted to New Delhi.
During the partition of India, the Bengal was divided into East Bengal and West Bengal. The East Bengal portion goes to Pakistan while the West Bengal portion came to India.
Eden Garden is the oldest cricket stadium in India. In terms of capacity, it is the largest stadium in Asia and the second-largest stadium in the world. It is following the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the list.
Kolkata is the only city in India where fleets of hand-pulled rickshaws still ply the streets. The man who pulls these rickshaws is called Rickshaw Wallahs.
The Great Banyan Tree of Botanical Garden at Howrah is spread over a circumference above 330 meters. The more than 250 years old huge tree is one of the largest in the world.
The National Library of India situated in Alipore, Kolkata is the largest public library in India.
Nepali language is the additional official language in the three subdivisions of the Darjeeling district.
Howrah Bridge or Rabindra Setu is a cantilever suspension type bridge built in the year 1943. It is the sixth-longest cantilever type bridge in the world.
Durga Puja and Kali puja are the most important festivals of West Bengal.
Victoria Memorial hall is a popular museum in Kolkata which is made up of white marble stones of Makrana in Rajasthan. The memorial was built by Lord Curzon in the memory of Queen Victoria who died in the year 1901.
Digha Sea Beach is a popular tourist attraction in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal.
West Bengal is the highest jute producer in the country. More than 80 percent of the total agricultural land of the state is used for Jute cultivation.
Mohun Bagan Football Club is the oldest football club in Asia.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port which was previously known as Port of Kolkata is the oldest operating port in India.