- What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow
State Statistics
Capital
Kolkata
Largest City
Kolkata
Area
88,752 km²
Population
101,174,280
Literacy Rate
77.08%
Districts
23
Languages
BengaliHindiEnglishNepaliUrdu
Major Rivers
GangesHooghlyTeestaSubarnarekha
Quote
What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow
Color
Lilac
Flower
Night-flowering Jasmine
Tree
Chatim
GDB
₹16.64 lakh crore
Mineral Resources
Coal
Animal
Fishing Cat
Dance
Chhau Dance
Famous Person
Rabindranath Tagore
Festival
Durga Puja
Food
Rosogolla, Shorshe Ilish
Place
Sundarbans
Dress
Dhoti and Kurta, Saree
Language
Bengali
Sport
Football
Quick facts about West Bengal
Chhau Dance is a traditional masked dance combining martial arts, acrobatics, and storytelling, performed especially in the Purulia district.