West Bengal /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ (proposed new English name: Paschim Banga) is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. Covering a total area of 34,267 sq mi (88,750 km), it is bordered by the countries of Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, and the Indian states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The stat...
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Events:
- 2006 West Bengal train disaster ,
- Naxalite-Maoist insurgency ,
- Chhoto Angaria massacre ,
- Battle of Giria ,
- 2006 Kolkata leather factory fire ,
- 2010 Eastern Indian storm ,
- Silda camp attack
Also known as:
- State Of West Bengal,
- West Benegal,
- Bangla,
- Bengal
