Capital- Kolkata
C.M- Mamata Banerjee
Governor- Keshari Nath Tripathi
Total Area- 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi)
Area Rank- 14th
Population- 91,347,736
Population rank- 4th
Density- 1,029/km2 (2,670/sq mi)
Literacy Rate (%)-76.26%
Sex Ratio- 950(F)/1000(M)
Legislative Assembly- 295 Seats
Lower House Seats (Lok sabha)- 42 Seats
Upper House Seats (Raja Sabha) – 16
Number of Districts- 23
High Court – Calcutta High Court (Chief of Justice – Debasish Kar Gupta)
Language- English and Bengali are the two official (presumably, first official) languages
of the state. To these will be added Urdu, Gurmukhi, Nepali, Ol-Chiki, Oriya and Hindi
Folk Dance- Gambhira Dance, Kathi dance, The Baul dance, Domni, Dhunachi
Festival- Nandikar’s National Theatre Festival
National Park- Gorumara National Park, Buxa National Park, Buxa National Park,
Singalila National Park, Jaldapara National Park, Sundarbans National Park
River- Ajay N, Barakar, Bhagirathi, Bhairab R, Damodar, Ganga, Ganga or Padma, Hooghly
River, Jalangi N, Jaldhaka, Mahananda, Subarnarekha, Teesta, Torsa
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Thermal Power Plant- Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant, Durgapur Steel Thermal
Power Station
Dam- The Mukutmanipur Dam
Lake- Debar Lake, East Calcutta Wetlands, Jore Pokhri, Mirik Lake, Rabindra Sarobar,
Rasikbil, Santragachhi Lake, Senchal Lake
Stadium- Eden Gardens
Port- The Port of Kolkata
Wildlife Sanctuary- Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary ,
The Buxa Tiger Reserve , Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary , Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary ,
The Haliday Island Wildlife , Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary , Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
, Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary , Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary , Sajnakhali WildlifeSanctuary
, Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary , The Sundarbans National Park
