West Bengal, a state in eastern
India, stretches from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal
in the south. It is bordered by Nepal and Bangladesh and the states of
Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya in different
directions. From north to south, it stretches from Himalayan Mountain to the Gangetic plain and the Bay of Bengal.
West Bengal
occupies only 3% of the total land area covered by India. It is a
highly populated region of India and one of the fastest growing states
of the country. The state comprises of 19 districts and Kolkata serves as its capital.
The land is mostly plain except the northern region, which comes under the Himalayan mountain range. On the basis of landforms, the state can be divided into the following regions:
- Darjeeling Himalayan hill region
- Terai region
- North Bengal plains
- Rarh region
- Coastal plain
- Sunderbans
- Western plateau and high lands
- Ganges delta