Capital : Kolkata.
Area : 88, 752 sq.km.
Literacy : 69.6%.
Languages : Bengali, Hindi.
Roads : 77, 579 km.
Railways : 3, 768 km.
Airports : Bagdogra, Kolkata, Cooch-Behar, Malda, Balurghat.
When to visit : Oct to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 40 to 24 Winter 26 to 7.
Monsoon : June to Sept
Districts : 19, Bankura, Bardhaman Birbhum, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, East Midanapore, Hooghly, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Kolkatta, Maldah, Murshidabad, Nadia, North Twenty four Parganas, North Dinajpur, Puruliya, South Twenty four Parganas, South Dinajpur, West Midanapore.
Places of Tourist importance : Kolkata, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Shantiniketan, Sunderbans national park, beaches - Digha, Shankarpur, Junput, Sagardwip, Bakkhali.