West Bengal State Static GK useful for all the competitive exam
States related Static GK is an essential part of the general awareness section of various government exams. Here, we will provide West Bengal state static GK and facts. Questions related to different states (like West Bengal ) static GK and facts have been asked many times in different exams e.g. CM, Governor, Lakes, River, stadium, national Parks etc. To ease your preparation, we have compiled all the static facts of the West Bengal state at one place in the best way possible. This “West Bengal static GK and facts” article will be useful in all your upcoming competitive exams.
| Capital (राजधानी ) | Kolkata |
| Formation (निर्माण) | 1950 |
| Total Area (कुल क्षेत्रफल) | 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi) |
| Area Rank (क्षेत्र रैंक) | 14th |
| Population (जनसंख्या) | 91,347,736 |
| Population rank (जनसंख्या रैंक) | 4th |
| Density (घनत्व) | 1,029/km2 (2,670/sq mi) |
| Literacy Rate (साक्षरता दर )(%) | 76.26% |
| Sex Ratio | 950(F)/1000(M) |
| Legislative Assembly (विधान सभा) | 295 Seats |
| Lower House (लोक सभा) | 42 Seats |
| Upper House (राजसभा) | 16 |
| Number of Districts (जिलों) | 23 |
| High Court | Calcutta High Court |
| Language (भाषा) | 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 |
| Lake (झील) | Debar Lake, East Calcutta Wetlands, JorePokhri, Mirik Lake, RabindraSarobar, Rasikbil, Santragachhi Lake, Senchal Lake |
| River(नदी) | Ajay N, Barakar, Bhagirathi, Bhairab R, Damodar, Ganga, Ganga or Padma, Hooghly River, Jalangi N, Jaldhaka, Mahananda, Subarnarekha, Teesta, Torsa
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| Dam (बांध) | The Mukutmanipur Dam
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| Stadium (स्टेडियम) | Eden Gardens |
| Festival (त्यौहार) | Nandikar’s National Theatre Festival, Durga pooja |
| Folk Dance (लोक नृत्य) | Gambhira Dance, Kathi dance, The Baul dance, Domni, Dhunachi |
| Port (बंदरगाह) | The Port of Kolkata |
| National Park (राष्ट्रीय उद्यान) | Gorumara National Park, Buxa National Park, Buxa National Park, Singalila National Park, Jaldapara National Park, Sundarbans National Park |
| Thermal Power Plant (ताप विद्युत संयंत्र) | Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant, Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station |
| Wildlife Sanctuary (वन्यजीव अभ्यारण्य) | Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary , The Buxa Tiger Reserve , Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary , ChintamoniKar Bird Sanctuary , The Haliday Island Wildlife , JorePokhri Wildlife Sanctuary , Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary , Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary , Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary , SajnakhaliWildlifeSanctuary , Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary , The Sundarbans National Park |
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