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
