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What To See
West Bengal
Facts & Figures
| CAPITAL | Kolkata |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 74.5 Million |
| LANGUAGE | Bengali |
| AREA | 87,853 Sq Km |
| LITERACY RATE | 50% |
| BEST TIME TO VISIT | October To March |
| AIRPORT | Dumdum, Kolkata |
Boundaries
| EAST | Bangladesh And Assam. |
|---|---|
| WEST | Orissa, Bihar And Nepal |
| NORTH | Sikkim And Bhutan |
| SOUTH | Bay Of Bengal |
Important Museums
| KOLKATA | Indian Museum, Rabindra Bharati Museum, Birla Academy Of Art And Culture, Birla Industrial And Technological Museum, Asutosh Museum Of Indian Art, Nehru Children's Museum, Victoria Memorial Hall Museum. |
|---|---|
| DARJEELING | Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Museums And Natural History Museum. |
Pilgrim Centres
| BAKRESWAR | Bakarnath Shiva Temple And Mahisasurmardini Temple |
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| BANSBERIA | Temples Of Haneswari And Vasudev |
| BELUR MATH | Headquarters Of Ramakrishna Mission Founded By Swami Vivekanand. |
| KOLKATA | Temple Of Kali. |
| DAKSHINESHWAR | Kali Temple Associated With Ramakrishna Parmahansa |
| GANGA SAGAR | Famed For Ganga Sagar Mela In January And For Kapil Muni Temple. |
| KAMARPUKAR | Birthplace Of Saint Ramakrishna. |
| MAYAPUR | Temple Of Gourange. Headquater Of ISCON. |
| NABADWIP | Birthplace Of Sri Chaitanya. |
| TARAPITH | Temple Of Tara Devi. Acentre Of Tantrik Culture. |
Hill Resorts
| DARJEELING (2127m) Railhead - Darjeeling. |
| KALIMPONG (1450m) Railhead - Siliguri 68 Km, New Jaipaiguri 77 Km. |
| KURSEONG (1450m) Railhead - Darjeeling 32 Km. |
| MIRIK (170m) Railhead - Darjeeling 49km - Siliguri 52 Km. |
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