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West Bengal

West Bengal
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Districts
346
Mandals
41,006
Villages
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23 districts · 346 mandals
Electoral · Lok Sabha
Parliamentary constituencies
42 Lok Sabha seats
Electoral · Vidhan Sabha
Assembly constituencies
294 assembly seats
About the state

About West Bengal

West Bengal has 23 districts indexed on VoiceOfVillage. Editorial content for this state hasn't been published yet — browse districts and villages below.

State at a glance

About West Bengal

Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee
AITC · Since 2011
Governor
C. V. Ananda Bose
Since 2022
Capital
Kolkata
Formed
1947
79 years ago

State symbols

  • State bird
    White-throated Kingfisher
  • State animal
    Fishing Cat (Bagh-Dasha)
  • State flower
    Night-flowering Jasmine (Shiuli)
  • State tree
    Chatim (Devil tree)
  • Classical dance
    Gaudiya Nritya

Top crops

RiceJuteTeaPotatoOilseeds

Must-visit places in West Bengal

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata — West Bengal
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monument

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

1921 white-marble museum to Queen Victoria; Maidan landmark.

Image: Dey.sandip / CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

  • park
    Sundarbans

    World's largest mangrove forest; Royal Bengal tiger UNESCO site.

  • hill
    Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

    1881 "toy train" + Tiger Hill sunrise on Kanchenjunga.

  • temple
    Belur Math

    Ramakrishna Mission HQ on the Hooghly — eclectic temple architecture.

  • temple
    Bishnupur Terracotta Temples

    17th-c. Malla-dynasty terracotta-tile temple cluster.

Browse by district

All 23 districts of West Bengal

Click any district to drill into its mandals, then into every village.

346 mandals · 41,006 villages
Sorted alphabetically
01 · ZP-1

Alipurduar

6 mandals359 villages
02 · ZP-2

Bankura

22 mandals3,832 villages
03 · ZP-3

Birbhum

19 mandals2,469 villages
04 · ZP-4

Cooch Behar

12 mandals1,211 villages
05 · ZP-5

Dakshin Dinajpur

8 mandals1,640 villages
06 · ZP-6

Darjeeling

9 mandals583 villages
07 · ZP-7

Hooghly

18 mandals1,930 villages
08 · ZP-8

Howrah

14 mandals786 villages
09 · ZP-9

Jalpaiguri

9 mandals423 villages
10 · ZP-10

Jhargram

8 mandals2,996 villages
11 · ZP-11

Kalimpong

5 mandals128 villages
12 · ZP-12

Kolkata

no figures yet
13 · ZP-13

Malda

15 mandals1,798 villages
14 · ZP-14

Murshidabad

26 mandals2,231 villages
15 · ZP-15

Nadia

18 mandals1,368 villages
16 · ZP-16

North 24 Parganas

22 mandals1,609 villages
17 · ZP-17

Paschim Bardhaman

8 mandals403 villages
18 · ZP-18

Paschim Medinipur

21 mandals5,709 villages
19 · ZP-19

Purba Bardhaman

23 mandals2,185 villages
20 · ZP-20

Purba Medinipur

25 mandals3,014 villages
21 · ZP-21

Purulia

20 mandals2,696 villages
22 · ZP-22

South 24 Parganas

29 mandals2,140 villages
23 · ZP-23

Uttar Dinajpur

9 mandals1,496 villages
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Quick answers

People often ask about West Bengal

How many districts and villages are in West Bengal?

West Bengal has 23 districts, 346 mandals, and 41,006 revenue villages.

What is the capital of West Bengal?

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When was West Bengal formed?

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How many parliamentary and assembly seats does West Bengal have?

West Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha seats and 294 assembly seats.

What languages are spoken in West Bengal?

Languages used in West Bengal: —.

What is the area of West Bengal?

West Bengal covers — km².

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.