Area

Population

Male

Female

No. of Technical Institutions

Principal Language

No. of Schools

No. of Colleges

No. of Universities

No. of Management Institutes

Local Language

Literacy

Major Crops

Minerals

Industries

88,752 Sq. Km.

67,982,732

35,461,898

32,520,834

67

3

61,091

345

8

3

Bengali

57.72% (1991 census)

Rice, Wheat, Jute, Tea, Sugarcane, Pulses, Oilseeds, Fruit, Forest produce, Betel leaf.

Coal, Iron Ore, Manganese, Silica, Lime Stone, China Clay, Dolomite.

Chemicals, Coal, Cotton Textiles, Heavy & Light Engineering, Iron and Steel, Jute, Leather and Footwear, Liquor, Locomotive, Paper, Pharmaceuticals, Tea.

Roads

Airports

Climate