Updated FY 2024-25 · 19 domains · 40+ open data sources · 23 district drill-downs
West Bengal State DashboardGSDP doubled in a decade.#2 in India for foreign tourists (by volume).Five Nobel laureates with a West Bengal connection.
West Bengal in data — one state’s full portrait.
Autumn — Durga Puja fills the streets and the air smells of shiuli.
GSDP · ₹ lakh crore · FY16 → FY25
Source: MoSPI / RBI Handbook. GSDP more than doubled in a decade.
₹18.2L Cr
GSDP 2024-25
Rank #6 in India
10.05 Cr
Population
2026 projection (RGI)
3.12M
Foreign Tourist Visits
2024 · #2 in India
5
Nobel Laureates
Tagore · Raman · Teresa · Sen · Banerjee
How well do you know West Bengal?
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Stories in the data
Four facts that rewrite the common narrative.
Bosons are named after Satyendra Nath Bose
The Saha ionization equation and the Mahalanobis distance are also named after scientists who worked in Kolkata.
Explore Culture →WB grows four-fifths of India’s jute and more than a fifth of its potatoes
#1 in jute, #2 in potato (behind UP), #3 in rice. Cropping intensity 194.2% in 2021-22, the highest of any state (RBI).
Explore Agriculture →Universal health cover for every family
Swasthya Sathi covers 2.42 crore+ WB families, fully state-funded with no beneficiary contribution. 2,800+ empanelled hospitals; 107 lakh+ hospitalisations to date. IMR 22 vs India 35 (NFHS-5).
Explore Health →Explore Sections
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People & Society
Fertility below replacement. Literacy climbing. Population growth decelerating to 0.6% annually.
Demographics
10.05 Cr people projected for 2026 (RGI). NFHS-5 TFR 1.64, below the 2.1 replacement level. Density 1,133/km² (RGI 2026).
Health
IMR 17 vs India 25 (SRS 2023). 88% of children fully vaccinated (NFHS-5). Maternal mortality 104, above India’s 88.
Education
93,945 schools and 1.80 crore students (UDISE+ 2023-24). Female literacy 76.1% (NFHS-5, women 15-49).
Diversity & Identity
Muslim 27.0%, fourth-highest share among States/UTs. Bengali language group 86.2%. SC 23.5%, ST 5.8% (Census 2011).
Economy & Business
GSDP has more than doubled since 2015-16 to ₹18.2 lakh crore, #6 among Indian states (2022-23). Industry grew 7.3% in 2024-25 against 5.9% for India, but per-capita income is 80% of the national figure.
Agriculture
#1 in jute (79.8% of India, 2024-25), #2 in potato, #3 in rice. Cropping intensity 194.2% in 2021-22, the highest of any state. Agriculture & allied 20.7% of state GVA (2023-24).
Economy
GSDP ₹18.2L Cr, #6 among states. Per-capita income ₹1.63 lakh, 80% of India’s. Share of India’s GDP 5.6%, from 10.5% in 1960-61.
Work & Livelihood
LFPR 59.1% (PLFS 2025). Agriculture employs 37% of workers. e-Shram 2.64 crore registrations, third among states.
Investment & Business
3.2% of India’s bank-financed private project cost in 2025-26 (RBI). BGBS proposal totals from state Budget Speeches.
Budget & Finance
Debt at 40.0% of GSDP in 2024-25 (RE), down from a 43.6% peak in 2020-21. Revenue, spending and deficits from RBI.
Housing & Cost of Living
Rural MPCE ₹3,239 / urban ₹5,267 in HCES 2022-23, 14% and 18% below India. Gini 0.228 rural / 0.305 urban, both below the India figures.
Transport
Highway, road and rail length, road accidents and death rates, port cargo at Haldia + SMPK, and air connectivity across WB.
Commute & Mobility
22.8% of workers walk and 21.5% cycle to work; 9.0% take the train, second only to Maharashtra (Census 2011).
Culture & Tourism
Bosons are named after S. N. Bose. Tagore wrote India’s national anthem. Durga Puja in Kolkata is on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list.
Culture & Heritage
5 Nobel laureates with a West Bengal connection. 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Durga Puja and Chhau on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list. 6 GI-registered crafts.
Tourism
3.12M foreign tourist visits in 2024, second among states, up 15.4% on 2023.
Destinations
35 destinations listed by West Bengal Tourism, mapped with type and designation filters.
Environment & Climate
A warming delta, seasonal rhythms, and the Sundarbans: WB holds 42% of India’s mangrove cover.
Climate
1,540 mm annual rainfall, Kalboishakhi squalls, a warming delta.
Air Quality
Multi-city AQI monitoring, pollutant trends, seasonal patterns, and health advisories across West Bengal.
Ecology & Waste
Rivers, forests, mangroves, waste. Sundarbans holds 42% of India’s mangroves. WB ranks #4 in MSW generation (13,469 TPD).
Geographic
Click a district to see what the state average is hiding.
District Map
West Bengal’s 23 districts shaded by NFHS-5 (2019-21) and NFHS-4 (2015-16) indicators: institutional births, vaccination, stunting, sex ratio at birth and women’s literacy. Grey means no survey estimate.
Data Sources
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