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| BASIC INFORMATION |
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| Location : |
| West Bengal is located at the center of the Eastern Region of India. The state is strategically positioned with 3 international frontiers, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The state of West Bengal borders the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Sikkim and Assam. It stretches for about 700 km, from the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal in the South to the mighty Himalayas in the North. |
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| Area : |
| 88752 sq. km (less than 3% of total area of India) |
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| Population : (2011 Census) |
| 91,347,736 (7.55% of total population of India) |
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| Temperature : |
Summer - 24 degree Celsius to 40 degree Celsius
Winter - 7 degree Celsius to 26 degree Celsius
The average temperature in March ranges from 28 degree Celsius to 32 degree Celsius |
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| Monsoon : |
| June-September |
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| Rainfall : |
| 175 cms (annual average) |
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| West Bengal Snapshot |
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| Economy |
| West Bengal is the fourth largest economy in the country after Maharashtra , Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The tertiary sector is the largest contributor to the net domestic product of the state, contributing 62.59% of the net state domestic product compared to 20.78% from primary and 16.63% from secondary sector. During 2009-10 the rate of growth of per capita income in the state was 8.18%. |
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| Market |
| West Bengal accounts for 1//10th of India's market. There are 375 towns and 21 urban agglomerations. The percentage of population living below the poverty line has drastically reduced in the state. A vast rural captive market is available in West Bengal. |
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| Economic Growth |
| Industrial : |
As against the present growth rate of index of industrial production of 10.4 % at the national level, the index of industrial production in West Bengal stands at 3.4 % (2009-10). |
| State Domestic Products : |
During the year 2009 - 2010, the growth of Net State Domestic Product of West Bengal was 9.21% as against 7.2% growth of gross domestic product of the country over this period. |
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| Infrastructure |
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| Power |
| Installed Capacity : |
10710.9 MW |
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50940.4 MU
The state also offers a steady power supply at competitive tariffs. |
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| Roads |
| Highways : |
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National Highways: 2524 kms |
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State Highways: 1682 kms |
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State Highways: Road (PWD) 13297 kms |
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Zila Parishad: 24203 kms |
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Municipal Road: 25069 kms |
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Railway Network: 3890.29 Route Kms |
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| Communications |
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Kolkata ranks third in terms of mobile subscription. The state had about 31.04 million mobile subscribers in 2009-10. VSNL has its international gateway and earth station in and around Kolkata. Mobile cellular services and e-mail services are available from a host of operators. International connectivity is provided through VSNL and five STPI earth stations, viz. Kolkata, Durgapur, Kharagpur, Haldia, and Siliguri.
DoT/GoI has selected Digha in East Midnapore district as the cable landing station for the submarine cable laying project connecting India and South East Asia. |
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| Ports |
| Airports : |
There is an international airport at Kolkata and a domestic airport at Bagdogra, Siliguri.
India’s first aerotropolis is slated to come up near Durgapur – Andal region. |
| Seaports : |
There are two riverine ports at Kolkata and Haldia. |
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| Industrial Parks |
| WBIDC has developed multi product and sector-specific industrial parks with state-of-the-art infrastructure keeping in mind the GoWB roadmap for rapid industrial growth. Some of the parks developed by WBIDC include Manikanchan SEZ, Shilpangan, Garment Park, Food Park, Plasto Steel Park, Poly Park to name a few. |
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| Growth Centres |
| There are 12 Growth Centres for medium and large scale industries, exclusive growth centres for Electronics Industries, Software Technology Park at Salt Lake, Export Processing Industrial Park at Durgapur and Export Processing Zone at Falta. |
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| Major Industries |
| Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Cotton Textiles, Coal, Iron & Steel Products, Heavy & Light Engineering products, Leather & Leather products, Papers, Tea, Jute products, Breweries, Paper, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Electrical & Electronics, Plastics, Software and lnfotech, Infrastructure & Real Estate, Locomotives, Vegetable Oils, Gems & Jewellery, Leather & Leather products Poultry products, (Food processing ) and Hospitality & Tourism. |
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