West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India. It borders Sikkim to the north, Bhutan to the north-east, Assam and Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, Orissa to the south-east, Jharkhand to the west and Bihar to the north-west.

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The 2011 census records a population of 9.1 million over 19 districts. The state capital and largest city is Kolkata.

Education in West Bengal

Major universities in West Bengal are:

• University of Calcutta (CU) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Calcutta
• Jadavpur University (JU) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadavpur_University
• National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Rabindra Bharati University http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindra_Bharati_University
• Vidyasagar University
• Burdwan University
• West Bengal University of Health Sciences http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal_University_of_Health_Sciences

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