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Latitudes	21^o31' and 27^o14' North
Longitudes	86^o35' and 89^o53' East
Area	89,000 sq km
Capital	Kolkata
Temperature	24^O C to 40^O C in summer & 7^O C to 26^O C in winter
Districts	19
Population	68,077,965
Official Language	Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, English
Male Population	35,510,633
Female Population	32,567,332
Population Density	767/sq km
Literacy Rate	72%
Major Railway Station	Sealdah, Howrah, Asansol, New Jalpaiguri, Maldah, Bolpur, Kharagpur
Airport	Kolkata, Bagdogra
Major Towns	Kolkata, Siliguri, Durgapur, Darjeeling, Asansol, Howrah etc
Urbanisation Ratio	27.4%
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000)	55
Major Crops	Rice, Wheat, Jute, Tea, Potato, Sugarcane, Pulses, Oilseeds, Forest Products, Betel Leaf
Major Industries	Chemicals, Coal, Cotton Textiles, Jute, Paper, Tea, Heavy and Light Engineering, Leather & Footwear, Liquor, Locomotive, Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Electrical and Electronics, Software and InfoTech
Major Minerals	Coal and china clay, Rock Phosphate, Limestone, Dolomite, Granite

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