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🐯Fun factWest Bengal's Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest, home to swimming Bengal tigers.

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SDG India Index
70
#20 of 36India: 71
NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP
₹1.39 L
#24 of 33
MoSPI· 2022-23
Unemployment Rate
2.5%
#10 of 36India: 3.2%
PLFS· 2023-24
Labour Force Participation
61.1%
#19 of 36India: 60.1%
PLFS· 2023-24

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate
19 per 1,000
#9 of 22India: 28 per 1,000
SRS· 2020
Life Expectancy at Birth
72.1 yrs
#8 of 21India: 70.0 yrs
SRS· 2016-20
Total Fertility Rate
1.6
#27 of 35India: 2.0
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Institutional Births
91.7%
#18 of 35India: 88.6%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Child Stunting (under 5)
33.8%
#24 of 35India: 35.5%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)
87.8%
#4 of 31India: 76.4%
NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate
76.3%
#18 of 35India: 74.0%
Census 2011· 2011
Female Literacy Rate
70.5%
#17 of 34India: 65.5%
Census 2011· 2011
Higher Education GER
26.3%
#21 of 36India: 28.4%
AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate
158.5 per lakh
#14 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh
NCRB· 2022
Crimes Against Women Rate
71.8 per lakh
#24 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh
NCRB· 2022

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio
39.7%
#25 of 31India: 28.1%
RBI· 2023-24

Demographics

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Population
9,12,76,115
#4 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977
Census 2011· 2011
Sex Ratio
950 per 1,000 men
#17 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men
Census 2011· 2011
Urban Population Share
31.9%
#19 of 35India: 31.2%
Census 2011· 2011
Decadal Population Growth
13.8%
#25 of 34India: 17.7%
Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access
99.0%
#16 of 31India: 96.8%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Improved Sanitation
73.1%
#24 of 31India: 70.2%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Clean Cooking Fuel
45.3%
#27 of 31India: 58.6%
NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA
19.4%
#16 of 33
MoSPI· 2022-23
Foodgrain Yield
3,093 kg/ha
#8 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha
DA&FW· 2022-23
Net Irrigated Area
59.2%
#11 of 30India: 56.4%
DA&FW· 2022-23
Average Landholding Size
0.76 ha
#26 of 34India: 1.08 ha
Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals
16
#18 of 33
Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits
14,56,69,000
#8 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000
Ministry of Tourism· 2023
Foreign Tourist Visits
27,07,000
#3 of 36India: 1,92,46,000
Ministry of Tourism· 2023