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| General
Information |
| Capital |
Calcutta |
| Area |
89,000
sq km |
| Principal
Languages |
Bengali |
| POPULATION
(2001 census) |
80176197 |
| MALES |
41465985 |
| FEMALES |
38710212 |
| SEX
RATIO (females/1000 males) |
934 |
| DENSITY
OF POPULATION (Persons/ Square Km) |
904 |
| URBAN
POPULATION % |
28.03% |
| LITERACY
RATE (census 2001) in % |
68.6 |
| MALE
LITERACY in % |
77 |
| MALE
LITERATE in numbers |
27452426 |
| FEMALE
LITERACY in % |
59.6 |
| FEMALE
LITERATE in numbers |
19743975 |
| BIRTH
RATE (PER 1000) (2002)P |
20.3 |
|
DEATH RATE (PER 1000) |
6.6 |
|
NSDP at current prices (2002-2003)* |
Rs143538 Crores *(2001-2002) |
| PER
CAPITA NSDP (2002-03) at current prices |
Rs17769
*(2001-2002) |
| Major
Minerals |
Coal
and china clay, Rock Phosphate,Limestone, Dolomite, Granite. |
| Major
Industries |
Engineering,
automobiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aluminium, ceramics,
jute,
cotton textiles, tea, paper, glass leather,Bonemeal, bicycle,
dairy & poultry, timber Processing. |
| Major
Crops |
Rice,
jute, tea, potatoes, oilseeds, betel,vine, tobacco, wheat, barley
& maize. |
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| Infrastructure |
| Railway
track length |
3,825
km |
| Road
length |
57,600
km |
| National
Highway length |
1,680
km |
| Domestic
airport |
Bagdogra,
Balurghat, Coochbehar,Calcutta, Malda |
| International
airport |
Calcutta |
| Mjor
cities linked |
Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Delhi, Guwahati Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai |
| Ports |
Calcutta,
Haldia |
| Industrial
Zones & Parks |
4 |
| Export
processing zone |
1 |
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