West Bengal is a state in India. It is in the eastern part of the country. It is along the Bay of Bengal. Its area is 88,752 square kilometres. Its population was about 91 million in 2011. It became about 103 million in 2023. West Bengal is the fourth-largest state in India by population. It is the thirteenth-largest state in India by area. It is also the eighth-largest administrative division of the world.