West Bengal accounts for 6.96% of India's population, ranking 4^th among all 28 states. Its contribution to India's GDP is 5.66%. in India’s GDP. It has 23 District Capitals, some most notable ones are Barasat, Alipore, and Baharampur .
It contributes to India's production of 19.6% of Rice, 27.4% of Potatoes, 0.05% of Banana, 18.3% of Soybean, and 0.1% of Onion. It contributes to India's natural resources such as 9.6% of Coal. Famous historical and cultural landmarks of this region include Forts such as Buxa Fort in Alipurduar and Fort Mornington in Howrah, Famous Hindu temples like Bakreswar Temple in Suri and Mahakal Temple in Darjeeling, Notable mosques such as Basri Shah Mosque in Kolkata and Adina Mosque in English Bazar, Historic churches such as Immaculate Conception Cathedral of the Diocese of Darjeeling in Darjeeling, Important Buddhist temples like Bhutia Busty Monastery, Darjeeling,Ghum Monastery, Darjeeling,Mag-Dhog Yolmowa Monastery, Darjeeling in Darjeeling, Museums such as Indian Museum, Kolkata, established in 1814, is the oldest and the largest[2] museum in Asia. It has a collection of 22,00,000 plus artifacts.[3] in Kolkata.