Major cities of West Bengal

Kolkata- Previously known as Calcutta, is the capital of the state and the second largest city in India and among the largest in the world.
Siliguri - Located in North Bengal, one of the most important business hubs in the state and the entire north-eastern region of India.

Asansol - The industrial city is known for it’s famous iron and steel works and the locomotive works at Chittaranjan.

Durgapur - The commercial capital of the Bengal Ruhr, a large industrial city with very well laid out roads and townships.

Burdwan - The headquarters of Burdwan district and centre of a historical kingdom.

Haldia - The next biggest thing of the state industrially. Home to major petrochemical houses, it is set to become the most important port in the region.

Kharagpur - Home to the first Indian Institute of Technology or IIT as it is known globally. Also has the longest railway platform in the world in it’s railway station, and a major air force base nearby, Kharagpur is all these and more.

Bishnupur The famous temple-town of West Bengal.