West Bengal is a state in Eastern India, which occupies only 2.7 percent of the total area of the country. It supports over 7.8 percent Indian population, and is the most densely populated state in India seventy-two percent of the state's population lives in villages. West Bengal has some interesting similarities with Kerala in that the two are the most densely populated states of India having a long tradition of emphasis on education and a long period of rule by ...
