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Population

226,925,195

Area

418,323 km2 (161,515 sq mi)

Population density

542 /km2 (1,400 /sq mi)

Time zone

IST (UTC+5:30)

States and territories

West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand

Most populous cities (2008)

Kolkata, Durgapur, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Siliguri, Asansol, Cuttack, Ranchi

Official languages

Bengali, Oriya, Maithili, Hindi

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