Important Cities of West Bengal

*Kolkata - Capital of West Bengal
*Howrah - Second largest city of West Bengal and is also an industrial city. Located on the west bank of Hooghly river and is the twin city to Kolkata
*Darjeeling - Famous hill station and tourist destination and is also famous for its tea and Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
*Kalimpong - Hill station famous for its Buddist monasteries and flower market.
*Kharagpur - Famous for Indian Institute of Technology. It also have the longest railway platform in the world.
*Bardhaman
*Asansol - Industrial town famous for the locomotive works at Chittaranjan, 3rd largest city of West Bengal
*Durgapur - Famous for National Institute of Technology and Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute. Large well planned city with proper roads and townships. Fourth largest city of West Bengal
*Murshidabad - Was the capital of Bengal before British Raj
*Malda - Capital of Bengal in the 5th Century BC. Famous for its monuments in Gaur and Pandua
*Siliguiri - Important business hub in the North Bengal. Fifth largest city in the state and second largest trade hub after Kolkata.
*Bishnupur - City of Archeological importance
*Haldia - Upcoming industrial hubs with major petrochemical houses.
*Barrackpore - Named after the region had been established with the first army barrack of British East India Company. The 1857 Indian Mutiny also started here
*Ranaghat - One of the important railway stations in Eastern Railway and is a link between North and South Bengal.
*Kalyani - The northern most part of Kolkata is a planned township and is divided into residential, industrial and educational sectors.
*Nabadwip - Birth place of Sri Chaityanya. 

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