The Indian
state of
West Bengal borders with
Nepal,
Bhutan,
Bangladesh and the Indian states of
Bihar,
Jharkhand,
Odisha,
Assam and
Sikkim. The
Himalayas lies in the north of the state and the
Bay of Bengal is at the south. In between them, the river
Ganges flows eastwards and its main
distributary, the
Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The
Siliguri Corridor, which connects
North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the
North Bengal region of the state. Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions—
Darjeeling Himalayan hill region,
Terai and Doors region,
North Bengal plains,
Rarh region,
Western plateau and high lands, coastal plains,
Sunderbans and the
Ganges Delta.