MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS | GOVERNMENT OF INDIAWest Bengal
Summary of key state demographics and municipal (urban) indicators
20 Million
Population
2,825 Sq km
Urban Area
7,223.5 / Sq km
Urban Population Density
131
Urban Local Bodies(ULBs)
39
ULBs part of Urban Agglomorations
6
Municipal Corporations
122
Municipality
3
Town Panchayats
Standardized Data Availability
Of the financial statements submitted by the ULBs, 3% have been changed to a comparable, standardized, and digitized format for the year 2022-23. Digitization of data is in progress for several ULBs including Durgapur Municipal Corporation Maheshtala Municipality Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality South Dum Dum Municipality Bhatpara Municipality. For more details, download the complete set of ULBs for which the data is available for the year 2022-23.
3%
Data Standardized
(2022-23)
₹ 1,488 Cr
Total Tax Revenue
₹ 2,777 Cr
Total Own Revenue
₹ 2,008 Cr
Total Grant
₹ 4,810 Cr
Total Revenue
₹ 5,314 Cr
Total Expenditure
₹ 17,591 Cr
Total Balance Sheet Size
Last updated on: Mar 27, 2025; Source: financial statements for the year
Dashboard
Money received or earned by a ULB during the financial year.
Total Revenue of all ULBs in West Bengal vs State
Distribution of ULBs in West Bengal according to Population category
| ULB Population Category | <100 Thousand | 100 Thousand - 500 Thousand | 500 Thousand - 1 Million | 1 Million - 4 Million | 4 Million+ | Total Cities |
| Number of ULBs | 75 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 131 |
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