Tracking the East17 Oct 2026
MIE State Intelligence
Economic Cluster Atlas / 01
West Bengal
Executive overview · October 2026
West Bengal / Eastern India

Six engines.
One connected economy.

TeaHeavy engineeringJuteTechnologyLeatherPetrochemicals

MIE view

The strategic advantage is convergence—industrial belts connected to ports, markets and South Asian trade routes.

Economic concentration Cluster locations are indicative, not district rankings.

Growth clusters

Verified hubs
  1. 01
    Darjeeling · Terai · DooarsTea
  2. 02
    Asansol–DurgapurSteel · Heavy engineering
  3. 03
    Howrah–HooghlyEngineering · Jute
  4. 04
    Kolkata–New TownIT & ITeS
  5. 05
    BantalaLeather · Footwear
  6. 06
    HaldiaPetrochemicals · Port logistics
Sources: WBIDC Industrial & Economic Corridors; Government of West Bengal; Tea Board India. Map: Planemad/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
4notified industrial & economic corridors
23districts
3international borders
88,752km² total area

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