why west bengal is more densely populayed than punjab? give reason

Population density is dependent on many factors like climate, resources, relief features and other political, social and economic factors.

West Bengal is densely populated than Punjab because:

a. It has fertile areas, with ,moderate climatic conditions.
b. Its proximity to sea makes West Bengal one of the trading centres.
c. This region also provides employment opportunities to people, being the hub of many cotton textile industries.
d. The region is rich in underground water, it has river Ganges perennially flowing meeting irrigational needs of the people.
e. Though Punjab is also one of the densely populated states,with primarily agrarian economy,.

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because their are more people per sq kilometer
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there is already a huge population and as it was capital, so for the serch of job many more people moved toward it. so there is more population
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  • West Bengal is a highly industrialised state. Due to employment opportunities the migration rate is high.
  • Land is very fertile and irrigation facilities are also there
  • West Bengal also receives a fair amount of rainfall, and has rich ground water resources.
  • It is also served by high network of communication and transport.
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