Lower Bengal (নিম্নবঙ্গ Nimnabaṅga) is the fertile delta region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Many major events of the state's history took place here, and it boasts a strong religious and colonial legacy.

Map of Lower Bengal

Lower Bengal consists of the following districts from north to south, east to west.

• 24.188.251 Baharampur (বহরমপুর) — a fortified British cantonment with Dutch, French, Mughal and Portuguese architecture and reminiscences
• 22.92277888.3794442 Bandel (ব্যান্ডেল Byānḍel) — historic port city, former Portuguese colony, home to Bandel Church
• 22.76416288.3776093 Barrackpore (ব্যারাকপুর Byārākpur) — a cantonment town with memories of the 1857 Rebellion
• 22.86705888.3674114 Chandannagar (চন্দননগর Candannagar) — a former French colony
• 22.5888.3294445 Howrah (হাওড়া Hāoṛā) — Kolkata's twin city with a botanical garden, a monastery and the largest railway complex in India
• 24.1888.276 Murshidabad (মুর্শিদাবাদ Murśidābād) — former capital of Bengal under the Nawabs
• 23.40882288.3657367 Nabadwip (নবদ্বীপ Nabadbīp) — temple city and heritage town
• 22.5988.928 Taki (টাকি Ṭāki) — a border town with beautiful views of the Ichamati River

Lower Bengal is an eastern extension to the North Indian plains. It is based around the Hooghly River, which is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi River. The Hooghly is the lifeline of the entire South Bengal, with many of its major towns being on the banks of the river.

The name "Lower Bengal" originally referred to a British-era province of the Bengal Presidency, comprising the present-day West Bengal, Bangladesh, North-Eastern India, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha. In later years, the province came to be called simply "Bengal", and the place name "Lower Bengal" became restricted to the lowlands of the province, as opposed to the western plateau and the northern hills.