Presidency division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. The headquarters and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital. Presidency division is bounded by Medinipur division to southwest, Burdwan division to northwest and Malda division to north. The whole east side of the division is covered by India–Bangladesh border.
Geography Districts It consists of 5 districts:
CodeDistrictHeadquartersEstablishedHere 'Established' means year of establishment as a district of West Bengal. The state of West Bengal was established in 1947 with 14 districts of erstwhile Bengal province of British India.SubdivisionsAreaPopulation Population DensityMapHRHowrahHowrah1947 Howrah Sadar Uluberia4,850,029KOKolkataKolkata1947 —4,486,679NANadiaKrishnanagar1947 Krishnanagar Sadar Kalyani Ranaghat Tehatta5,168,488PNNorth 24 ParganasBarasat1986 Barrackpore Barasat Sadar Bangaon Basirhat Bidhannagar10,082,852PSSouth 24 ParganasAlipore1986 Baruipur Canning Diamond Harbour Kakdwip Alipore Sadar8,153,176Total — — — 23 32,741,224
Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Presidency Division had a population of 32,741,224, roughly equals to the population of Malaysia or the US state of California.
With a population of about 33 million, Presidency Division is the most-populous second-level country subdivision in the world, as well as the most populous division of India and West Bengal.
Religions
Hindus form the majority of the population. Muslims form the largest minority in this division. They are mainly concentrated in Basirhat subdivision of Uttar 24 Pargana district, Tehatta subdivision and Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district and Diamond Harbour subdivision and Baruipur subdivision of Dakshin 24 Pargana district.Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.
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