Districts of West Bengal - Alphabetical Listing

Alphabetical Listing

Code District Headquarters Established Subdivisions Area Population As of 2011 Population Density Map
BN Bankura Bankura 1947
  • Bankura Sadar
  • Khatra
  • Bishnupur
 6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi) 3,596,292 523 /km2 (1,350 /sq mi)
BR Bardhaman Bardhaman 1947
  • Asansol
  • Durgapur
  • Kalna
  • Katwa
  • Bardhaman Sadar North
  • Bardhaman Sadar South
 7,024 km2 (2,712 sq mi) 7,723,663 1,100 /km2 (2,800 /sq mi)
BI Birbhum Suri 1947
  • Suri Sadar
  • Bolpur
  • Rampurhat
 4,545 km2 (1,755 sq mi) 3,502,387 771 /km2 (2,000 /sq mi)
KB Cooch Behar Cooch Behar 1950
  • Cooch Behar Sadar
  • Dinhata
  • Mathabhanga
  • Mekhliganj
  • Tufanganj
 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) 2,822,780 833 /km2 (2,160 /sq mi)
DA Darjeeling Darjeeling 1947
  • Darjeeling Sadar
  • Kalimpong
  • Kurseong
  • Siliguri
 3,149 km2 (1,216 sq mi) 1,842,034 585 /km2 (1,520 /sq mi)
ME East Midnapore Tamluk 2002
  • Tamluk
  • Haldia
  • Egra
  • Contai
 4,061 km2 (1,568 sq mi) 5,094,238 1,254 /km2 (3,250 /sq mi)
HG Hooghly Chinsura 1947
  • Chinsurah
  • Chandannagore
  • Srirampore
  • Arambagh Rajkumar
 3,149 km2 (1,216 sq mi) 5,520,389 1,753 /km2 (4,540 /sq mi)
HR Howrah Howrah 1947
  • Howrah Sadar
  • Uluberia
 1,467 km2 (566 sq mi) 4,841,638 3,300 /km2 (8,500 /sq mi)
JA Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri 1947
  • Jalpaiguri Sadar
  • Malbazar
  • Alipurduar
 6,227 km2 (2,404 sq mi) 3,869,675 621 /km2 (1,610 /sq mi)
KO Kolkata Kolkata 1947 — 185 km2 (71 sq mi) 4,486,679 24,252 /km2 (62,810 /sq mi)
MA Maldah English Bazar 1947
  • Chanchal
  • Malda Sadar
 3,733 km2 (1,441 sq mi) 3,997,970 1,071 /km2 (2,770 /sq mi)
MU Murshidabad Baharampur 1947
  • Barhampur
  • Domkol
  • Lalbag
  • Kandi
  • Jangipur
 5,324 km2 (2,056 sq mi) 7,102,430 1,334 /km2 (3,460 /sq mi)
NA Nadia Krishnanagar 1947
  • Krishnanagar Sadar
  • Kalyani
  • Ranaghat
  • Tehatta
 3,927 km2 (1,516 sq mi) 5,168,488 1,316 /km2 (3,410 /sq mi)
PN North 24 Parganas Barasat 1986
  • Barrackpore
  • Barasat Sadar
  • Bangaon
  • Basirhat
  • Bidhannagar
 4,094 km2 (1,581 sq mi) 10,082,852 2,463 /km2 (6,380 /sq mi)
UD North Dinajpur Raiganj 1992
  • Raiganj
  • Islampur
 3,140 km2 (1,210 sq mi) 3,000,849 956 /km2 (2,480 /sq mi)
PU Purulia Purulia 1956
  • Purulia Sadar East
  • Purulia Sadar West
  • Raghunathpur
 6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi) 2,927,965 468 /km2 (1,210 /sq mi)
PS South 24 Parganas Alipore 1986
  • Baruipur
  • Canning
  • Diamond Harbour
  • Kakdwip
  • Alipore Sadar
 9,960 km2 (3,850 sq mi) 8,153,176 819 /km2 (2,120 /sq mi)
DD South Dinajpur Balurghat 1992
  • Balurghat
  • Gangarampur
 2,219 km2 (857 sq mi) 1,670,931 753 /km2 (1,950 /sq mi)
ME West Midnapore Medinipur 2002
  • Kharagpur
  • Medinipur Sadar
  • Ghatal
  • Jhargram
 9,295 km2 (3,589 sq mi) 5,943,300 639 /km2 (1,660 /sq mi)
Total — — — 66 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi) 91,347,736 1,029 /km2 (2,670 /sq mi) —

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