Presidency Division (Bengali: প্রেসিডেন্সি বিভাগ, Presidency Bibhāg) is an administrative division within the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal). The headquarter and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital.
It consists of 6 districts:
| Code | District | Headquarters | Established | Subdivisions | Area | Population As of 2001 | Population Density | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Howrah | Howrah | 1947 |
|
1,467 km2 (566 sq mi) | 4,273,099 | 2,913 /km2 (7,540 /sq mi) | |
| KO | Kolkata | Kolkata | 1947 | — | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) | 4,572,876 | 24,718 /km2 (64,020 /sq mi) | |
| MU | Murshidabad | Baharampur | 1947 |
|
5,324 km2 (2,056 sq mi) | 5,866,569 | 1,102 /km2 (2,850 /sq mi) | |
| NA | Nadia | Krishnanagar | 1947 |
|
3,927 km2 (1,516 sq mi) | 4,604,827 | 1,173 /km2 (3,040 /sq mi) | |
| PN | North 24 Parganas | Barasat | 1986 |
|
4,094 km2 (1,581 sq mi) | 8,934,286 | 2,182 /km2 (5,650 /sq mi) | |
| PS | South 24 Parganas | Alipore | 1986 |
|
9,960 km2 (3,850 sq mi) | 6,906,689 | 693 /km2 (1,790 /sq mi) | |
| Total | — | — | — | 21 | —24,957 km2 (9,636 sq mi) | 35,158,346 | — | — |
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