Presidency division
Division
Location of Presidency division in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°34′22″N 88°21′50″E / 22.5726723°N 88.3638815°E / 22.5726723; 88.3638815
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Established	1829
Headquarters	Kolkata
Government
• Districts	Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Paraganas, South 24 Parganas
• DC	Jagdish Prasad Meena, IAS
• DIG	Akash Magharia, IPS
Area
• Total	20,654 km2 (7,975 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	32,741,224
• Density	1,585.2/km2 (4,105.7/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	wb.gov.in

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.^[3]

Geography

Districts

It consists of 5 districts:^[4]

Code[5]	District	Headquarters[6]	Established[7]	Subdivisions[4]	Area[6]	Population 2011[update][6]	Population Density	Map
HR	Howrah	Howrah	1947	Howrah Sadar Uluberia	1,467 km2 (566 sq mi)	4,850,029	3,306/km2 (8,560/sq mi)
KO	Kolkata	Kolkata	1947	—	185 km2 (71 sq mi)	4,486,679	24,252/km2 (62,810/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[8]	Barrackpore Barasat Sadar Bangaon Basirhat Bidhannagar	4,094 km2 (1,581 sq mi)	10,082,852	2,463/km2 (6,380/sq mi)
PS	South 24 Parganas	Alipore	1986[8]	Baruipur Canning Diamond Harbour Kakdwip Alipore Sadar	9,960 km2 (3,850 sq mi)	8,153,176	819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Total	—	—	—	23	24,957 km2 (9,636 sq mi)	32,741,224	1,312/km2 (3,400/sq mi)

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.

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