Presidency division

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Divisions of West Bengal

Presidency Division (Bengali: প্রেসিডেন্সি বিভাগ, Presidency Bibhāg) is an administrative division within the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal). The headquarters and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital.

It consists of 6 districts:[1]

Code[2] District Headquarters[3] Established[4] Subdivisions[1] Area[3] Population As of 2001[3] 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)
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PN North 24 Parganas Barasat 1986[5] 4,094 km2 (1,581 sq mi) 8,934,286 2,182/km2 (5,650/sq mi)
PS South 24 Parganas Alipore 1986[5] 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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