^"Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal". Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB. 4 June 2019.
^ ab. West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 19 March 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
^ abc"Districts : West Bengal". Government of India portal. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
^Here '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.
^ abMandal, Asim Kumar (2003). The Sundarbans of India: A Development Analysis. Indus Publishing. pp. 168–169. ISBN81-7387-143-4. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
^Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.
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presidency, division, presidency, division, administrative, division, within, indian, state, west, bengal, headquarters, largest, city, kolkata, state, capital, bounded, medinipur, division, south, west, burdwan, division, north, west, malda, division, north, . 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 South West Burdwan division to North West and Malda division to North The whole east side of the division is covered by Bangladesh India border 1 PresidencyDivisionLocation of Presidency in West BengalInteractive Map Outlining PresidencyCountry IndiaStateWest BengalCapitalKolkataDistrictsHowrah Kolkata Nadia North 24 Paraganas South 24 ParganasArea Total24 957 km2 9 636 sq mi Population 2011 Total32 741 224 Density1 300 km2 3 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Districts 2 Demographics 2 1 Religion 3 ReferencesGeography EditDistricts Edit It consists of 5 districts 2 Code 3 District Headquarters 4 Established 5 Subdivisions 2 Area 4 Population 2011 update 4 Population Density MapHR 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 6 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 6 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 EditAccording to 2011 Census of India Presidency Division has a population of 32 741 224 roughly equal to the nation of Malaysia and the US state of California With a population of about 33 million It s the most populous country second level division of the world as well as the most populous division of India and West Bengal Religion Edit Religion in Presidency Division 2011 Hinduism 67 90 Islam 30 69 Others or no religion 1 41 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 7 References Edit Divisional Commissioners West Bengal Office of the Resident Commissioner Govt of WB 4 June 2019 a b Directory of District Sub division Panchayat Samiti Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal March 2008 West Bengal National Informatics Centre India 19 March 2008 p 1 Archived from the original on 25 February 2009 Retrieved 28 February 2009 NIC Policy on format of e mail Address Appendix 2 Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166 2 PDF Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology Government of India 18 August 2004 pp 5 10 Archived from the original PDF on 11 September 2008 Retrieved 24 November 2008 a b c Districts West Bengal Government of India portal Retrieved 24 November 2008 Here 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 a b Mandal Asim Kumar 2003 The Sundarbans of India A Development Analysis Indus Publishing pp 168 169 ISBN 81 7387 143 4 Retrieved 4 September 2008 Population by religious community West Bengal 2011 Census of India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Presidency division amp oldid 1129676841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,