Presidency division

Presidency
Presidency
Division
	Location of Presidency in West Bengal
	Interactive Map Outlining Presidency
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Established	1829
Capital	Kolkata
Districts	Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Paraganas, South 24 Parganas
Area
• Total	24,957 km2 (9,636 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	32,741,224
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Last updated December 12, 2023

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 India–Bangladesh border.^[1]

Geography

Districts

It consists of 5 districts:^[2]

Code^[3]	District	Headquarters^[4]	Established^[5]	Subdivisions^[2]	Area^[4]	Population 2011^[update]^[4]	Population Density
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^[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

According 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 second most populous country second level division of the world as well as the most populous division of India and West Bengal.

Religion

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]

Related Research Articles

Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.

North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. Barasat is the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas. North 24 Parganas is West Bengal's most populous district and also (since 2014) the most populated district in the whole of India. It is the tenth-largest district in the State by area.

South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. It is the largest district of West Bengal by area and second largest by population. It is the sixth most populous district in India (out of 640). On one side of the district there is the urban fringe of Kolkata, and on the other the remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans.

Alipore Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Baruipur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Diamond Harbour subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bidhannagar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat to Bidhannagar subdivision, Bidhannagar subdivision's total area becomes 141.37 sq km, population becomes 808,251 and density becomes 5,700/sq km.

Basirhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Barrrackpore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat to Bidhannagar subdivision, Barasat Sadar subdivision's total area became 894.61 sq km, population became 2,196,874 and density became 2,500/sq km.

Swarupnagar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Barasat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Rajarhat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bidhannagar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Baduria is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bangaon is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sarapul is a village in the Swarupnagar CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

References

↑ "Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal". Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB. 4 June 2019.
1 2 "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.
1 2 3 "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.
1 2 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.

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[1] "Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal". Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB. 4 June 2019.

[blocdir-2] 1 2 "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.

[3] "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.

[wbdistp-4] 1 2 3 "Districts : West Bengal". Government of India portal. Retrieved 24 November 2008.

[5] 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.

[24P-6] 1 2 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.

[7] Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India.

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