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
Burdwan Division is one of the 5 administrative division in the Indian state of West Bengal. The headquarters of the Burdwan division is situated at Chinsurah while the largest city in this division is Asansol. This division is known for its h ...
to North-West and
Malda division
Malda Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. This division build on 22 Nov 2016.This division was earlier a part of Jalpaiguri division and was carved out from it in 2016. The headquarters and the largest c ...
to North. The whole east side of the division is covered by
Bangladesh–India border.
Geography
Districts
It consists of 5
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
:
Demographics
According to
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
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
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
Tehatta subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from ...
and
Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of
Nadia district and
Diamond Harbour subdivision and
Baruipur subdivision of
Dakshin 24 Pargana district.
Population by religious community: West Bengal
2011 Census of India.
References
{{Districts of West Bengal
Divisions of West Bengal
Western Bengal