Presidency division

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.

Geography

It consists of 5 districts:

Code	District	Headquarters	Established	Subdivisions	Area	Population	Population Density	Map
HR	Howrah	Howrah	1947	Howrah Sadar Uluberia		4,850,029
KO	Kolkata	Kolkata	1947	—		4,486,679
NA	Nadia	Krishnanagar	1947	Krishnanagar Sadar Kalyani Ranaghat Tehatta		5,168,488
PN	North 24 Parganas	Barasat	1986	Barrackpore Barasat Sadar Bangaon Basirhat Bidhannagar		10,082,852
PS	South 24 Parganas	Alipore	1986	Baruipur Canning Diamond Harbour Kakdwip Alipore Sadar		8,153,176
Total	—	—	—	23		32,741,224

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.

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.