Presidency division
{{Short description|Division in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Presidency
| settlement_type = Division
| image_map = Presidency division map.svg
| mapsize = 300
| map_caption = Location of Presidency division in West Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5726723|N|88.3638815|E|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:IN-WB}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} West Bengal
| established_date = 1829
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Kolkata
| leader_title = Districts
| leader_name = Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Paraganas, South 24 Parganas
| leader_title1 = DC
| leader_name1 = Jagdish Prasad Meena, IAS
| leader_title2 = DIG
| leader_name2 = Akash Magharia, IPS
| area_total_km2 = 20654
| population_total = 32,741,224
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_as_of = 2011
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = Bengali{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
| demographics2_title2 = Additional official
| demographics2_info2 = English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| website = {{URL|https://wb.gov.in/}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://rcwb.in/rcwb/about-us/divisional-commissioners/|title=Divisional Commissioners/ West Bengal|work=Office of the Resident Commissioner- Govt. of WB|date=2019-06-04}}
Geography
=Districts=
It consists of 5 districts:{{cite web|url=http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc |title=Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008 |date=2008-03-19 |page=1 |access-date=2009-02-28 |work=West Bengal |publisher=National Informatics Centre, India |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc |archive-date=2009-02-25}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Code{{cite web|url= https://www.mail.nic.in/docs/MailService_e-mail_address_Policy_WithCodes.pdf|title= NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2|pages= 5–10|publisher= Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India|date= 2004-08-18|access-date= 2008-11-24|url-status = dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080911133331/https://www.mail.nic.in/docs/MailService_e-mail_address_Policy_WithCodes.pdf|archive-date = 2008-09-11}}
!District !data-sort-type="number"|Population {{As of|2011|alt=2011}} !data-sort-type="number"|Population Density !Map |
|---|
| HR
|1947 |align="left"| |{{convert|1467|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |4,850,029 |{{convert|3306|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
| KO
|1947 | — |{{convert|185|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |4,486,679 |{{convert|24252|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
| NA
|1947 |align="left"| |{{convert|3927|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |5,168,488 |{{convert|1316|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
| PN
|1986{{cite book |last = Mandal |first = Asim Kumar |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jbKGojVTWGcC&q=24+parganas+history+divide+two+district&pg=PA168 |title = The Sundarbans of India: A Development Analysis |publisher = Indus Publishing |pages = 168–169 |isbn = 81-7387-143-4 |year = 2003 |access-date = 2008-09-04 }} |align="left"| |{{convert|4094|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |10,082,852 |{{convert|2463|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
| PS
|align="left"| |{{convert|9960|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} |8,153,176 |{{convert|819|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
| Total
! — ! — ! — ! 23 ! {{convert|24957|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} !32,741,224 !{{convert|1312|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |
Demographics
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 U.S. 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.
=Religions=
{{Pie chart
|thumb = center
|caption = Religions in Presidency Division (2011)
|label2 = Islam
|value2 = 27.69
|color2 = green
|label1 = Hinduism
|value1 = 70.90
|color1 = orange
|label3 = Other religion or irreligion
|value3 = 1.41
|color3 = grey
}}
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.[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS Population by religious community: West Bengal]. 2011 Census of India.