| Presidency | |
| Settlement Type: | Division |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1829 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kolkata |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Howrah |
| P2: | Kolkata |
| P3: | Nadia |
| P4: | North 24 Paraganas |
| P5: | South 24 Parganas |
| Area Total Km2: | 20654 |
| Population Total: | 32,741,224 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone1: | (IST) |
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]
It consists of 5 districts:[2]
| Code[3] | District | Headquarters[4] | Established[5] | Subdivisions | data-sort-type="number" | Area | data-sort-type="number" | Population | data-sort-type="number" | Population Density | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Howrah | Howrah | 1947 | 1467km2 | 4,850,029 | 3306/km2 | |||||
| KO | Kolkata | Kolkata | 1947 | — | 185km2 | 4,486,679 | 24252/km2 | ||||
| NA | Nadia | Krishnanagar | 1947 | 3927km2 | 5,168,488 | 1316/km2 | |||||
| PN | North 24 Parganas | Barasat | 1986[6] | 4094km2 | 10,082,852 | 2463/km2 | |||||
| PS | South 24 Parganas | Alipore | 1986 | 9960km2 | 8,153,176 | 819/km2 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 23 | 24957km2 | 32,741,224 | 1312/km2 |
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 second-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.[7]