The state’s 23 distinct districts, known as West Bengal Districts, are each led by a Deputy Commissioner. Presidency, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Medinipur, and Burdwan are the five main administrative divisions that these districts fall under. The idea to introduce more West Bengal districts was recently approved by the Cabinet.
There will be 30 districts in West Bengal after the new districts are added. We have listed the names of the current and projected districts in the state of West Bengal here, along with other pertinent information.
|
# |
Districts in West Bengal |
Formed |
Area |
Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Alipurduar |
2014 |
3,383 km2 |
1,491,250 |
|
2 |
Bankura |
1947 |
6,882 km2 |
3,596,674 |
|
3 |
Paschim Bardhaman |
2017 |
1,603.17 km2 |
2,882,031 |
|
4 |
Purba Bardhaman |
2017 |
5,432.69 km2 |
4,835,532 |
|
5 |
Birbhum |
1947 |
4,545 km2 |
3,502,404 |
|
6 |
Cooch Behar |
1950 |
3,387 km2 |
2,819,086 |
|
7 |
Darjeeling |
1947 |
2,092.5 km2 |
1,595,181 |
|
8 |
Dakshin Dinajpur |
1992 |
2,219 km2 |
1,676,276 |
|
9 |
Hooghly |
1947 |
3,149 km2 |
5,519,145 |
|
10 |
Howrah |
1947 |
1,467 km2 |
4,850,029 |
|
11 |
Jalpaiguri |
1947 |
2,844 km2 |
2,381,596 |
|
12 |
Jhargram |
2017 |
3,037.64 km2 |
1,136,548 |
|
13 |
Kolkata |
1947 |
185 km2 |
4,496,694 |
|
14 |
Kalimpong |
2017 |
1,044 km2 |
251,642 |
|
15 |
Malda |
1947 |
3,733 km2 |
3,988,845 |
|
16 |
Paschim Medinipur |
2002 |
6,308 km2 |
4,776,909 |
|
17 |
Purba Medinipur |
2002 |
4,736 km2 |
5,095,875 |
|
18 |
Murshidabad |
1947 |
5,324 km2 |
7,103,807 |
|
19 |
Nadia |
1947 |
3,927 km2 |
5,167,601 |
|
20 |
North 24 Parganas |
1986 |
4,094 km2 |
10,009,781 |
|
21 |
South 24 Parganas |
1986 |
9,960 km2 |
8,161,961 |
|
22 |
Purulia |
1956 |
6,259 km2 |
2,930,115 |
|
23 |
Uttar Dinajpur |
1992 |
3,140 km2 |
3,007,134 |
