List of districts of West Bengal

Code[32]DistrictHeadquarters[33]Established[34]Subdivisions[9]Area[35]Population As of 2011[35]Population DensityMap
ADAlipurduarAlipurduar2014[18] 3,383 km2(1,306 sq mi)1,700,000400/km2(1,000/sq mi)
BNBankuraBankura1947 6,882 km2(2,657 sq mi)3,596,292523/km2(1,350/sq mi)
Bankura district.svg
BRBardhamanBardhaman1947 7,024 km2(2,712 sq mi)7,723,6631,100/km2(2,800/sq mi)
Bardhaman district.svg
BIBirbhumSuri1947 4,545 km2(1,755 sq mi)3,502,387771/km2(2,000/sq mi)
Birbhum district.svg
KBCooch BeharCooch Behar1950[4] 3,387 km2(1,308 sq mi)2,822,780833/km2(2,160/sq mi)
Cooch Behar district.svg
DADarjeelingDarjeeling1947 3,149 km2(1,216 sq mi)1,842,034585/km2(1,520/sq mi)
Darjeeling district.svg
MEEast MidnaporeTamluk2002[18] 4,736 km2(1,829 sq mi)5,094,2381,076/km2(2,790/sq mi)
East Midnapore district.svg
HGHooghlyChinsura1947 3,149 km2(1,216 sq mi)5,520,3891,753/km2(4,540/sq mi)
Hooghly district.svg
HRHowrahHowrah1947 1,467 km2(566 sq mi)4,841,6383,300/km2(8,500/sq mi)
Howrah district.svg
JAJalpaiguriJalpaiguri1947 2,844 km2(1,098 sq mi)2,172,846621/km2(1,610/sq mi)
Jalpaiguri district.svg
KOKolkataKolkata1947185 km2 (71 sq mi)4,486,67924,252/km2(62,810/sq mi)
Kolkata district.svg
MAMaldaEnglish Bazar1947 3,733 km2(1,441 sq mi)3,997,9701,071/km2(2,770/sq mi)
Malda district.svg
MUMurshidabadBaharampur1947 5,324 km2(2,056 sq mi)7,102,4301,334/km2(3,460/sq mi)
Murshidabad district.svg
NANadiaKrishnanagar1947 3,927 km2(1,516 sq mi)5,168,4881,316/km2(3,410/sq mi)
Nadia district.svg
PNNorth 24 ParganasBarasat1986[15] 4,094 km2(1,581 sq mi)10,082,8522,463/km2(6,380/sq mi)
North 24 Parganas district.svg
UDNorth DinajpurRaiganj1992[16] 3,140 km2(1,210 sq mi)3,000,849956/km2(2,480/sq mi)
North Dinajpur district.svg
PUPuruliaPurulia1956[6] 6,259 km2(2,417 sq mi)2,927,965468/km2(1,210/sq mi)
Purulia district.svg
PSSouth 24 ParganasAlipore1986[15] 9,960 km2(3,850 sq mi)8,153,176819/km2(2,120/sq mi)
South 24 Parganas district.svg
DDSouth DinajpurBalurghat1992[17] 2,219 km2(857 sq mi)1,670,931753/km2(1,950/sq mi)
South Dinajpur district.svg
MEWest MidnaporeMedinipur2002[18] 9,345 km2(3,608 sq mi)5,943,300636/km2(1,650/sq mi)
West Midnapore district.svg
Total207288,752 km2(34,267 sq mi)91,347,7361,029/km2(2,670/sq mi)
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