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List of districts of West Bengal

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Districts of West Bengal
The Indian state </wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India> of West
Bengal </wiki/West_Bengal> borders with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and
the Indian states of Bihar </wiki/Bihar>, Jharkhand </wiki/Jharkhand>,
Orissa </wiki/Orissa>, Assam </wiki/Assam> and Sikkim </wiki/Sikkim>.
The Himalayas </wiki/Himalayas> lies in the north of the state and the
Bay of Bengal </wiki/Bay_of_Bengal> is at the south. In between them,
the river Ganges </wiki/Ganges> flows eastwards and its main
distributary </wiki/Distributary>, the Hooghly River
</wiki/Hooghly_River>, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The
Siliguri Corridor </wiki/Siliguri_Corridor>, which connects North-East
India </wiki/North-East_India> with rest of the India, lies in the North
Bengal </wiki/North_Bengal> region of the state. Geographically, West
Bengal is divided into a variety of regions—Darjeeling Himalayan hill
region </wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region>, Terai </wiki/Terai> and
Doors </wiki/Doors> region, North Bengal plains
</wiki/North_Bengal_plains>, Rarh region </wiki/Rarh_region>, Western
plateau and high lands </wiki/Western_plateau_and_high_lands>, coastal
plains, Sunderbans </wiki/Sunderbans> and the Ganges Delta
</wiki/Ganges_Delta>.^[1] <#cite_note-swhydro-0>
In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was
formed with 14 districts, as per partition plan
</wiki/1947_Partition_of_Bengal> of the then Bengal </wiki/Bengal>
province of British India </wiki/British_India>.^[2]
<#cite_note-parttionbanglaped-1> ^[3] <#cite_note-partitionspoil-2> The
former princely state Koch Bihar </wiki/Koch_Bihar> joined as a district
in 1950,^[4] <#cite_note-CBE-3> and the former French enclave
Chandannagore </wiki/Chandannagore> joined as part of the Hooghly
district </wiki/Hooghly_district> in 1954.^[5] <#cite_note-Chander-4>
The States Reorganisation Act </wiki/States_Reorganisation_Act> of 1956
led to addition of Purulia district </wiki/Purulia_district> to the
state and to enlargement of West Dinajpur district.^[6]
<#cite_note-PF-5> Later, larger districts such as West Dinajpur, 24
Parganas and Midnapore were bifurcated.
West Bengal is now divided into nineteen districts under three
divisions.^[7] <#cite_note-blocdir-6> Districts are administered by
District Magistrates,^[8] <#cite_note-panchayatdef-7> and divisions are
administered by Divisional Commissioners.^[7] <#cite_note-blocdir-6>
Kolkata </wiki/Kolkata>, the capital </wiki/Capital_(political)> of the
state, constitutes the Kolkata district </wiki/Kolkata_district>. Other
districts are further divided into administrative units such as
subdivisions and blocks, administered by SDO and BDO, respectively. The
Panchayati Raj </wiki/Panchayati_Raj> has a three-tier structure in the
state. The atomic unit is called a Gram Panchayat
</wiki/Gram_Panchayat>, which is the /Panchayat/ organization for a
collection of villages.^[9] <#cite_note-gpdef-8> The block-level
organizations are called /Panchayat Samiti/,^[10] <#cite_note-psdef-9>
and the district-level organizations are named /Zilla Parishad/.^[11]
<#cite_note-zpdef-10>

Contents
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* 1 Geography <#Geography>
* 2 History <#History>
* 3 Administrative structure <#Administrative_structure>
* 4 Alphabetical listing <#Alphabetical_listing>
* 5 See also <#See_also>
* 6 References <#References>
* 7 External links <#External_links>

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Geography
Main article: Geography of West Bengal </wiki/Geography_of_West_Bengal>
West Bengal is bordered by three countries: Nepal, Bhutan and
Bangladesh; and five Indian states: Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Chhattishgarh, Orissa, and Assam. Sikkim and Bhutan are located at the
north of the state, Nepal at the northwest, Bihar, Jharkhand and
Chhattishgarh at the west, Orissa at the southwest, the Bay of Bengal at
the south, and Bangladesh and Assam are at the east. West Bengal is the
only state of India that has both the Himalayas in the north and the Bay
of Bengal at the south. In between them, the river Ganges enters the
state from west, before it branches off into its main distributaries:
the Hooghly River, which flows southwards to reach the Bay of Bengal,
and the Padma River </wiki/Padma_River>, which flows eastwards into
Bangladesh.
The districts that are located at the north of the Ganges—Darjeeling
</wiki/Darjeeling_district>, Jalpaiguri </wiki/Jalpaiguri_district>,
Cooch Behar </wiki/Cooch_Behar_district>, Malda </wiki/Malda_district>,
North Dinajpur </wiki/North_Dinajpur_district> and South Dinajpur
</wiki/South_Dinajpur_district>—are often referred to collectively as
North Bengal.^[1] <#cite_note-swhydro-0> Geographically, this area is
divided into the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Terai and Doors
region, and the North Bengal plains.^[1] <#cite_note-swhydro-0> The
Siliguri Corridor, also known as Chicken's Neck, which connects
North-East India with rest of the India, lies in this region. The
Indo-Bangladesh enclaves </wiki/Indo-Bangladesh_enclaves> are either
enclaves </wiki/Enclave> or exclaves </wiki/Exclave> of the Cooch Behar
district or the Jalpaiguri district.^[12] <#cite_note-11>
The districts on the south of the Ganges—Bankura
</wiki/Bankura_district>, Bardhaman </wiki/Bardhaman_district>, Birbhum
</wiki/Birbhum_district>, Purulia </wiki/Purulia_district>, Murshidabad
</wiki/Murshidabad_district>, Nadia </wiki/Nadia_district>, West
Midnapore </wiki/West_Midnapore>, East Midnapore </wiki/East_Midnapore>,
Hooghly </wiki/Hooghly_district>, Howrah </wiki/Howrah_district>,
Kolkata </wiki/Kolkata_district>, North 24 Parganas
</wiki/North_24_Parganas_district> and South 24 Parganas
</wiki/South_24_Parganas_district>—constitute a variety of geographical
regions such as the Rarh region, the Western plateau and high lands, the
coastal plains, the Sunderbans and the Ganges Delta.^[1]
<#cite_note-swhydro-0> Kolkata, the capital of the state, constitutes
the Kolkata district.
The uninhabited South Talpatti Island </wiki/South_Talpatti_Island>,
which surfaced in the Bay of Bengal in 1970s near the Indo-Bangladesh
border, is claimed by both India and Bangladesh.^[13] <#cite_note-12>

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History
After India gained independence </wiki/History_of_the_Republic_of_India>
in 1947, the province of Bengal was partitioned
</wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)> along religious lines. The western
part went to India (and was named West Bengal) while the eastern part
joined Pakistan as a province called East Bengal </wiki/East_Bengal>
(later renamed East Pakistan </wiki/East_Pakistan>, giving rise to
Bangladesh in 1971).^[2] <#cite_note-parttionbanglaped-1> At the time of
its creation in 1947, the state of West Bengal was divided into 14
districts—Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri,
Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and
24 Parganas.^[3] <#cite_note-partitionspoil-2> Cooch Behar district was
a princely state </wiki/Princely_state> named Koch Bihar till 20 August
1949, when the state formally agreed to join India. Transfer of
administration was started on 12 September 1949 and was completed on 19
January 1950, when Cooch Behar became a district of West Bengal.^[4]
<#cite_note-CBE-3> Chandernagore, which was earlier part of the French
India </wiki/French_India>, had voted to join India in a plebiscite in
1949. Formally, it joined India in 1952 and finally became a part of the
Hooghly district of West Bengal on 2 October 1954.^[5]
<#cite_note-Chander-4> The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reorganized
boundaries of the Indian states along linguistic lines. As this act was
implemented, the then West Dinajpur district was enlarged with the
addition of some areas from Bihar, and the Purulia district was formed
on 1 November 1956 from parts of the Manbhum district of Bihar.^[6]
<#cite_note-PF-5>
Later, some large districts were divided into smaller districts. On 1
March 1986, the district of 24 Parganas </wiki/24_Parganas> was
bifurcated into two districts—the North 24 Parganas district and the
South 24 Parganas district.^[14] <#cite_note-24P-13> On 1 April 1992,
the West Dinajpur district </wiki/West_Dinajpur_district> was bifurcated
into the North Dinajpur district and the South Dinajpur district.^[15]
<#cite_note-NDE-14> ^[16] <#cite_note-SDE-15> On 1 January 2002, the
erstwhile Midnapore district </wiki/Midnapore_district> was bifurcated
into the Purba Medinipur district and the Paschim Medinipur
district.^[17] <#cite_note-MP-16>
Since 2007, the demand for a separate Gorkhaland </wiki/Gorkhaland>
state has been revived by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
</wiki/Gorkha_Janmukti_Morcha> and its supporters in the Darjeeling
hills.^[18] <#cite_note-17> The Kamtapur People's Party
</wiki/Kamtapur_People%27s_Party> and its supporters' movement for a
separate Kamtapur </wiki/Kamtapur> state that covers the North Bengal
has also gained momentum in 2000s.^[19] <#cite_note-18>

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Administrative structure
</wiki/File:WestBengal_administrative_divisions.svg>
</wiki/File:WestBengal_administrative_divisions.svg>
Divisions of West Bengal
A district is governed by a District Collector
</wiki/District_Collector>, who is better known as a District Magistrate
(DM) in the state of West Bengal.^[8] <#cite_note-panchayatdef-7> A DM
is an officer from either Indian Administrative Service
</wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service> (IAS) or West Bengal Civil Service
</wiki/West_Bengal_Civil_Service> (WBCS), and is appointed by the State
Government of West Bengal.^[8] <#cite_note-panchayatdef-7> Each district
is divided into subdivisions, except the Kolkata district, which
contains urban area only, administered by Kolkata Municipal Corporation
</wiki/Kolkata_Municipal_Corporation>. A subdivision is governed by a
sub-divisional magistrate </wiki/Sub-Divisional_Magistrate> (SDM),
better known as a Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO).^[20] <#cite_note-19>
Other than urban units such as town municipalities </wiki/Municipality>,
a subdivision contains 'community development blocks' (also known as /CD
blocks/ or /blocks/). A block consists of urban units such as census
towns </wiki/Census_town> and rural units called gram panchayats
</wiki/Gram_panchayat>. A block is administered by a Block Development
Officer (BDO), who is appointed by the Government of West Bengal.^[8]
<#cite_note-panchayatdef-7>
A gram panchayat, which consists of a group of villages, is administered
by a village council headed by a /Pradhan </wiki/Sarpanch>/.^[9]
<#cite_note-gpdef-8> As per the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973, each
Block has a /Panchayat Samiti/, whose members include the /Pradhan/s of
the constituent gram panchayats, and the MLAs
</wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly> from the block.^[10]
<#cite_note-psdef-9> A /Panchayat Samiti/ is headed by a
/Sabhadhipati/.^[21] <#cite_note-20> The third tier of the Panchayati
Raj is /Zilla Parishad/, a district level organization with the
/Sabhapati/s of the constituent /Panchayat Samiti/s and the MLAs
</wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly> from the district as its
members.^[11] <#cite_note-zpdef-10> A /Zilla Parishad/ is headed by a
/Sabhadhipati/.^[22] <#cite_note-21> For the Darjeeling district, the
/Zilla Parishad/ has ceased to exist, but a similar organization for the
Siliguri subdivision </wiki/Siliguri_subdivision> exists, which is
designated as a /Mahakuma Parishad/.^[23] <#cite_note-22>
The Gorkha Hill Council </wiki/Gorkha_Hill_Council>, formed in 1988,
administers three (out of four) subdivisions of the Darjeeling district:
Darjeeling Sadar </wiki/Darjeeling_Sadar_subdivision>, Kalimpong
</wiki/Kalimpong_subdivision> and Kurseong
</wiki/Kurseong_subdivision>.^[24] <#cite_note-23> Gorkha Hill Council
manages the departments of Public Health, Education, Public Works,
Transport, Tourism, Market, Small scale industries, Agriculture,
Agricultural waterways, Forest (except reserved forests), Water,
Livestock, Vocational Training and Sports and Youth services.^[25]
<#cite_note-DarjeelingAdmin-24> District administration of Darjeeling,
which is still responsible for election, /panchayat/, law and order,
revenue /etc./, also acts as an interface between the Council and the
State Government.^[25] <#cite_note-DarjeelingAdmin-24>
A District Superintendent of Police
</wiki/Superintendent_(police)#India>, better known as a Superintendent
of Police, heads the District Police organization of West Bengal Police
</wiki/West_Bengal_Police>. This is as per the Police Act of 1861, which
is applicable to the whole of India.^[26] <#cite_note-25> The
Superintendents of Police are officers of the Indian Police Service
</wiki/Indian_Police_Service>.^[27] <#cite_note-26> For every
subdivision, there is a Subdivision Police, headed by a Police officer
of the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy
Superintendent of Police.^[28] <#cite_note-humanrights-27> Under
subdivisions, there are Police Circles, each headed by an Inspector of
Police.^[28] <#cite_note-humanrights-27> A Police Circle consists of
Police Stations, each headed by an Inspector of Police, or in case of
rural areas, by a Sub-Inspector of Police.^[28] <#cite_note-humanrights-27>
The Calcutta High Court </wiki/Calcutta_High_Court> has the jurisdiction
of the state of West Bengal. Though most of the districts have more
courts other than a District Court, not every subdivision of the state
has a Court.^[29] <#cite_note-28>
A group of districts forms a division, which is administered by a
'Divisional Commissioner'. West Bengal is now divided in nineteen
districts, grouped under three divisions:^[7] <#cite_note-blocdir-6>
Jalpaiguri division </wiki/Jalpaiguri_division> Bardhaman division
</w/index.php?title=Bardhaman_division&action=edit&redlink=1>
Presidency division </wiki/Presidency_division>
* Cooch Behar
* Darjeeling
* Jalpaiguri
* Malda
* North Dinajpur (Uttar Dinajpur)
* South Dinajpur (Dakshin Dinajpur)

* Bankura
* Bardhaman
* Birbhum
* East Midnapore (Purba Medinipur)
* Hooghly
* Purulia
* West Midnapore (Paschim Medinipur)

* Howrah
* Kolkata
* Murshidabad
* Nadia
* North 24 Parganas (Uttar 24 Parganas)
* South 24 Parganas (Dakshin 24 Parganas)
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Alphabetical listing
Code^[30] <#cite_note-29> ↓ <#> District↓ <#> Headquarters^[31]
<#cite_note-wbdistp-30> ↓ <#> Established^[32] <#cite_note-31> ↓ <#>
Subdivisions^[7] <#cite_note-blocdir-6> ↓ <#> Area^[31]
<#cite_note-wbdistp-30> ↓ <#> Population As of 2001^[update]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal&acti
on=edit>
^[31] <#cite_note-wbdistp-30> ↓ <#> Population Density
</wiki/Population_Density>↓ <#> Map↓ <#>
BN Bankura </wiki/Bankura_district> Bankura </wiki/Bankura>
1947
* Bankura Sadar </wiki/Bankura_Sadar_subdivision>
* Khatra </wiki/Khatra_subdivision>
* Bishnupur </wiki/Bishnupur_subdivision>
6,882 square kilometers (2,657 sq mi) 3,192,695 464 /km^2 (1,202
/sq mi)
Bankura district.svg </wiki/File:Bankura_district.svg>
BR Bardhaman </wiki/Bardhaman_district> Bardhaman
</wiki/Bardhaman> 1947
* Asansol </wiki/Asansol_subdivision>
* Durgapur </wiki/Durgapur_subdivision>
* Kalna </wiki/Kalna_subdivision>
* Katwa </wiki/Katwa_subdivision>
* Bardhaman Sadar North </wiki/Bardhaman_Sadar_North_subdivision>
* Bardhaman Sadar South </wiki/Bardhaman_Sadar_South_subdivision>
7,024 square kilometers (2,712 sq mi) 6,895,514 982 /km^2 (2,543
/sq mi)
Bardhaman district.svg </wiki/File:Bardhaman_district.svg>
BI Birbhum </wiki/Birbhum_district> Suri </wiki/Suri,_Birbhum>
1947
* Suri Sadar </wiki/Suri_Sadar_subdivision>
* Bolpur </wiki/Bolpur_subdivision>
* Rampurhat </wiki/Rampurhat_subdivision>
4,545 square kilometers (1,755 sq mi) 3,015,422 663 /km^2 (1,717
/sq mi)
Birbhum district.svg </wiki/File:Birbhum_district.svg>
KB Cooch Behar </wiki/Cooch_Behar_district> Cooch Behar
</wiki/Cooch_Behar> 1950^[4] <#cite_note-CBE-3>
* Cooch Behar Sadar </wiki/Cooch_Behar_Sadar_subdivision>
* Dinhata </wiki/Dinhata_subdivision>
* Mathabhanga </wiki/Mathabhanga_subdivision>
* Mekhliganj </wiki/Mekhliganj_subdivision>
* Tufanganj </wiki/Tufanganj_subdivision>
3,387 square kilometers (1,308 sq mi) 2,479,155 732 /km^2 (1,896
/sq mi)
Cooch Behar district.svg </wiki/File:Cooch_Behar_district.svg>
DA Darjeeling </wiki/Darjeeling_district> Darjeeling
</wiki/Darjeeling> 1947
* Darjeeling Sadar </wiki/Darjeeling_Sadar_subdivision>
* Kalimpong </wiki/Kalimpong_subdivision>
* Kurseong </wiki/Kurseong_subdivision>
* Siliguri </wiki/Siliguri_subdivision>
3,149 square kilometers (1,216 sq mi) 1,609,172 511 /km^2 (1,323
/sq mi)
Darjeeling district.svg </wiki/File:Darjeeling_district.svg>
ME East Midnapore </wiki/East_Midnapore> Tamluk </wiki/Tamluk>
2002^[17] <#cite_note-MP-16>
* Tamluk </wiki/Tamluk_subdivision>
* Haldia </wiki/Haldia_subdivision>
* Egra </wiki/Egra_subdivision>
* Contai </wiki/Contai_subdivision>
4,785 square kilometers (1,847 sq mi) 4,417,377 923 /km^2 (2,391
/sq mi)
East Midnapore district.svg </wiki/File:East_Midnapore_district.svg>
HG Hooghly </wiki/Hooghly_district> Chinsura </wiki/Chinsura>
1947
* Chinsurah </wiki/Chinsurah_subdivision>
* Chandannagore </wiki/Chandannagore_subdivision>
* Srirampore </wiki/Srirampore_subdivision>
* Arambagh </wiki/Arambagh_subdivision>
3,149 square kilometers (1,216 sq mi) 5,041,976 1,601 /km^2
(4,147/sq mi)
Hooghly district.svg </wiki/File:Hooghly_district.svg>
HR Howrah </wiki/Howrah_district> Howrah </wiki/Howrah> 1947
* Howrah Sadar </wiki/Howrah_Sadar_subdivision>
* Uluberia </wiki/Uluberia_subdivision>
1,467 square kilometers (566 sq mi) 4,273,099 2,913 /km^2 (7,5
45/sq mi)
Howrah district.svg </wiki/File:Howrah_district.svg>
JA Jalpaiguri </wiki/Jalpaiguri_district> Jalpaiguri
</wiki/Jalpaiguri> 1947
* Jalpaiguri Sadar </wiki/Jalpaiguri_Sadar_subdivision>
* Malbazar </wiki/Malbazar_subdivision>
* Alipurduar </wiki/Alipurduar_subdivision>
6,227 square kilometers (2,404 sq mi) 3,401,173 546 /km^2 (1,414
/sq mi)
Jalpaiguri district.svg </wiki/File:Jalpaiguri_district.svg>
KO Kolkata </wiki/Kolkata_district> Kolkata </wiki/Kolkata>
1947 —
185 square kilometers (71 sq mi) 4,572,876 24,718 /km^2 (64,019/sq
mi)
Kolkata district.svg </wiki/File:Kolkata_district.svg>
MA Malda </wiki/Malda_district> English Bazar
</wiki/English_Bazar> 1947
* Chanchal </wiki/Chanchal_subdivision>
* Malda Sadar </wiki/Malda_Sadar_subdivision>
 3,733 square kilometers (1,441 sq mi) 3,290,468 881 /km^2 (2,282
/sq mi)
Malda district.svg </wiki/File:Malda_district.svg>
MU Murshidabad </wiki/Murshidabad_district> Baharampur
</wiki/Baharampur> 1947
* Barhampur </wiki/Barhampur_subdivision>
* Domkol </wiki/Domkol_subdivision>
* Lalbag </wiki/Lalbag_subdivision>
* Kandi </wiki/Kandi_subdivision>
* Jangipur </wiki/Jangipur_subdivision>
5,324 square kilometers (2,056 sq mi) 5,866,569 1,102 /km^2
(2,854/sq mi)
Murshidabad district.svg </wiki/File:Murshidabad_district.svg>
NA Nadia </wiki/Nadia_district> Krishnanagar
</wiki/Krishnanagar,_Nadia> 1947
* Krishnanagar Sadar </wiki/Krishnanagar_Sadar_subdivision>
* Kalyani </wiki/Kalyani_subdivision>
* Ranaghat </wiki/Ranaghat_subdivision>
* Tehatta </wiki/Tehatta_subdivision>
3,927 square kilometers (1,516 sq mi) 4,604,827 1,173 /km^2
(3,038/sq mi)
Nadia district.svg </wiki/File:Nadia_district.svg>
PN North 24 Parganas </wiki/North_24_Parganas_district> Barasat
</wiki/Barasat> 1986^[14] <#cite_note-24P-13>
* Barrackpore </wiki/Barrackpore_subdivision>
* Barasat Sadar </wiki/Barasat_Sadar_subdivision>
* Bangaon </wiki/Bangaon_subdivision>
* Basirhat </wiki/Basirhat_subdivision>
* Bidhannagar </wiki/Bidhannagar_subdivision>
4,094 square kilometers (1,581 sq mi) 8,934,286 2,182 /km^2
(5,651/sq mi)
North 24 Parganas district.svg </wiki/File:North_24_Parganas_district.svg>
UD North Dinajpur </wiki/North_Dinajpur_district> Raiganj
</wiki/Raiganj> 1992^[15] <#cite_note-NDE-14>
* Raiganj </wiki/Raiganj_subdivision>
* Islampur </wiki/Islampur_subdivision>
3,140 square kilometers (1,212 sq mi) 2,441,794 778 /km^2 (2,015
/sq mi)
North Dinajpur district.svg </wiki/File:North_Dinajpur_district.svg>
PU Purulia </wiki/Purulia_district> Purulia </wiki/Purulia>
1956^[6]
<#cite_note-PF-5>
* Purulia Sadar East </wiki/Purulia_Sadar_East_subdivision>
* Purulia Sadar West </wiki/Purulia_Sadar_West_subdivision>
* Raghunathpur </wiki/Raghunathpur_subdivision>
6,259 square kilometers (2,417 sq mi) 2,536,516 405 /km^2 (1,049
/sq mi)
Purulia district.svg </wiki/File:Purulia_district.svg>
PS South 24 Parganas </wiki/South_24_Parganas_district> Alipore
</wiki/Alipore> 1986^[14] <#cite_note-24P-13>
* Baruipur </wiki/Baruipur_subdivision>
* Canning </wiki/Canning_subdivision>
* Diamond Harbour </wiki/Diamond_Harbour_subdivision>
* Kakdwip </wiki/Kakdwip_subdivision>
* Alipore Sadar </wiki/Alipore_Sadar_subdivision>
9,960 square kilometers (3,846 sq mi) 6,906,689 693 /km^2 (1,795
/sq mi)
South 24 Parganas district.svg </wiki/File:South_24_Parganas_district.svg>
DD South Dinajpur </wiki/South_Dinajpur_district> Balurghat
</wiki/Balurghat> 1992^[16] <#cite_note-SDE-15>
* Balurghat </wiki/Balurghat_subdivision>
* Gangarampur </wiki/Gangarampur_subdivision>
2,219 square kilometers (857 sq mi) 1,503,178 677 /km^2 (1,753
/sq mi)
South Dinajpur district.svg </wiki/File:South_Dinajpur_district.svg>
ME West Midnapore </wiki/West_Midnapore> Medinipur </wiki/Medinipur>
2002^[17] <#cite_note-MP-16>
* Kharagpur </wiki/Kharagpur_subdivision>
* Medinipur Sadar </wiki/Medinipur_Sadar_subdivision>
* Ghatal </wiki/Ghatal_subdivision>
* Jhargram </wiki/Jhargram_subdivision>
9,296 square kilometers (3,589 sq mi) 5,193,411 559 /km^2 (1,448
/sq mi)
West Midnapore district.svg </wiki/File:West_Midnapore_district.svg>
Total — — — 66 88,752 square kilometers (34,267 sq mi)
80,176,197 903 /km^2 (2,339/sq mi) —

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* List of RTO districts in West Bengal
</wiki/List_of_RTO_districts_in_India#WB.E2.80.94West_Bengal>

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established in 1947 with 14 districts of erstwhile Bengal province
of British India.

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