Presidency division

Presidency
Division
Location of Presidency in West Bengal
Interactive Map Outlining Presidency
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Established	1829
Capital	Kolkata
Districts	Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Paraganas, South 24 Parganas
Area
• Total	20,654 km2 (7,975 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	32,741,224
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (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]