If you are looking for the West Bengal All Districts Name List PDF then you are in the right place. At the end of this post, we added a button to download the District List of West Bengal PDF for free.
West Bengal Districts
If you are a resident of West Bengal and want to know more about the district map of your state, then this is the place where you can understand the geographical locations of the district of West Bengal and find the political map for the same.
West Bengal is an Indian state located in the eastern part of the country. The state is famous for the architectural and cultural remnants of its past as an East India Company trading post and capital of the British Raj.
The capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata (earlier known as Calcutta) was called the capital of India during the British Raj. The government buildings built during that time have now become tourist attractions for the people.
In terms of districts, South Twenty-Four Parganas is the largest district of West Bengal covering an area of 9960 km² while Kolkata is the smallest district of West Bengal covering an area of 185 km². North Twenty-Four Parganas is the most populous whereas Dakshin Dinajpur is the least populous district in West Bengal state.
West Bengal District List
Here is a list of all the 23 districts of West Bengal.
| Sr.No | Name of District | Area (sq km) | Population | Name of Head Quarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alipurduar | 3,383 | 1,700,000 | Alipurduar |
| 2 | Bankura | 6,882 | 3,596,292 | Bankura |
| 3 | Birbhum | 4,545 | 3,502,387 | Suri |
| 4 | Cooch Behar | 3,387 | 2,822,780 | Cooch Behar |
| 5 | Dakshin Dinajpur | 2,219 | 1,670,931 | Balurghat |
| 6 | Darjeeling | 2,092.5 | 1,797,422 | Darjeeling |
| 7 | Hooghly | 3,149 | 5,520,389 | Chinsura |
| 8 | Howrah | 1,467 | 4,850,029 | Howrah |
| 9 | Jalpaiguri | 2,844 | 2,172,846 | Jalpaiguri |
| 10 | Jhargram | 3,037.64 | 1,136,548 | Jhargram |
| 11 | Kalimpong | 1,044 | 251,642 | Kalimpong |
| 12 | Kolkata | 185 | 4,486,679 | Kolkata |
| 13 | Malda | 3,733 | 3,997,970 | Malda City |
| 14 | Murshidabad | 5,324 | 7,102,430 | Baharampur |
| 15 | Nadia | 3,927 | 5,168,488 | Krishnanagar |
| 16 | North 24 Parganas | 4,094 | 10,082,852 | Barasat |
| 17 | Paschim Bardhaman | 1,603.17 | 2,882,031 | Asansol |
| 18 | Paschim Medinipur | 9,345 | 5,943,300 | Medinipur |
| 19 | Purba Bardhaman | 5,432.69 | 4,835,532 | Bardhaman |
| 20 | Purba Medinipur | 4,736 | 5,094,238 | Tamluk |
| 21 | Purulia | 6,259 | 2,927,965 | Purulia |
| 22 | South 24 Parganas | 9,960 | 8,153,176 | Alipore |
| 23 | Uttar Dinajpur | 3,140 | 3,000,849 | Raiganj |