Districts and Divisions of West Bengal

There are Five Divisions of West Bengal State. West Bengal Have 23 Districts with a Large Number of People.

The Divisons are

1) Malda Division
2) Burdwan Division
3) Jalpaiguri Division
4) Presidency Division
5) Medinipur Division

Each Division have 4 to 5 Districts.

Malda Division has Four Districts, Those are

  • Malda District
  • Uttar Dinajpur District
  • Dakshin Dinajpur District
  • Murshidabad District

Burdwan Division has Four Districts, Those are

  • Birbhum District
  • Hooghly District
  • Paschim Burdwan District
  • Purba Burdwan District

Jalpaiguri Division has Five Districts, Those are

  • Alipurduar District
  • Cooch Behar District
  • Darjeeling District
  • Jalpaiguri District
  • Kalimpong District

Presidency Division has Five Districts, Those are

  • Howrah District
  • Kolkata District
  • Nadia Dinajpur District
  • North 24 Parganas District
  • South 24 Parganas District

Medinipur Division has Five Districts, Those are

  • Bankura District
  • Jhargram District
  • Purulia District
  • Purba Medinipur District
  • Paschim Medinipur District

Follow The Chart to Better Understand about The Divisions and District



Malda division Burdwan division Jalpaiguri division
     
• Malda district
• Uttar Dinajpur district
• Dakshin Dinajpur district
• Murshidabad district
• Birbhum district
• Hooghly district
• Paschim Bardhaman district
• Purba Bardhaman district
• Alipurduar district
• Cooch Behar district
• Darjeeling district
• Jalpaiguri district
• Kalimpong district



Presidency division Medinipur division
   
• Howrah district
• Kolkata district
• Nadia district
• North 24 Parganas district
• South 24 Parganas district
• Bankura district
• Jhargram district
• Purulia district
• Purba Medinipur district
• Paschim Medinipur district

Popular Places in West Bengal

Digha Tour Guide - Digha Hotels - Digha Sight Seeing

New Digha beach is not only bigger than the old one, but might be considered a better one. It is clean and well-maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality like the older beach.


Garpanchkot Tour Guide - Garpanchkot Hotels - Garpanchkot Sight Seeing

Before getting to garpanchkot, you can have a trip to panchet dam which is about 15kms away from Garpanchkot, and is the largest dam in West Bengal (4.7 kms long).


Bishnupur Tour Guide - Garpanchkot Hotels - Garpanchkot Sight Seeing

Bishnupur (or Vishnupur) was the capital of the Mallabhum kingdom, once the most important Hindu dynasty in Bengal (founded in the 8th century CE and lasting until the early 19th century). Surrounded by old fortifications, the town has more than a dozen terracotta temples.

Bengali Festivals

Basanta Utsav in Birbhum, West Bengal

It is a colorful festivals for all Indians and known as Holi. It occurs at the end of winter when spring comes with its beauty.


Ganga Sagar Mela in Sagar Island

All of us know how huge the Kumbh Mela is in scale and how many people gather there every year.


Jhapan Mela - The Snake Festival in West Bengal

Jhapan is one of the most unique festivals celebrated in West Bengal. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Mansha, who is also considered to be the Goddess of Snakes.