Districts of West Bengal
West Bengal comprises 23 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.
Administrative District Profiles (23)
All India Districts Directory →Alipurduar District
Alipurduar is a district of West Bengal with 6 sub-districts.
Bankura District
Bankura is a district of West Bengal with 22 sub-districts and a population of 3,596,674 (Census 2011).
Birbhum District
Birbhum is a district of West Bengal with 19 sub-districts and a population of 3,502,404 (Census 2011).
Cooch Behar District
Cooch Behar is a district of West Bengal with 12 sub-districts and a population of 2,819,086 (Census 2011).
Dakshin Dinajpur District
Dakshin Dinajpur is a district of West Bengal with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,676,276 (Census 2011).
Darjeeling District
Darjeeling is a district of West Bengal with 9 sub-districts.
Hooghly District
Hooghly is a district of West Bengal with 18 sub-districts and a population of 5,519,145 (Census 2011).
Howrah District
Howrah is a district of West Bengal with 14 sub-districts and a population of 4,850,029 (Census 2011).
Jalpaiguri District
Jalpaiguri is a district of West Bengal with 9 sub-districts.
Jhargram District
Jhargram is a district of West Bengal with 8 sub-districts.
Kalimpong District
Kalimpong is a district of West Bengal with 5 sub-districts.
Kolkata District
Kolkata is a district of West Bengal with a population of 4,496,694 (Census 2011).
Malda District
Malda is a district of West Bengal with 15 sub-districts and a population of 3,988,845 (Census 2011).
Murshidabad District
Murshidabad is a district of West Bengal with 26 sub-districts and a population of 7,103,807 (Census 2011).
Nadia District
Nadia is a district of West Bengal with 18 sub-districts and a population of 5,167,600 (Census 2011).
North 24 Parganas District
North 24 Parganas is a district of West Bengal with 22 sub-districts and a population of 10,009,781 (Census 2011).
Paschim Bardhaman District
Paschim Bardhaman is a district of West Bengal with 8 sub-districts.
Paschim Medinipur District
Paschim Medinipur is a district of West Bengal with 21 sub-districts.
Purba Bardhaman District
Purba Bardhaman is a district of West Bengal with 23 sub-districts.
Purba Medinipur District
Purba Medinipur is a district of West Bengal with 25 sub-districts and a population of 5,095,875 (Census 2011).
Purulia District
Purulia is a district of West Bengal with 20 sub-districts and a population of 2,930,115 (Census 2011).
South 24 Parganas District
South 24 Parganas is a district of West Bengal with 29 sub-districts and a population of 8,161,961 (Census 2011).
Uttar Dinajpur District
Uttar Dinajpur is a district of West Bengal with 9 sub-districts and a population of 3,007,134 (Census 2011).
In West Bengal, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.