Years ago the state of West Bengal was divided into 14 districts, their names are Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta (Kolkata), Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Midnapore, Darjeeling, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur, and 24 Parganas. But now the state of West Bengal has 23 districts. Let's take a look at the list of districts of West Bengal.
List of districts of West Bengal
Districts | Code | Established |
---|---|---|
Alipurduar | AD | 2014 |
Paschim Bardhaman | BR | 2017 |
Purba Bardhaman | BR | 2017 |
Bankura | BN | 1947 |
Birbhum | BI | 1947 |
Jhargram | JH | 2017 |
Murshidabad | MU | 1947 |
Hooghly | HG | 1947 |
Darjeeling | DA | 1947 |
Howrah | HR | 1947 |
Jalpaiguri | JP | 1947 |
Kolkata | KO | 1947 |
Nadia | NA | 1947 |
Malda | MA | 1947 |
Cooch Behar | KB | 1950 |
Purulia | PU | 1956 |
South 24 Parganas | PS | 1986 |
North 24 Parganas | PN | 1986 |
Dakshin Dinajpur | DD | 1992 |
Dakshin Dinajpur | UD | 1992 |
Paschim Medinipur | ME | 2002 |
Purba Medinipur | ME | 2002 |
Kalimpong | KA | 2017 |
Districts Maps of West Bengal
