The headquarters and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital.

[3] It consists of 5 districts:[4] According to the 2011 census of India, Presidency Division had a population of 32,741,224, roughly equals to the population of Malaysia or the U.S. state of California.

With a population of about 33 million, Presidency Division is the second-most-populous second-level country subdivision in the world, as well as the most populous division of India and West Bengal.

Religions in Presidency Division (2011) Hindus form the majority of the population.

Muslims form the largest minority in this division.