(V) History of 24-Parganas     

         
After the defeat of Sirajudullah in the battle of Plassey on 20 December,1757 and as per condition  No. 4 of  the agreement with  Mirjafar and the East India Company, the 24 ‘Jungle Mahals’ or ‘Parganas’(Revenue divisions) extended up to Kulpi at the south, along with Kolkata was gifted to Lord Clive of East India Company.

                During British period, the names of these 24 Parganas were as follows :-
(1) Akbarpur

(2) Amirpur
(3) Azimabad  
(4) Balia 
(5) Kolkata 
(6) Medanmalla 
(7) Magura  
(8) Paikhan 
(9) Ikhtiarpur 
(10) Baridhati 
(11) Dakkhin Sagar  
(12) Khaspur  
(13) Shahanagar 
(14) Hatiagarh
(15) Panchkuli  
(16) Mayda 
(17) Santal 
(18) Muragacha  
(19) Uttar Pargana  
(20) Sahapur  
(21) Kharijuri

(22) Manpur 
(23) Basandheyab

(24) Garh.

 

 It is to be mentioned here that the names of these Parganas are not in use at present. Actually, the areas of such Parganas have been re-named and / or sub-divided in course of time for the purpose of civil administration.

 

 However, the present areas under Indian & Bangladesh sundarbans are given hereunder: