West Bengal is one of state in India with population of 91,276,115. There are 19 districts, 360 Taluks, 40,218 villages and 921 towns in West Bengal.
As per the Census India 2011, West Bengal has 20,380,315 households, population of 91,276,115 of which 46,809,027 are males and 44,467,088 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 10,581,466 which is 11.59% of total population.
The sex-ratio of West Bengal state is around
950 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of West Bengal state is 67.42% out of which 72.25% males are literate and 62.34% females are literate. The total area of West Bengal is 88,752 sq.km with population density of 1,028 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 68.13% of population lives in Urban area and 31.87% lives in Rural area. There are 23.51% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.8% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in West Bengal.
West Bengal Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 91,276,115 | 100% |
| Hindu | 64,385,546 | 70.54% |
| Muslim | 24,654,825 | 27.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 942,297 | 1.03% |
| Christian | 658,618 | 0.72% |
| Buddhist | 282,898 | 0.31% |
| Religion not stated | 228,267 | 0.25% |
| Sikh | 63,523 | 0.07% |
| Jain | 60,141 | 0.07% |
West Bengal Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 5,119 | 83,633 |
| Number of households | 6,567,150 | 13,813,165 |
| Total Population | 29,093,002 | 62,183,113 |
| Population (%) | 51.44% | 48.79% |
| Male Population | 14,964,082 | 31,844,945 |
| Female Population | 14,128,920 | 30,338,168 |
| Sex Ratio | 944 | 953 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.73% | 63.06% |
List of Districts in West Bengal
Check out complete list of all districts in West Bengal
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| North Twenty Four Parganas | 10,009,781 | 4,094 | 2445 | 955 |
| South Twenty Four Parganas | 8,161,961 | 9,960 | 819 | 956 |
| Barddhaman | 7,717,563 | 7,024 | 1099 | 945 |
| Murshidabad | 7,103,807 | 5,324 | 1334 | 958 |
| Paschim Medinipur | 5,913,457 | 9,368 | 631 | 966 |
| Hugli | 5,519,145 | 3,149 | 1753 | 961 |
| Nadia | 5,167,600 | 3,927 | 1316 | 947 |
| Purba Medinipur | 5,095,875 | 4,713 | 1081 | 938 |
| Haora | 4,850,029 | 1,467 | 3306 | 939 |
| Kolkata | 4,496,694 | 185 | 24306 | 908 |
| Maldah | 3,988,845 | 3,733 | 1069 | 944 |
| Jalpaiguri | 3,872,846 | 6,227 | 622 | 953 |
| Bankura | 3,596,674 | 6,882 | 523 | 957 |
| Birbhum | 3,502,404 | 4,545 | 771 | 956 |
| Uttar Dinajpur | 3,007,134 | 3,140 | 958 | 939 |
| Puruliya | 2,930,115 | 6,259 | 468 | 957 |
| Koch Bihar | 2,819,086 | 3,387 | 832 | 942 |
| Darjiling | 1,846,823 | 3,149 | 586 | 970 |
| Dakshin Dinajpur | 1,676,276 | 2,219 | 755 | 956 |
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