West Bengal Population - Census India 2011

West Bengal is one of state in India with population of 91276115. There are 19 districts, 360 Taluks, 40218 villages and 921 towns in West Bengal.

As per the Census India 2011, West Bengal has 20380315 households, population of 91276115 of which 46809027 are males and 44467088 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 10581466 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 88752 sq.km with population density of 1028 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total91276115100%
Hindu6438554670.54%
Muslim2465482527.01%
Other religions and persuasions9422971.03%
Christian6586180.72%
Buddhist2828980.31%
Religion not stated2282670.25%
Sikh635230.07%
Jain601410.07%

West Bengal Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)5119.4183632.59
Number of households656715013813165
Total Population2909300262183113
Population (%)51.44%48.79%
Male Population1496408231844945
Female Population1412892030338168
Sex Ratio944953
Literacy (%)76.73%63.06%

List of Districts in West Bengal

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DistrictPopulationArea (km2)Po. DensitySex-ratio
North Twenty Four Parganas1000978140942445955
South Twenty Four Parganas81619619960819956
Barddhaman 771756370241099945
Murshidabad 710380753241334958
Paschim Medinipur59134579368631966
Hugli 551914531491753961
Nadia 516760039271316947
Purba Medinipur509587547131081938
Haora485002914673306939
Kolkata449669418524306908
Maldah 398884537331069944
Jalpaiguri 38728466227622953
Bankura 35966746882523957
Birbhum35024044545771956
Uttar Dinajpur30071343140958939
Puruliya29301156259468957
Koch Bihar28190863387832942
Darjiling 18468233149586970
Dakshin Dinajpur16762762219755956

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West Bengal Population Facts

Number of Households20380315
Population91276115
Male Population46809027 (51.28%)
Female Population44467088 (48.72%)
Children Population10581466
Area88752 km2
Population density/km21028
Sex-ratio950
Literacy67.42%
Male Literacy72.25%
Female Literacy62.34%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %5.8%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %23.51%

Map of West Bengal

Big Cities

Kolkata4496694
Haora1077075
Durgapur566517
Asansol563917
Maheshtala448317
Rajpur Sonarpur424368
South DumDum403316
Rajarhat Gopalpur402844
Bhatpara386019
Bhatpara386019