Bankura District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Bankura is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 23 Taluks, 3,823 villages and 12 towns in Bankura district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bankura district has 766,902 households, population of 3,596,674 of which 1,838,095 are males and 1,758,579 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 418,650 which is 11.64% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bankura district is around 957 compared to 950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Bankura district is 62.08% out of which 70.69% males are literate and 53.09% females are literate. The total area of Bankura is 6,882 sq.km with population density of 523 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 91.67% of population lives in Urban area and 8.33% lives in Rural area. There are 32.65% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 10.25% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bankura district.

Bankura Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,596,674100%
Hindu3,033,58184.34%
Muslim290,4508.08%
Other religions and persuasions260,6947.25%
Religion not stated4,5340.13%
Christian3,8650.11%
Jain2,9040.08%
Sikh3860.01%
Buddhist2600.01%

Bankura Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)906,792
Number of households65,743701,159
Total Population299,7733,296,901
Population (%)50.81%48.87%
Male Population152,3181,685,777
Female Population147,4551,611,124
Sex Ratio968956
Literacy (%)76.84%60.74%

List of Taluks in Bankura

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Bankura district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Onda252,984505501957
Barjora202,049388521947
Chhatna195,038438445960
Kotulpur188,775243777958
Patrasayer184,070333554966
Gangajalghati180,974379477941
Raipur171,377368466962
Indus169,783257662958
Sonamukhi158,697375423945
Jaypur156,920263596958
Vishnupur156,822351446962
Indpur156,522299523943
Taldangra147,893348426972
Simlapal143,038313457959
Bankura - II140,864229614948
Saltora135,980323421950
Ranibundh119,089427279975
Khatra117,030234501949
Bankura - I107,685168640955
Sarenga106,808224476972
Mejhia86,188165522934
Hirbandh83,834193434953

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Bankura Population Facts

Number of Households766,902
Population3,596,674
Male Population1,838,095 (51.11%)
Female Population1,758,579 (48.89%)
Children Population418,650
Area6,882 km2
Population density/km2523
Sex-ratio957
Literacy62.08%
Male Literacy70.69%
Female Literacy53.09%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %10.25%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %32.65%

Map of Bankura , West Bengal