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 7,66,902 households, population of 35,96,674 of which 18,38,095 are males and 17,58,579 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 4,18,650 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 35,96,674 | 100% |
| Hindu | 30,33,581 | 84.34% |
| Muslim | 2,90,450 | 8.08% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2,60,694 | 7.25% |
| Religion not stated | 4,534 | 0.13% |
| Christian | 3,865 | 0.11% |
| Jain | 2,904 | 0.08% |
| Sikh | 386 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 260 | 0.01% |
Bankura 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) | 90.47 | 6,791.53 |
| Number of households | 65,743 | 7,01,159 |
| Total Population | 2,99,773 | 32,96,901 |
| Population (%) | 50.81% | 48.87% |
| Male Population | 1,52,318 | 16,85,777 |
| Female Population | 1,47,455 | 16,11,124 |
| Sex Ratio | 968 | 956 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.84% | 60.74% |
List of Taluks in Bankura
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Bankura district, West Bengal
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Onda | 2,52,984 | 504.74 | 501 | 957 |
| Barjora | 2,02,049 | 387.54 | 521 | 947 |
| Chhatna | 1,95,038 | 438.17 | 445 | 960 |
| Kotulpur | 1,88,775 | 242.85 | 777 | 958 |
| Patrasayer | 1,84,070 | 332.51 | 554 | 966 |
| Gangajalghati | 1,80,974 | 379.08 | 477 | 941 |
| Raipur | 1,71,377 | 367.99 | 466 | 962 |
| Indus | 1,69,783 | 256.58 | 662 | 958 |
| Sonamukhi | 1,58,697 | 375.30 | 423 | 945 |
| Jaypur | 1,56,920 | 263.12 | 596 | 958 |
| Vishnupur | 1,56,822 | 351.44 | 446 | 962 |
| Indpur | 1,56,522 | 299.35 | 523 | 943 |
| Taldangra | 1,47,893 | 347.54 | 426 | 972 |
| Simlapal | 1,43,038 | 313 | 457 | 959 |
| Bankura - II | 1,40,864 | 229.47 | 614 | 948 |
| Saltora | 1,35,980 | 322.80 | 421 | 950 |
| Ranibundh | 1,19,089 | 426.72 | 279 | 975 |
| Khatra | 1,17,030 | 233.61 | 501 | 949 |
| Bankura - I | 1,07,685 | 168.24 | 640 | 955 |
| Sarenga | 1,06,808 | 224.34 | 476 | 972 |
| Mejhia | 86,188 | 165.24 | 522 | 934 |
| Hirbandh | 83,834 | 193.30 | 434 | 953 |
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