Birbhum is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 20 Taluks, 2,458 villages and 20 towns in Birbhum district.
As per the Census India 2011, Birbhum district has 817,899 households, population of 3,502,404 of which 1,790,920 are males and 1,711,484 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 448,485 which is 12.81% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Birbhum district is around
956 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Birbhum district is 61.63% out of which 67.09% males are literate and 55.91% females are literate. The total area of Birbhum is 4,545 sq.km with population density of 771 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 87.17% of population lives in Urban area and 12.83% lives in Rural area. There are 29.5% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.92% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Birbhum district.
Birbhum Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,502,404 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2,181,515 | 62.29% |
| Muslim | 1,298,054 | 37.06% |
| Christian | 10,906 | 0.31% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 6,051 | 0.17% |
| Religion not stated | 3,886 | 0.11% |
| Jain | 1,152 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 582 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 258 | 0.01% |
Birbhum 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) | 120 | 4,425 |
| Number of households | 102,423 | 715,476 |
| Total Population | 449,448 | 3,052,956 |
| Population (%) | 50.94% | 48.84% |
| Male Population | 228,944 | 1,561,976 |
| Female Population | 220,504 | 1,490,980 |
| Sex Ratio | 963 | 955 |
| Literacy (%) | 72.55% | 60.02% |
List of Taluks in Birbhum
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Birbhum district, West Bengal
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Murarai - II | 222,033 | 193 | 1151 | 965 |
| Nanoor | 218,654 | 289 | 758 | 949 |
| Nalhati - I | 204,818 | 275 | 744 | 949 |
| Bolpur Sriniketan | 202,553 | 321 | 630 | 972 |
| Labpur | 201,901 | 278 | 725 | 946 |
| Sainthia | 195,349 | 273 | 714 | 951 |
| Murarai - I | 190,802 | 172 | 1108 | 957 |
| Rampurhat - I | 188,435 | 286 | 659 | 963 |
| Rampurhat - II | 187,823 | 161 | 1164 | 946 |
| Dubrajpur | 181,437 | 348 | 521 | 952 |
| Illambazar | 168,709 | 286 | 590 | 946 |
| Mohammad Bazar | 164,570 | 337 | 489 | 969 |
| Mayureswar - I | 159,782 | 196 | 816 | 961 |
| Khoyrasol | 153,248 | 278 | 551 | 937 |
| Nalhati - II | 127,785 | 117 | 1088 | 962 |
| Mayureswar - II | 127,661 | 153 | 833 | 953 |
| Suri - I | 111,377 | 146 | 765 | 959 |
| Suri - II | 87,405 | 127 | 690 | 946 |
| Rajnagar | 77,979 | 239 | 326 | 959 |
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