Birbhum District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,502,404100%
Hindu2,181,51562.29%
Muslim1,298,05437.06%
Christian10,9060.31%
Other religions and persuasions6,0510.17%
Religion not stated3,8860.11%
Jain1,1520.03%
Sikh5820.02%
Buddhist2580.01%

Birbhum Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1204,425
Number of households102,423715,476
Total Population449,4483,052,956
Population (%)50.94%48.84%
Male Population228,9441,561,976
Female Population220,5041,490,980
Sex Ratio963955
Literacy (%)72.55%60.02%

List of Taluks in Birbhum

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Birbhum district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Murarai - II222,0331931151965
Nanoor218,654289758949
Nalhati - I204,818275744949
Bolpur Sriniketan202,553321630972
Labpur201,901278725946
Sainthia195,349273714951
Murarai - I190,8021721108957
Rampurhat - I188,435286659963
Rampurhat - II187,8231611164946
Dubrajpur181,437348521952
Illambazar168,709286590946
Mohammad Bazar164,570337489969
Mayureswar - I159,782196816961
Khoyrasol153,248278551937
Nalhati - II127,7851171088962
Mayureswar - II127,661153833953
Suri - I111,377146765959
Suri - II87,405127690946
Rajnagar77,979239326959

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Birbhum Population Facts

Number of Households817,899
Population3,502,404
Male Population1,790,920 (51.13%)
Female Population1,711,484 (48.87%)
Children Population448,485
Area4,545 km2
Population density/km2771
Sex-ratio956
Literacy61.63%
Male Literacy67.09%
Female Literacy55.91%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %6.92%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %29.5%

Map of Birbhum, West Bengal