Dakshin Dinajpur is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1,631 villages and 8 towns in Dakshin Dinajpur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Dakshin Dinajpur district has 3,96,406 households, population of 16,76,276 of which 8,57,199 are males and 8,19,077 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 1,88,135 which is 11.22% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dakshin Dinajpur district is around
956 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Dakshin Dinajpur district is 64.65% out of which 69.58% males are literate and 59.48% females are literate. The total area of Dakshin Dinajpur is 2,219 sq.km with population density of 755 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 85.9% of population lives in Urban area and 14.1% lives in Rural area. There are 28.8% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 16.43% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dakshin Dinajpur district.
Dakshin Dinajpur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 16,76,276 | 100% |
| Hindu | 12,32,850 | 73.55% |
| Muslim | 4,12,788 | 24.63% |
| Christian | 24,794 | 1.48% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2,786 | 0.17% |
| Religion not stated | 2,311 | 0.14% |
| Jain | 323 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 276 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 148 | 0.01% |
Dakshin Dinajpur 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) | 31.25 | 2,187.75 |
| Number of households | 57,175 | 3,39,231 |
| Total Population | 2,36,295 | 14,39,981 |
| Population (%) | 50.54% | 48.77% |
| Male Population | 1,19,428 | 7,37,771 |
| Female Population | 1,16,867 | 7,02,210 |
| Sex Ratio | 979 | 952 |
| Literacy (%) | 81.69% | 61.85% |
List of Taluks in Dakshin Dinajpur
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Tapan | 2,50,504 | 424.15 | 591 | 949 |
| Balurghat | 2,48,901 | 355.01 | 701 | 940 |
| Gangarampur | 2,37,628 | 309.96 | 767 | 933 |
| Kushmundi | 1,98,752 | 304.89 | 652 | 981 |
| Kumarganj | 1,69,102 | 288.90 | 585 | 942 |
| Bansihari | 1,41,286 | 207.28 | 682 | 958 |
| Harirampur | 1,36,853 | 218.61 | 626 | 982 |
| Hilli | 83,754 | 88.47 | 947 | 949 |
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