Hugli District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Hugli is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 19 Taluks, 1,866 villages and 78 towns in Hugli district.

As per the Census India 2011, Hugli district has 1,287,423 households, population of 5,519,145 of which 2,814,653 are males and 2,704,492 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 533,210 which is 9.66% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Hugli district is around 961 compared to 950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Hugli district is 73.9% out of which 78.58% males are literate and 69.02% females are literate. The total area of Hugli is 3,149 sq.km with population density of 1,753 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 61.43% of population lives in Urban area and 38.57% lives in Rural area. There are 24.35% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.15% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Hugli district.

Hugli Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total5,519,145100%
Hindu4,574,56982.89%
Muslim870,20415.77%
Other religions and persuasions49,0500.89%
Religion not stated11,4700.21%
Christian7,3000.13%
Sikh2,6620.05%
Jain2,1600.04%
Buddhist1,7300.03%

Hugli Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)3282,821
Number of households505,943781,480
Total Population2,128,4993,390,646
Population (%)51.29%49.19%
Male Population1,091,7081,722,945
Female Population1,036,7911,667,701
Sex Ratio950968
Literacy (%)79.34%70.47%

List of Taluks in Hugli

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Hugli district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Dhaniakhali320,5342771156994
Pandua316,1972841114985
Arambag285,2072761033953
Singur276,4131651676970
Polba - Dadpur263,555290909972
Haripal261,0731851409981
Khanakul - I254,4341751457947
Chinsurah - Magra244,383653763960
Balagarh228,9981991152960
Jangipara221,5781641354973
Khanakul - II184,7341241494966
Chanditala - I179,825941914997
Tarakeswar179,1481161540957
Pursura173,4371021699951
Goghat - II160,585190843952
Chanditala - II158,396503174984
Serampur Uttarpara152,266334592959
Goghat - I140,030184759950

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Hugli Population Facts

Number of Households1,287,423
Population5,519,145
Male Population2,814,653 (51%)
Female Population2,704,492 (49%)
Children Population533,210
Area3,149 km2
Population density/km21,753
Sex-ratio961
Literacy73.9%
Male Literacy78.58%
Female Literacy69.02%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %4.15%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %24.35%

Map of Hugli , West Bengal