Hugli is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 19 Taluks, 1866 villages and 78 towns in Hugli district.
As per the Census India 2011, Hugli district has 1287423 households, population of 5519145 of which 2814653 are males and 2704492 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 533210 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 3149 sq.km with population density of 1753 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 5519145 | 100% |
| Hindu | 4574569 | 82.89% |
| Muslim | 870204 | 15.77% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 49050 | 0.89% |
| Religion not stated | 11470 | 0.21% |
| Christian | 7300 | 0.13% |
| Sikh | 2662 | 0.05% |
| Jain | 2160 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 1730 | 0.03% |
Hugli 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) | 328.37 | 2820.63 |
| Number of households | 505943 | 781480 |
| Total Population | 2128499 | 3390646 |
| Population (%) | 51.29% | 49.19% |
| Male Population | 1091708 | 1722945 |
| Female Population | 1036791 | 1667701 |
| Sex Ratio | 950 | 968 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.34% | 70.47% |
List of Taluks in Hugli
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