Falakata is a Taluk located in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. It is one of 14 Taluks of Jalpaiguri district. There are 60 villages and 4 towns in Falakata Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Falakata Taluk has 65571 households, population of 290722 of which 149626 are males and 141096 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 34843 which is 11.98% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Falakata Taluk is around
943 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Falakata Taluk is 63.93% out of which 69.38% males are literate and 58.15% females are literate. The total area of Falakata is 283.23 sq.km with population density of 1026 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 83.98% of population lives in Urban area and 16.02% lives in Rural area. There are 40.69% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 15.92% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Falakata Taluk.
Falakata Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 290722 | 100% |
Hindu | 238406 | 82% |
Muslim | 45894 | 15.79% |
Christian | 5080 | 1.75% |
Other religions and persuasions | 872 | 0.3% |
Religion not stated | 172 | 0.06% |
Jain | 131 | 0.05% |
Buddhist | 130 | 0.04% |
Sikh | 37 | 0.01% |
Falakata Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 10793 | 54778 |
Total Population | 46561 | 244161 |
Population (%) | 51.41% | 48.52% |
Male Population | 23935 | 125691 |
Female Population | 22626 | 118470 |
Sex Ratio | 945 | 943 |
Literacy (%) | 74.83% | 61.86% |
List of Cities in Falakata
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List of Villages in Falakata
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