Koch Bihar is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 13 Taluks, 1,194 villages and 18 towns in Koch Bihar district.
As per the Census India 2011, Koch Bihar district has 6,65,720 households, population of 28,19,086 of which 14,51,542 are males and 13,67,544 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 3,44,645 which is 12.23% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Koch Bihar district is around
942 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Koch Bihar district is 65.64% out of which 70.87% males are literate and 60.09% females are literate. The total area of Koch Bihar is 3,387 sq.km with population density of 832 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 89.73% of population lives in Urban area and 10.27% lives in Rural area. There are 50.17% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.64% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Koch Bihar district.
Koch Bihar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 28,19,086 | 100% |
| Hindu | 20,87,766 | 74.06% |
| Muslim | 7,20,033 | 25.54% |
| Religion not stated | 4,244 | 0.15% |
| Christian | 4,122 | 0.15% |
| Jain | 1,869 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 449 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 445 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 158 | 0.01% |
Koch Bihar 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) | 68.94 | 3,318.06 |
| Number of households | 69,693 | 5,96,027 |
| Total Population | 2,89,434 | 25,29,652 |
| Population (%) | 50.66% | 48.42% |
| Male Population | 1,46,626 | 13,04,916 |
| Female Population | 1,42,808 | 12,24,736 |
| Sex Ratio | 974 | 939 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.6% | 63.93% |
List of Taluks in Koch Bihar
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Cooch Behar - II | 3,43,901 | 379.54 | 906 | 915 |
| Cooch Behar - I | 3,26,558 | 343.43 | 951 | 942 |
| Dinhata - I | 2,86,269 | 270.78 | 1057 | 939 |
| Tufanganj - I | 2,48,595 | 316.61 | 785 | 936 |
| Dinhata - II | 2,44,066 | 256.37 | 952 | 927 |
| Mathabhanga - II | 2,27,397 | 296.95 | 766 | 942 |
| Mathabhanga - I | 2,18,191 | 300.61 | 726 | 940 |
| Tufanganj - II | 1,86,726 | 248.66 | 751 | 941 |
| Sitalkuchi | 1,85,353 | 265.21 | 699 | 966 |
| Mekliganj | 1,55,250 | 319.17 | 486 | 939 |
| Sitai | 1,10,333 | 155.55 | 709 | 970 |
| Haldibari | 1,03,969 | 200.80 | 518 | 967 |
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