Koch Bihar District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Koch Bihar is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 13 Taluks, 1194 villages and 18 towns in Koch Bihar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Koch Bihar district has 665720 households, population of 2819086 of which 1451542 are males and 1367544 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 344645 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 3387 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2819086100%
Hindu208776674.06%
Muslim72003325.54%
Religion not stated42440.15%
Christian41220.15%
Jain18690.07%
Sikh4490.02%
Buddhist4450.02%
Other religions and persuasions1580.01%

Koch Bihar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)68.943318.06
Number of households69693596027
Total Population2894342529652
Population (%)50.66%48.42%
Male Population1466261304916
Female Population1428081224736
Sex Ratio974939
Literacy (%)80.6%63.93%

List of Taluks in Koch Bihar

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Cooch Behar - II343901379.54906915
Cooch Behar - I326558343.43951942
Dinhata - I286269270.781057939
Tufanganj - I248595316.61785936
Dinhata - II244066256.37952927
Mathabhanga - II227397296.95766942
Mathabhanga - I218191300.61726940
Tufanganj - II186726248.66751941
Sitalkuchi185353265.21699966
Mekliganj155250319.17486939
Sitai110333155.55709970
Haldibari103969200.80518967

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Koch Bihar Population Facts

Number of Households665720
Population2819086
Male Population1451542 (51.49%)
Female Population1367544 (48.51%)
Children Population344645
Area3387 km2
Population density/km2832
Sex-ratio942
Literacy65.64%
Male Literacy70.87%
Female Literacy60.09%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.64%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %50.17%

Map of Koch Bihar, West Bengal