Kolkata is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 1 Taluks, 0 villages and 1 towns in Kolkata district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kolkata district has 1,024,928 households, population of 4,496,694 of which 2,356,766 are males and 2,139,928 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 339,323 which is 7.55% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kolkata district is around
908 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Kolkata district is 79.8% out of which 81.76% males are literate and 77.63% females are literate. The total area of Kolkata is 185 sq.km with population density of 24,306 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 0 of population lives in Urban area and 100% lives in Rural area. There are 5.38% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.24% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kolkata district.
Kolkata Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 4,496,694 | 100% |
| Hindu | 3,440,290 | 76.51% |
| Muslim | 926,414 | 20.6% |
| Religion not stated | 48,982 | 1.09% |
| Christian | 39,758 | 0.88% |
| Jain | 21,178 | 0.47% |
| Sikh | 13,849 | 0.31% |
| Buddhist | 4,771 | 0.11% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1,452 | 0.03% |
Kolkata 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) | 185 | 0 |
| Number of households | 1,024,928 | 0 |
| Total Population | 4,496,694 | 0 |
| Population (%) | 52.41% | 0 |
| Male Population | 2,356,766 | 0 |
| Female Population | 2,139,928 | 0 |
| Sex Ratio | 908 | 0 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.8% | 0 |
List of Cities in Kolkata
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