Farakka is a Taluk located in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. It is one of 27 Taluks of Murshidabad district. There are 66 villages and 8 towns in Farakka Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Farakka Taluk has 54,005 households, population of 274,111 of which 139,226 are males and 134,885 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 48,767 which is 17.79% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Farakka Taluk is around
969 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Farakka Taluk is 49.12% out of which 53.84% males are literate and 44.25% females are literate. The total area of Farakka is 143 sq.km with population density of 1,911 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 61.23% of population lives in Urban area and 38.77% lives in Rural area. There are 11.93% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.88% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Farakka Taluk.
Farakka Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 274,111 | 100% |
| Muslim | 184,074 | 67.15% |
| Hindu | 88,353 | 32.23% |
| Christian | 1,221 | 0.45% |
| Religion not stated | 325 | 0.12% |
| Sikh | 56 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 40 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 29 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 13 | 0% |
Farakka Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 20,950 | 33,055 |
| Total Population | 106,285 | 167,826 |
| Population (%) | 50.74% | 49.17% |
| Male Population | 53,924 | 85,302 |
| Female Population | 52,361 | 82,524 |
| Sex Ratio | 971 | 967 |
| Literacy (%) | 51.49% | 47.62% |
List of Cities in Farakka
Check out complete list of all town cities of Farakka in Farakka district, West Bengal
List of Villages in Farakka
Check out complete list of all villages of Farakka in Farakka district, West Bengal
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kuli | 28,092 | 50.06% | 981 |
| Bewa (P) | 15,265 | 53.54% | 962 |
| Jafar Ganj | 12,114 | 48.75% | 973 |
| Bhabanipur | 11,465 | 48.13% | 990 |
| Ballalpur | 7,217 | 39.42% | 991 |
| Imamnagar | 6,933 | 50.05% | 960 |
| Jigri Kulgachhi | 6,004 | 43.1% | 1009 |
| Uttar Bhabanipur | 5,509 | 44.55% | 967 |
| Sri Rampur | 4,848 | 50.83% | 945 |
| Sankarpur | 4,411 | 37.66% | 969 |
| Andhua | 4,090 | 57.07% | 941 |
| Bahadurpur | 4,079 | 32.95% | 984 |
| Sahabazpur | 3,984 | 44.28% | 962 |
| Alaipur | 3,969 | 43.64% | 909 |
| Baikunthapur | 3,730 | 43.62% | 936 |
| Gobindarampur | 3,589 | 61.94% | 931 |
| Chauki | 3,576 | 69.04% | 921 |
| Dohitpur | 3,272 | 44.07% | 1019 |
| Pachula Gram | 3,088 | 42.03% | 1000 |
| Chandore | 2,791 | 39.09% | 972 |
| Kendua | 2,408 | 42.44% | 979 |
| Sikarpur | 2,328 | 41.92% | 950 |
| Bagdabra | 2,284 | 29.6% | 857 |
| Kashinagar | 2,076 | 74.08% | 917 |
| Samaspur | 1,615 | 49.72% | 977 |
| Tulsi Pukur | 1,570 | 36.94% | 950 |
| Hosenpur | 1,504 | 38.43% | 938 |
| Jadabpur Nimtala | 1,373 | 45.23% | 920 |
| Damodarpur | 1,360 | 49.85% | 1042 |
| Par Suzapur Mandai | 1,291 | 54.76% | 890 |
| Uttar Jamalpur | 1,239 | 36.88% | 1005 |
| Laharia | 1,184 | 46.71% | 931 |
| Birkendua | 814 | 36.49% | 985 |
| Sahanagar | 805 | 58.39% | 1018 |
| Talipur | 798 | 31.95% | 914 |
| Puran Chandipur | 757 | 71.86% | 966 |
| Anuppur | 689 | 50.07% | 1038 |
| Pashupara | 638 | 42.32% | 927 |
| Kalai Danga | 616 | 25.32% | 1026 |
| Rajipur | 600 | 34.67% | 987 |
| Langaldihi Ramnagar | 527 | 63.19% | 909 |
| Deonapur | 454 | 7.27% | 924 |
| Nimaitok | 436 | 23.17% | 1047 |
| Sudna | 335 | 59.1% | 1055 |
| Par Debidaspur | 319 | 36.05% | 933 |
| Jot Sundar | 263 | 67.68% | 1071 |
| Bhairab Danga | 262 | 53.05% | 1079 |
| Abhla | 211 | 52.13% | 972 |
| Saheb Nagar | 199 | 62.81% | 990 |
| Jot Raghu | 180 | 35% | 978 |
| Asua | 173 | 46.24% | 922 |
| Nagri | 164 | 61.59% | 929 |
| Bazeosmanpur | 113 | 55.75% | 687 |
| Lakshmipur | 99 | 14.14% | 1250 |
| Par Deonapur | 79 | 53.16% | 795 |
| Fatepur | 37 | 70.27% | 947 |
| Sankhopara | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bharatpur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballalpur Brahmattar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arazi Jot Sundar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghasania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalupara | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhrigurampur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatepur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandipur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Char Gaziapara | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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