Nadia District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Nadia is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1308 villages and 67 towns in Nadia district.

As per the Census India 2011, Nadia district has 1232282 households, population of 5167600 of which 2653768 are males and 2513832 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 525180 which is 10.16% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Nadia district is around 947 compared to 950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Nadia district is 67.35% out of which 70.8% males are literate and 63.72% females are literate. The total area of Nadia is 3927 sq.km with population density of 1316 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 72.16% of population lives in Urban area and 27.84% lives in Rural area. There are 29.93% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2.72% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Nadia district.

Nadia Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total5167600100%
Hindu372848272.15%
Muslim138268226.76%
Christian338350.65%
Other religions and persuasions168930.33%
Religion not stated40640.08%
Sikh8490.02%
Buddhist5140.01%
Jain2810.01%

Nadia Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)314.863612.14
Number of households348972883310
Total Population14388733728727
Population (%)50.92%48.48%
Male Population7326561921112
Female Population7062171807615
Sex Ratio964941
Literacy (%)78.29%63.13%

List of Taluks in Nadia

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Nadia district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chakdah405719282.011439936
Nakashipara386569368.581049947
Ranaghat - II364405288.241264942
Kaliganj334881330.481013948
Krishnagar - I314833259.721212942
Chapra310652301.471030945
Hanskhali293040239.401224932
Tehatta - I244322252.66967941
Santipur241080177.101361938
Haringhata231068157.111471947
Karimpur - II217136233.63929948
Ranaghat - I215137135.491588944
Karimpur - I183556196.45934941
Tehatta - II151231174.58866956
Krishnaganj146705151.24970941
Krishnagar - II139472135.331031948
Nabadwip13531493.171452941

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Nadia Population Facts

Number of Households1232282
Population5167600
Male Population2653768 (51.35%)
Female Population2513832 (48.65%)
Children Population525180
Area3927 km2
Population density/km21316
Sex-ratio947
Literacy67.35%
Male Literacy70.8%
Female Literacy63.72%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %2.72%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %29.93%

Map of Nadia , West Bengal