Nadia District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Nadia is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1,308 villages and 67 towns in Nadia district.

As per the Census India 2011, Nadia district has 1,232,282 households, population of 5,167,600 of which 2,653,768 are males and 2,513,832 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 525,180 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 3,927 sq.km with population density of 1,316 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
Total5,167,600100%
Hindu3,728,48272.15%
Muslim1,382,68226.76%
Christian33,8350.65%
Other religions and persuasions16,8930.33%
Religion not stated4,0640.08%
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)3153,612
Number of households348,972883,310
Total Population1,438,8733,728,727
Population (%)50.92%48.48%
Male Population732,6561,921,112
Female Population706,2171,807,615
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
Chakdah405,7192821439936
Nakashipara386,5693691049947
Ranaghat - II364,4052881264942
Kaliganj334,8813301013948
Krishnagar - I314,8332601212942
Chapra310,6523011030945
Hanskhali293,0402391224932
Tehatta - I244,322253967941
Santipur241,0801771361938
Haringhata231,0681571471947
Karimpur - II217,136234929948
Ranaghat - I215,1371351588944
Karimpur - I183,556196934941
Tehatta - II151,231175866956
Krishnaganj146,705151970941
Krishnagar - II139,4721351031948
Nabadwip135,314931452941

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Nadia Population Facts

Number of Households1,232,282
Population5,167,600
Male Population2,653,768 (51.35%)
Female Population2,513,832 (48.65%)
Children Population525,180
Area3,927 km2
Population density/km21,316
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