Paschim Medinipur District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Paschim Medinipur is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 30 Taluks, 8,695 villages and 19 towns in Paschim Medinipur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Paschim Medinipur district has 1,301,610 households, population of 5,913,457 of which 3,007,885 are males and 2,905,572 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 685,012 which is 11.58% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Paschim Medinipur district is around 966 compared to 950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Paschim Medinipur district is 68.97% out of which 75.37% males are literate and 62.35% females are literate. The total area of Paschim Medinipur is 9,368 sq.km with population density of 631 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 87.78% of population lives in Urban area and 12.22% lives in Rural area. There are 19.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 14.88% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Paschim Medinipur district.

Paschim Medinipur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total5,913,457100%
Hindu5,056,95385.52%
Muslim620,55410.49%
Other religions and persuasions184,2783.12%
Christian23,2870.39%
Religion not stated21,9620.37%
Sikh2,8540.05%
Buddhist2,0190.03%
Jain1,5500.03%

Paschim Medinipur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)2539,115
Number of households158,7351,142,875
Total Population722,6865,190,771
Population (%)50.67%49.11%
Male Population366,1642,641,721
Female Population356,5222,549,050
Sex Ratio974965
Literacy (%)77.85%67.73%

List of Taluks in Paschim Medinipur

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Keshpur339,248499680955
Narayangarh302,620510593975
Debra288,619368784983
Sabang270,492296913947
Kharagpur - I258,0402291127969
Daspur - II238,5291621469959
Garbeta - I228,513421542959
Ghatal219,5552161019940
Daspur - I203,9871711194966
Pingla194,809244797948
Midnapore191,705327587966
Salbani188,653554341982
Kharagpur - II183,440256716982
Dantan - I172,107257669965
Jhargram170,097518328979
Garbeta - III169,528304557971
Binpur - II164,522600274990
Binpur - I156,153345453978
Dantan - II155,017187828949
Keshiary149,260293509974
Garbeta - II148,410353420974
Nayagram142,199508280988
Chandrakona - I136,006196694948
Chandrakona - II123,269171721951
Sankrail115,418256450982
Jamboni113,197328345965
Mohanpur111,901133840944
Gopiballavpur - I108,254299362951
Gopiballavpur - II104,996169621964

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Paschim Medinipur Population Facts

Number of Households1,301,610
Population5,913,457
Male Population3,007,885 (50.87%)
Female Population2,905,572 (49.13%)
Children Population685,012
Area9,368 km2
Population density/km2631
Sex-ratio966
Literacy68.97%
Male Literacy75.37%
Female Literacy62.35%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %14.88%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %19.08%

Map of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal