Paschim Medinipur is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 30 Taluks, 8695 villages and 19 towns in Paschim Medinipur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Paschim Medinipur district has 1301610 households, population of 5913457 of which 3007885 are males and 2905572 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 685012 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 9368 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 5913457 | 100% |
| Hindu | 5056953 | 85.52% |
| Muslim | 620554 | 10.49% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 184278 | 3.12% |
| Christian | 23287 | 0.39% |
| Religion not stated | 21962 | 0.37% |
| Sikh | 2854 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 2019 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 1550 | 0.03% |
Paschim Medinipur 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) | 253.32 | 9114.68 |
| Number of households | 158735 | 1142875 |
| Total Population | 722686 | 5190771 |
| Population (%) | 50.67% | 49.11% |
| Male Population | 366164 | 2641721 |
| Female Population | 356522 | 2549050 |
| Sex Ratio | 974 | 965 |
| Literacy (%) | 77.85% | 67.73% |
List of Taluks in Paschim Medinipur
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
Share your suggestions, thoughts
