Purba Medinipur District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Purba Medinipur is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 26 Taluks, 2,998 villages and 25 towns in Purba Medinipur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Purba Medinipur district has 1,114,170 households, population of 5,095,875 of which 2,629,834 are males and 2,466,041 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 587,654 which is 11.53% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Purba Medinipur district is around 938 compared to 950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Purba Medinipur district is 76.99% out of which 81.72% males are literate and 71.94% females are literate. The total area of Purba Medinipur is 4,713 sq.km with population density of 1,081 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 88.37% of population lives in Urban area and 11.63% lives in Rural area. There are 14.63% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.55% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Purba Medinipur district.

Purba Medinipur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total5,095,875100%
Hindu4,343,97285.24%
Muslim743,43614.59%
Religion not stated3,8230.08%
Christian2,6480.05%
Sikh7460.01%
Jain5740.01%
Other religions and persuasions3590.01%
Buddhist3170.01%

Purba 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)2244,489
Number of households125,386988,784
Total Population592,7144,503,161
Population (%)51.84%48.42%
Male Population307,2722,322,562
Female Population285,4422,180,599
Sex Ratio929939
Literacy (%)79.13%76.71%

List of Taluks in Purba Medinipur

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kolaghat290,1241771638931
Panskura 283,3032451154946
Nanda Kumar262,9981521730938
Bhagawanpur - I234,4321981183933
Moyna226,9271961158923
Tamluk217,7761151901937
Nandigram - I207,8351651261946
Mahisadal206,2772011026939
Sahid Matangini199,2101431391931
Bhagawanpur - II192,162214900940
Chandipur188,1191611168937
Egra - II178,763235761931
Deshopran176,393230766940
Potashpur - II175,056209837938
Potashpur - I173,377188923936
Contai - I170,8941621053940
Ramnagar - I167,330178939963
Egra - I167,163211794933
Contai - III157,793192820945
Ramnagar - II156,054159982942
Khejuri - II139,463146958956
Khejuri - I132,9921291033942
Sutahata123,784761638949
Nandigram - II123,219153804946
Haldia97,992300327939

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Purba Medinipur Population Facts

Number of Households1,114,170
Population5,095,875
Male Population2,629,834 (51.61%)
Female Population2,466,041 (48.39%)
Children Population587,654
Area4,713 km2
Population density/km21,081
Sex-ratio938
Literacy76.99%
Male Literacy81.72%
Female Literacy71.94%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.55%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %14.63%

Map of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal