Purba Medinipur District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Purba Medinipur is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 26 Taluks, 2998 villages and 25 towns in Purba Medinipur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Purba Medinipur district has 1114170 households, population of 5095875 of which 2629834 are males and 2466041 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 587654 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 4713 sq.km with population density of 1081 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
Total5095875100%
Hindu434397285.24%
Muslim74343614.59%
Religion not stated38230.08%
Christian26480.05%
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)224.314488.69
Number of households125386988784
Total Population5927144503161
Population (%)51.84%48.42%
Male Population3072722322562
Female Population2854422180599
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
Kolaghat290124177.081638931
Panskura 283303245.441154946
Nanda Kumar262998151.981730938
Bhagawanpur - I234432198.151183933
Moyna226927195.891158923
Tamluk217776114.591901937
Nandigram - I207835164.771261946
Mahisadal206277201.051026939
Sahid Matangini199210143.161391931
Bhagawanpur - II192162213.55900940
Chandipur1881191611168937
Egra - II178763234.78761931
Deshopran176393230.35766940
Potashpur - II175056209.16837938
Potashpur - I173377187.94923936
Contai - I170894162.241053940
Ramnagar - I167330178.17939963
Egra - I167163210.54794933
Contai - III157793192.34820945
Ramnagar - II156054158.95982942
Khejuri - II139463145.60958956
Khejuri - I132992128.731033942
Sutahata12378475.551638949
Nandigram - II123219153.30804946
Haldia97992299.78327939

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Purba Medinipur Population Facts

Number of Households1114170
Population5095875
Male Population2629834 (51.61%)
Female Population2466041 (48.39%)
Children Population587654
Area4713 km2
Population density/km21081
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