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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 5,095,875 | 100% |
| Hindu | 4,343,972 | 85.24% |
| Muslim | 743,436 | 14.59% |
| Religion not stated | 3,823 | 0.08% |
| Christian | 2,648 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 746 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 574 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 359 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 317 | 0.01% |
Purba 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) | 224 | 4,489 |
| Number of households | 125,386 | 988,784 |
| Total Population | 592,714 | 4,503,161 |
| Population (%) | 51.84% | 48.42% |
| Male Population | 307,272 | 2,322,562 |
| Female Population | 285,442 | 2,180,599 |
| Sex Ratio | 929 | 939 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.13% | 76.71% |
List of Taluks in Purba Medinipur
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kolaghat | 290,124 | 177 | 1638 | 931 |
| Panskura | 283,303 | 245 | 1154 | 946 |
| Nanda Kumar | 262,998 | 152 | 1730 | 938 |
| Bhagawanpur - I | 234,432 | 198 | 1183 | 933 |
| Moyna | 226,927 | 196 | 1158 | 923 |
| Tamluk | 217,776 | 115 | 1901 | 937 |
| Nandigram - I | 207,835 | 165 | 1261 | 946 |
| Mahisadal | 206,277 | 201 | 1026 | 939 |
| Sahid Matangini | 199,210 | 143 | 1391 | 931 |
| Bhagawanpur - II | 192,162 | 214 | 900 | 940 |
| Chandipur | 188,119 | 161 | 1168 | 937 |
| Egra - II | 178,763 | 235 | 761 | 931 |
| Deshopran | 176,393 | 230 | 766 | 940 |
| Potashpur - II | 175,056 | 209 | 837 | 938 |
| Potashpur - I | 173,377 | 188 | 923 | 936 |
| Contai - I | 170,894 | 162 | 1053 | 940 |
| Ramnagar - I | 167,330 | 178 | 939 | 963 |
| Egra - I | 167,163 | 211 | 794 | 933 |
| Contai - III | 157,793 | 192 | 820 | 945 |
| Ramnagar - II | 156,054 | 159 | 982 | 942 |
| Khejuri - II | 139,463 | 146 | 958 | 956 |
| Khejuri - I | 132,992 | 129 | 1033 | 942 |
| Sutahata | 123,784 | 76 | 1638 | 949 |
| Nandigram - II | 123,219 | 153 | 804 | 946 |
| Haldia | 97,992 | 300 | 327 | 939 |
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