Uttar Dinajpur District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Uttar Dinajpur is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 10 Taluks, 1494 villages and 9 towns in Uttar Dinajpur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Uttar Dinajpur district has 605674 households, population of 3007134 of which 1551066 are males and 1456068 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 485157 which is 16.13% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Uttar Dinajpur district is around 939 compared to 950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Uttar Dinajpur district is 49.54% out of which 55.03% males are literate and 43.69% females are literate. The total area of Uttar Dinajpur is 3140 sq.km with population density of 958 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 87.95% of population lives in Urban area and 12.05% lives in Rural area. There are 26.87% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.41% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Uttar Dinajpur district.

Uttar Dinajpur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3007134100%
Muslim150117049.92%
Hindu148294349.31%
Christian167020.56%
Religion not stated24640.08%
Other religions and persuasions16220.05%
Jain13240.04%
Sikh4770.02%
Buddhist4320.01%

Uttar Dinajpur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)64.743075.26
Number of households73291532383
Total Population3622282644906
Population (%)52.07%48.49%
Male Population1885971362469
Female Population1736311282437
Sex Ratio921941
Literacy (%)70.78%46.63%

List of Taluks in Uttar Dinajpur

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Raiganj430221488.32881940
Karandighi368332369.95996953
Goalpokhar - I326120358.55910919
Islampur308518331.87930941
Itahar303678369.80821949
Goalpokhar - II291252310.26939940
Chopra284403376.58755934
Kaliaganj224142291.95768947
Hemtabad142056193.27735956

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Uttar Dinajpur Population Facts

Number of Households605674
Population3007134
Male Population1551066 (51.58%)
Female Population1456068 (48.42%)
Children Population485157
Area3140 km2
Population density/km2958
Sex-ratio939
Literacy49.54%
Male Literacy55.03%
Female Literacy43.69%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %5.41%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %26.87%

Map of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal