Uttar Dinajpur District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

Uttar Dinajpur is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 10 Taluks, 1,494 villages and 9 towns in Uttar Dinajpur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Uttar Dinajpur district has 605,674 households, population of 3,007,134 of which 1,551,066 are males and 1,456,068 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 485,157 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 3,140 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
Total3,007,134100%
Muslim1,501,17049.92%
Hindu1,482,94349.31%
Christian16,7020.56%
Religion not stated2,4640.08%
Other religions and persuasions1,6220.05%
Jain1,3240.04%
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)653,075
Number of households73,291532,383
Total Population362,2282,644,906
Population (%)52.07%48.49%
Male Population188,5971,362,469
Female Population173,6311,282,437
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
Raiganj430,221488881940
Karandighi368,332370996953
Goalpokhar - I326,120359910919
Islampur308,518332930941
Itahar303,678370821949
Goalpokhar - II291,252310939940
Chopra284,403377755934
Kaliaganj224,142292768947
Hemtabad142,056193735956

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Uttar Dinajpur Population Facts

Number of Households605,674
Population3,007,134
Male Population1,551,066 (51.58%)
Female Population1,456,068 (48.42%)
Children Population485,157
Area3,140 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