Districts of West Bengal
The 2011 Census counted 19 districts in what is now West Bengal, home to 9.13 crore people. North Twenty Four Parganas was the largest, with 1 crore; Purba Medinipur had the highest literacy rate at 87.0%.
Population, 2011
9.13 crore
19 districts
Literacy rate
76.3%
India 73.0%
Sex ratio
950
females per 1,000 males; India 943
Urban population
31.9%
India 31.1%
All districts of West Bengal
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Twenty Four Parganas | 1,00,09,781 | 84.1% | 955 | 57.3% |
| 2 | South Twenty Four Parganas | 81,61,961 | 77.5% | 956 | 25.6% |
| 3 | Barddhaman | 77,17,563 | 76.2% | 945 | 39.9% |
| 4 | Murshidabad | 71,03,807 | 66.6% | 958 | 19.7% |
| 5 | Paschim Medinipur | 59,13,457 | 78.0% | 966 | 12.2% |
| 6 | Hugli | 55,19,145 | 81.8% | 961 | 38.6% |
| 7 | Nadia | 51,67,600 | 75.0% | 947 | 27.8% |
| 8 | Purba Medinipur | 50,95,875 | 87.0% | 938 | 11.6% |
| 9 | Haora | 48,50,029 | 83.3% | 939 | 63.4% |
| 10 | Kolkata | 44,96,694 | 86.3% | 908 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Maldah | 39,88,845 | 61.7% | 944 | 13.6% |
| 12 | Jalpaiguri | 38,72,846 | 73.3% | 953 | 27.4% |
| 13 | Bankura | 35,96,674 | 70.3% | 957 | 8.3% |
| 14 | Birbhum | 35,02,404 | 70.7% | 956 | 12.8% |
| 15 | Uttar Dinajpur | 30,07,134 | 59.1% | 939 | 12.1% |
| 16 | Puruliya | 29,30,115 | 64.5% | 957 | 12.7% |
| 17 | Koch Bihar | 28,19,086 | 74.8% | 942 | 10.3% |
| 18 | Darjiling | 18,46,823 | 79.6% | 970 | 39.4% |
| 19 | Dakshin Dinajpur | 16,76,276 | 72.8% | 956 | 14.1% |
Census 2011. Click a column to sort. Literacy is for people aged seven and over; sex ratio is females per 1,000 males.
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Questions
How many districts were there in West Bengal in the 2011 Census?
19. Districts created since 2011 are not shown separately here, because the Census reports figures for the districts as they were then.
Which is the most populous district of West Bengal?
North Twenty Four Parganas, with 1,00,09,781 people in 2011. The smallest was Dakshin Dinajpur, with 16,76,276.
Which district of West Bengal has the highest literacy rate?
Purba Medinipur, at 87.02% in 2011. The lowest was Uttar Dinajpur, at 59.07%.
Which district of West Bengal has the best sex ratio?
Darjiling, with 970 females per 1,000 males in 2011. The lowest was Kolkata, at 908.
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India in Data, "Districts of West Bengal: Census 2011 population, literacy and sex ratio". https://indiaindata.online/districts/west-bengal. Original source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India).
About these figures
All figures are from the 2011 Census, the most recent completed census of India, published in the Primary Census Abstract by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. The next census, Census 2027, will replace them.
Districts are shown as they were in 2011. Many states have created new districts since, so a district today may be smaller than the one shown here. Districts are grouped under today's states and union territories: the ten 2011 districts now in Telangana are under Telangana, Leh and Kargil are under Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are shown together. Districts renamed since 2011 carry their current name, with the Census name in brackets.
Literacy rate is the share of people aged seven and over who can read and write with understanding. Sex ratio is females per 1,000 males; child sex ratio is the same for children aged 0 to 6. Workers include main workers (six months or more of work in the year) and marginal workers (less than six months).