West Bengal Census 2011 & 2001 – Population Data

west bengal census 2011

  • According to the Census 2011, West Bengal is the 4th most populated state in India.
  • West Bengal is the 9th most populated state in the world.

West Bengal census 2011

West Bengal census 2011

West Bengal population density

West Bengal Census 2011

20112001
Population9.13 Cr.8.02 Cr.
Population Growth13.84%17.84%
Percentage of Indian Population7.54%7.79%
Area (sq.km)88,752
Area88,75214th in India
Percentage of India's Area2.7%
Density/sq.km1,028903
Sex Ratio950934
Child Sex Ratio956960
Literacy76.26%68.64%
Male Literacy81.69%77.02%
Female Literacy70.54%59.61%
GDP₹12.54 lakh cr.
(2019–20)
GDP Per Capita₹ 1.15 lakh
(2019–20)
HDI Rank in India28th (0.641)
Life expectancy at birth70.2 years

West Bengal population density


West Bengal census 2011

Rural & Urban Census Data

RuralUrban
Population68.13%31.87%
Population Growth7.68 %29.72 %
Sex Ratio953944
Literacy72.13 %84.78 %
Male Literacy78.44 %88.37 %
Female Literacy61.98 %76.01 %

 

West Bengal population density

District Wise Ranking

1st2nd3rd
Population
HighestNorth 24 PgsSouth 24 PgsBardhaman
LowestSouth DinajpurDarjeelingCooch Behar
Population Growth
HighestNorth DinajpurMaldaMurshidabad
LowestKolkataHooghlySouth Dinajpur
Population Density
HighestKolkataHowrahNorth 24 Pgs
LowestPuruliaBankuraDarjeeling
Gross Domestic Product
HighestNorth 24 PgsBardhamanKolkata
LowestSouth DinajpurNorth DinajpurCooch Behar
GDP Per Capita
HighestKolkataDarjeelingPurba Medinipur
LowestNorth DinajpurSouth DinajpurPurulia
Sex Ratio
HighestDarjeelingWest MidnaporeHooghly
LowestKolkataHowrahEast Midnapore
Child Sex Ratio
HighestHowrahMursidabad Nadia
LowestKolkataPaschim MedinipurDarjeeling & Bankura
Literacy
HighestEast MidnaporeKolkataNorth 24 Pgs
LowestNorth DinajpurMaldaPurulia
Female Literacy
HighestKolkataEast MidnaporeNorth 24 Pgs
LowestPuruliaNorth DinajpurMalda
SC population
HighestCochbiharJalpaiguriSouth 24 Pgs
ST population
HighestJalpaiguriPuruliaSouth Dinajpur
HDI
HighestKolkataHowrahNorth 24 Pgs
LowestMaldaPuruliaMurshidabad

West Bengal population density

West Bengal census 2011

Local Government Wise Ranking

1st2nd3rd
Municipal Corporation
Most PopulatedKolkataHowrahDurgapur
Municipality
Most PopulatedMaheshtalaRajpur SonarpurSouth Dum Dum
Metropolitan Region
Most PopulatedKolkataAsansolSiliguri

 

West Bengal census 2011


Data Source

https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/west+bengal.html

 

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