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India: West Bengal State

Contents: Districts and Subdistricts

The population of the districts and subdistricts (community development blocks) of West Bengal according to the 2011 census.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), age groups).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2011-03-01
Alipurduar (← Jalpaiguri)District1,491,250
AlipurduarMunicipality65,232
Alipurduar ICommunity Development Block216,931
Alipurduar IICommunity Development Block218,272
FalakataCommunity Development Block290,722
KalchiniCommunity Development Block298,458
KumargramCommunity Development Block199,609
MadarihatCommunity Development Block202,026
BankuraDistrict3,596,674
BankuraMunicipality137,386
Bankura ICommunity Development Block107,685
Bankura IICommunity Development Block140,864
BarjoraCommunity Development Block202,049
BishnupurMunicipality67,783
ChhatnaCommunity Development Block195,038
GangajalghatiCommunity Development Block180,974
HirbandhCommunity Development Block83,834
IndpurCommunity Development Block156,522
IndusCommunity Development Block169,783
JaypurCommunity Development Block156,920
KhatraCommunity Development Block117,030
KotulpurCommunity Development Block188,775
MejhiaCommunity Development Block86,188
OndaCommunity Development Block252,984
PatrasayerCommunity Development Block184,070
RaipurCommunity Development Block171,377
RanibundhCommunity Development Block119,089
SaltoraCommunity Development Block135,980
SarengaCommunity Development Block106,808
SimlapalCommunity Development Block143,038
SonamukhiCommunity Development Block158,697
SonamukhiMunicipality29,085
TaldangraCommunity Development Block147,893
VishnupurCommunity Development Block156,822
BirbhumDistrict3,502,404
BolpurMunicipality80,210
Bolpur SriniketanCommunity Development Block202,553
DubrajpurCommunity Development Block181,437
DubrajpurMunicipality38,041
IllambazarCommunity Development Block168,709
KhoyrasolCommunity Development Block153,248
LabpurCommunity Development Block201,901
Mayureswar ICommunity Development Block159,782
Mayureswar IICommunity Development Block127,661
Mohammad BazarCommunity Development Block164,570
Murarai ICommunity Development Block190,802
Murarai IICommunity Development Block222,033
NalhatiMunicipality41,534
Nalhati ICommunity Development Block204,818
Nalhati IICommunity Development Block127,785
NanoorCommunity Development Block218,654
RajnagarCommunity Development Block77,979
RampurhatMunicipality57,833
Rampurhat ICommunity Development Block188,435
Rampurhat IICommunity Development Block187,823
SainthiaCommunity Development Block195,349
SainthiaMunicipality44,601
SuriMunicipality67,864
Suri ICommunity Development Block111,377
Suri IICommunity Development Block87,405
Cooch Behar (Koch Bihar)District2,819,086
Cooch Behar ICommunity Development Block326,558
Cooch Behar IICommunity Development Block343,901
DinhataMunicipality36,124
Dinhata ICommunity Development Block286,269
Dinhata IICommunity Development Block244,066
HaldibariCommunity Development Block103,969
HaldibariMunicipality14,404
Koch BiharMunicipality77,935
MathabhangaMunicipality23,890
Mathabhanga ICommunity Development Block218,191
Mathabhanga IICommunity Development Block227,397
MekliganjCommunity Development Block155,250
MekliganjMunicipality9,127
SitaiCommunity Development Block110,333
SitalkuchiCommunity Development Block185,353
TufanganjMunicipality20,998
Tufanganj ICommunity Development Block248,595
Tufanganj IICommunity Development Block186,726
Dakshin DinajpurDistrict1,676,276
BalurghatCommunity Development Block248,901
BalurghatMunicipality with Outgrowth153,279
BansihariCommunity Development Block141,286
GangarampurCommunity Development Block237,628
GangarampurMunicipality56,217
HarirampurCommunity Development Block136,853
HilliCommunity Development Block83,754
KumarganjCommunity Development Block169,102
KushmundiCommunity Development Block198,752
TapanCommunity Development Block250,504
DarjilingDistrict1,595,181
Darjeeling PulbazarCommunity Development Block126,935
DarjilingMunicipality118,805
Jorebunglow SukiapokhriCommunity Development Block113,516
KharibariCommunity Development Block109,251
KurseongCommunity Development Block94,347
KurseongMunicipality42,446
MatigaraCommunity Development Block197,278
MirikCommunity Development Block46,374
MirikNotified Area11,513
NaxalbariCommunity Development Block165,523
PhansidewaCommunity Development Block204,522
Rangli RangliotCommunity Development Block70,125
Siliguri (Part)Municipal Corporation (Part)294,546
Hooghly (Hugli)District5,519,145
ArambagCommunity Development Block285,207
ArambagMunicipality66,175
BaidyabatiMunicipality121,110
BalagarhCommunity Development Block228,998
BansberiaMunicipality103,920
BhadreswarMunicipality101,477
ChampdaniMunicipality111,251
ChandannagarMunicipal Corporation166,867
Chanditala ICommunity Development Block179,825
Chanditala IICommunity Development Block158,396
Chinsurah - MagraCommunity Development Block244,383
DankuniMunicipality94,936
DhaniakhaliCommunity Development Block320,534
Goghat ICommunity Development Block140,030
Goghat IICommunity Development Block160,585
HaripalCommunity Development Block261,073
Hugli-ChinsurahMunicipality with Outgrowth179,931
JangiparaCommunity Development Block221,578
Khanakul ICommunity Development Block254,434
Khanakul IICommunity Development Block184,734
KonnagarMunicipality76,172
PanduaCommunity Development Block316,197
Polba - DadpurCommunity Development Block263,555
PursuraCommunity Development Block173,437
RishraMunicipality124,577
SeramporeMunicipality181,842
Serampur UttarparaCommunity Development Block152,266
SingurCommunity Development Block276,413
TarakeswarCommunity Development Block179,148
TarakeswarMunicipality30,947
Uttarpara KotrungMunicipality159,147
Howrah (Haora)District4,850,029
Amta ICommunity Development Block223,218
Amta IICommunity Development Block208,132
Bagnan ICommunity Development Block221,500
Bagnan IICommunity Development Block164,405
BallyMunicipality293,373
Bally JagachhaCommunity Development Block209,504
DomjurCommunity Development Block377,588
HaoraMunicipal Corporation1,077,075
JagatballavpurCommunity Development Block257,941
PanchlaCommunity Development Block251,930
SankrailCommunity Development Block330,828
Shyampur ICommunity Development Block205,849
Shyampur IICommunity Development Block196,164
UdaynarayanpurCommunity Development Block190,186
UluberiaMunicipality with Outgrowth235,345
Uluberia ICommunity Development Block215,392
Uluberia IICommunity Development Block191,599
JalpaiguriDistrict2,381,596
DhupguriCommunity Development Block414,854
DhupguriMunicipality44,719
JalpaiguriCommunity Development Block323,445
JalpaiguriMunicipality107,341
MalCommunity Development Block299,556
MalMunicipality25,218
MatialiCommunity Development Block117,540
MaynaguriCommunity Development Block329,032
NagrakataCommunity Development Block127,397
RajganjCommunity Development Block373,776
Siliguri (Part)Municipal Corporation (Part)218,718
Jhargram (← Paschim Medinipur)District1,136,548
Binpur ICommunity Development Block156,153
Binpur IICommunity Development Block164,522
Gopiballavpur ICommunity Development Block108,254
Gopiballavpur IICommunity Development Block104,996
JamboniCommunity Development Block113,197
JhargramCommunity Development Block170,097
JhargramMunicipality61,712
NayagramCommunity Development Block142,199
SankrailCommunity Development Block115,418
Kalimpong (← Darjiling)District251,642
GorubathanCommunity Development Block60,663
KalimpongMunicipality49,403
Kalimpong ICommunity Development Block74,746
Kalimpong IICommunity Development Block66,830
KolkataDistrict4,496,694
Kolkata [Calcutta]Municipal Corporation4,496,694
MaldahDistrict3,988,845
BamangolaCommunity Development Block143,906
Chanchal ICommunity Development Block204,740
Chanchal IICommunity Development Block205,333
English BazarCommunity Development Block274,627
English BazarMunicipality205,521
GazoleCommunity Development Block343,830
HabibpurCommunity Development Block210,699
Harischandrapur ICommunity Development Block199,493
Harischandrapur IICommunity Development Block251,345
Kaliachak ICommunity Development Block392,517
Kaliachak IICommunity Development Block210,105
Kaliachak IIICommunity Development Block359,071
Maldah (Old)Community Development Block156,365
ManikchakCommunity Development Block269,813
Old MaldaMunicipality84,012
Ratua ICommunity Development Block275,388
Ratua IICommunity Development Block202,080
MurshidabadDistrict7,103,807
BeldangaMunicipality29,205
Beldanga ICommunity Development Block319,322
Beldanga IICommunity Development Block250,458
BerhamporeCommunity Development Block446,887
BerhamporeMunicipality195,223
Bhagawangola ICommunity Development Block202,071
Bhagawangola IICommunity Development Block158,024
Bharatpur ICommunity Development Block172,702
Bharatpur IICommunity Development Block176,368
BurwanCommunity Development Block257,466
DhulianMunicipality95,706
DomkalCommunity Development Block363,976
FarakkaCommunity Development Block274,111
HariharparaCommunity Development Block257,571
JalangiCommunity Development Block252,477
JangipurMunicipality88,165
Jiaganj-AzimganjMunicipality51,790
KandiCommunity Development Block220,145
KandiMunicipality55,632
KhargramCommunity Development Block273,332
LalgolaCommunity Development Block335,831
MurshidabadMunicipality44,019
Murshidabad JiaganjCommunity Development Block234,565
NabagramCommunity Development Block227,586
NawdaCommunity Development Block226,859
Raghunathganj ICommunity Development Block195,627
Raghunathganj IICommunity Development Block265,336
Raninagar ICommunity Development Block189,105
Raninagar IICommunity Development Block190,885
SagardighiCommunity Development Block310,461
SamserganjCommunity Development Block284,072
Suti ICommunity Development Block179,908
Suti IICommunity Development Block278,922
NadiaDistrict5,167,600
BirnagarMunicipality30,799
ChakdahCommunity Development Block405,719
ChakdahaMunicipality95,203
ChapraCommunity Development Block310,652
Cooper's CampNotified Area with Outgrowth23,119
GayespurMunicipality58,998
HanskhaliCommunity Development Block293,040
HaringhataCommunity Development Block231,068
KaliganjCommunity Development Block334,881
KalyaniMunicipality100,575
Karimpur ICommunity Development Block183,556
Karimpur IICommunity Development Block217,136
KrishnaganjCommunity Development Block146,705
Krishnagar ICommunity Development Block314,833
Krishnagar IICommunity Development Block139,472
KrishnanagarMunicipality153,062
NabadwipCommunity Development Block135,314
NabadwipMunicipality125,543
NakashiparaCommunity Development Block386,569
RanaghatMunicipality75,365
Ranaghat ICommunity Development Block215,137
Ranaghat IICommunity Development Block364,405
SantipurCommunity Development Block241,080
SantipurMunicipality151,777
TaherpurNotified Area with Outgrowth38,039
Tehatta ICommunity Development Block244,322
Tehatta IICommunity Development Block151,231
North Twenty Four ParganasDistrict10,009,781
AmdangaCommunity Development Block191,673
Ashokenagar KalyangarhMunicipality121,592
BaduriaCommunity Development Block285,319
BaduriaMunicipality52,493
BagdaCommunity Development Block242,974
BaranagarMunicipality245,213
BarasatMunicipality278,435
Barasat ICommunity Development Block294,628
Barasat IICommunity Development Block200,918
BarrackporeMunicipality152,783
Barrackpur CantonmentCantonment (Board)17,380
Barrackpur ICommunity Development Block182,845
Barrackpur IICommunity Development Block217,171
BasirhatMunicipality125,254
Basirhat ICommunity Development Block171,613
Basirhat IICommunity Development Block226,130
BhatparaMunicipality with Outgrowth386,019
BidhannagarMunicipality215,514
BongaonCommunity Development Block380,903
BongaonMunicipality108,864
DegangaCommunity Development Block319,213
Dum DumMunicipality114,786
GaighataCommunity Development Block330,287
GaruliaMunicipality85,336
GobardangaMunicipality45,377
HabraMunicipality147,221
Habra ICommunity Development Block225,200
Habra IICommunity Development Block176,490
HalisaharMunicipality124,939
HaroaCommunity Development Block214,401
HasnabadCommunity Development Block203,262
HingalganjCommunity Development Block174,545
KamarhatiMunicipality330,211
KanchraparaMunicipality with Outgrowth129,576
KhardahMunicipality108,496
MadhyamgramMunicipality196,127
MinakhanCommunity Development Block199,084
Nabadiganta Industrial TownshipIndustrial Township1,095
NaihatiMunicipality217,900
New BarrackporeMunicipality76,846
North BarrackporeMunicipality132,806
North DumDumMunicipality249,142
PanihatiMunicipality377,347
RajarhatCommunity Development Block189,893
Rajarhat GopalpurMunicipality402,844
Sandeshkhali ICommunity Development Block164,465
Sandeshkhali IICommunity Development Block160,976
South DumDumMunicipality403,316
SwarupnagarCommunity Development Block256,075
TakiMunicipality38,263
TitagarhMunicipality116,541
Paschim Bardhaman (← Bardhaman)District2,882,031
AsansolMunicipal Corporation563,917
BarabaniCommunity Development Block123,598
DurgapurMunicipal Corporation566,517
Faridpur DurgapurCommunity Development Block115,924
JamuriaCommunity Development Block123,176
JamuriaMunicipality with Outgrowth149,220
KanksaCommunity Development Block178,125
KultiMunicipality313,809
OndalCommunity Development Block186,915
PandabeswarCommunity Development Block161,891
RaniganjCommunity Development Block106,441
RaniganjMunicipality129,441
SalanpurCommunity Development Block163,057
Paschim MedinipurDistrict4,776,909
ChandrakonaMunicipality23,629
Chandrakona ICommunity Development Block136,006
Chandrakona IICommunity Development Block123,269
Dantan ICommunity Development Block172,107
Dantan IICommunity Development Block155,017
Daspur ICommunity Development Block203,987
Daspur IICommunity Development Block238,529
DebraCommunity Development Block288,619
Garbeta ICommunity Development Block228,513
Garbeta IICommunity Development Block148,410
Garbeta IIICommunity Development Block169,528
GhatalCommunity Development Block219,555
GhatalMunicipality54,591
KeshiaryCommunity Development Block149,260
KeshpurCommunity Development Block339,248
KharagpurMunicipality207,604
Kharagpur ICommunity Development Block258,040
Kharagpur IICommunity Development Block183,440
KhararMunicipality12,118
KshirpaiMunicipality16,384
MedinipurMunicipality169,264
MidnaporeCommunity Development Block191,705
MohanpurCommunity Development Block111,901
NarayangarhCommunity Development Block302,620
PinglaCommunity Development Block194,809
RamjibanpurMunicipality19,611
SabangCommunity Development Block270,492
SalbaniCommunity Development Block188,653
Purba Bardhaman (← Bardhaman)District4,835,532
Ausgram ICommunity Development Block119,363
Ausgram IICommunity Development Block150,896
BarddhamanMunicipality314,265
BhatarCommunity Development Block263,064
Burdwan ICommunity Development Block215,943
Burdwan IICommunity Development Block152,939
DainhatMunicipality24,397
Galsi ICommunity Development Block187,588
Galsi IICommunity Development Block147,177
GuskaraMunicipality35,388
JamalpurCommunity Development Block266,338
KalnaMunicipality56,722
Kalna ICommunity Development Block206,945
Kalna IICommunity Development Block167,335
KatwaMunicipality81,615
Katwa ICommunity Development Block173,087
Katwa IICommunity Development Block136,708
Ketugram ICommunity Development Block165,408
Ketugram IICommunity Development Block118,567
KhandaghoshCommunity Development Block189,336
MangolkoteCommunity Development Block263,240
ManteswarCommunity Development Block237,398
MemariMunicipality41,451
Memari ICommunity Development Block218,425
Memari IICommunity Development Block150,252
Purbasthali ICommunity Development Block206,977
Purbasthali IICommunity Development Block212,355
Raina ICommunity Development Block180,952
Raina IICommunity Development Block151,401
Purba MedinipurDistrict5,095,875
Bhagawanpur ICommunity Development Block234,432
Bhagawanpur IICommunity Development Block192,162
ChandipurCommunity Development Block188,119
ContaiMunicipality92,226
Contai ICommunity Development Block170,894
Contai IIICommunity Development Block157,793
DeshopranCommunity Development Block176,393
EgraMunicipality30,148
Egra ICommunity Development Block167,163
Egra IICommunity Development Block178,763
HaldiaCommunity Development Block97,992
HaldiaMunicipality200,827
Khejuri ICommunity Development Block132,992
Khejuri IICommunity Development Block139,463
KolaghatCommunity Development Block290,124
MahisadalCommunity Development Block206,277
MoynaCommunity Development Block226,927
Nanda KumarCommunity Development Block262,998
Nandigram ICommunity Development Block207,835
Nandigram IICommunity Development Block123,219
PanskuraCommunity Development Block283,303
PanskuraMunicipality57,932
Potashpur ICommunity Development Block173,377
Potashpur IICommunity Development Block175,056
Ramnagar ICommunity Development Block167,330
Ramnagar IICommunity Development Block156,054
Sahid MatanginiCommunity Development Block199,210
SutahataCommunity Development Block123,784
TamlukCommunity Development Block217,776
TamlukMunicipality65,306
PuruliyaDistrict2,930,115
ArshaCommunity Development Block154,736
BagmundiCommunity Development Block135,579
BalarampurCommunity Development Block137,950
BarabazarCommunity Development Block170,564
BundwanCommunity Development Block94,929
HuraCommunity Development Block143,575
JaipurCommunity Development Block133,349
JhaldaMunicipality19,544
Jhalda ICommunity Development Block137,143
Jhalda IICommunity Development Block148,156
KashipurCommunity Development Block200,083
Manbazar ICommunity Development Block154,071
Manbazar IICommunity Development Block97,164
NeturiaCommunity Development Block101,427
ParaCommunity Development Block200,621
PunchaCommunity Development Block123,855
Purulia ICommunity Development Block151,188
Purulia IICommunity Development Block169,488
PuruliyaMunicipality121,067
RaghunathpurMunicipality25,561
Raghunathpur ICommunity Development Block117,760
Raghunathpur IICommunity Development Block113,790
SanturiCommunity Development Block78,515
South Twenty Four ParganasDistrict8,161,961
BaruipurCommunity Development Block433,119
BaruipurMunicipality53,128
BasantiCommunity Development Block336,717
Bhangar ICommunity Development Block249,170
Bhangar IICommunity Development Block246,708
Bishnupur ICommunity Development Block232,365
Bishnupur IICommunity Development Block214,531
Budge BudgeMunicipality76,837
Budge Budge ICommunity Development Block112,908
Budge Budge IICommunity Development Block192,134
Canning ICommunity Development Block304,724
Canning IICommunity Development Block252,523
Diamond HarbourMunicipality41,802
Diamond Harbour ICommunity Development Block156,166
Diamond Harbour IICommunity Development Block190,801
FaltaCommunity Development Block249,561
GosabaCommunity Development Block246,598
Jaynagar ICommunity Development Block263,151
Jaynagar IICommunity Development Block252,164
Jaynagar MazilpurMunicipality25,922
KakdwipCommunity Development Block281,963
KulpiCommunity Development Block283,197
KultaliCommunity Development Block229,053
Magrahat ICommunity Development Block269,494
Magrahat IICommunity Development Block304,744
MaheshtalaMunicipality448,317
MandirbazarCommunity Development Block214,050
Mathurapur ICommunity Development Block195,104
Mathurapur IICommunity Development Block220,839
NamkhanaCommunity Development Block182,830
PatharpratimaCommunity Development Block331,823
PujaliMunicipality37,047
Rajpur SonarpurMunicipality424,368
SagarCommunity Development Block212,037
SonarpurCommunity Development Block219,863
Thakurpukur MahestolaCommunity Development Block176,203
Uttar DinajpurDistrict3,007,134
ChopraCommunity Development Block284,403
DalkholaMunicipality36,930
Goalpokhar ICommunity Development Block326,120
Goalpokhar IICommunity Development Block291,252
HemtabadCommunity Development Block142,056
IslampurCommunity Development Block308,518
IslampurMunicipality54,340
ItaharCommunity Development Block303,678
KaliaganjCommunity Development Block224,142
KaliaganjMunicipality53,530
KarandighiCommunity Development Block368,332
RaiganjCommunity Development Block430,221
RaiganjMunicipality183,612
West BengalState91,276,115

Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner.

Explanation: States and districts in the boundaries of 2023; subdistricts in the boundaries of 2011. Population figures of new delimitated districts and split subdistricts are mostly computed by using subdistricts or villages in the boundaries of 2011. Thus, slight deviatiations from the actual population are possible in some cases. Area figures are mostly derived from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2011)
males46,809,027
females44,467,088
Urbanization (C 2011)
rural62,183,113
urban29,093,002
Population Group (C 2011)
»Scheduled Castes«21,463,270
»Scheduled Tribes«5,296,953
not indigenous64,515,892
Literacy (A7+) (C 2011)
yes61,538,281
no48,894,202
Age Groups (C 2011)
0-6 years10,581,466
7+ years80,694,649