West Bengal Map
State | Capital |
| West Bengal | Kolkata (Calcutta) |
WEST BENGAL (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ)
West Bengal ( Paschim Banga) is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million Citizens (as of 2011), it is India’s fourth-most populous state. The West Bengal is the thirteenth-largest Indian state, with an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi). Part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam.
The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta) the seventh-largest city in India, and center of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group is the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
In 2020, West Bengal has a total of 23 Districts.
(পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ভারতের একটি রাজ্য। এই রাজ্যটি পূর্ব ভারতে বঙ্গোপসাগরের উত্তর দিকে অবস্থিত। ২০১১ সালের জনগণনা অনুযায়ী, এই রাজ্যের জনসংখ্যা ৯ কোটি ১৩ লক্ষেরও বেশি। জনসংখ্যার নিরিখে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ভারতের চতুর্থ সর্বাধিক জনবহুল রাজ্য। এই রাজ্যের আয়তন ৮৮,৭৫২ কিমি২ (৩৪,২৬৭ মা২)। পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বাংলা-ভাষী বাঙালি জাতি অধ্যুষিত বাংলা অঞ্চলের একটি অংশ। এই রাজ্যের পূর্ব দিকে বাংলাদেশ রাষ্ট্র এবং উত্তর দিকে নেপাল ও ভুটান রাষ্ট্র অবস্থিত। ভারতের ওডিশা, ঝাড়খণ্ড, বিহার, সিক্কিম ও অসম রাজ্যও পশ্চিমবঙ্গের সীমান্তবর্তী।
রাজ্যের রাজধানী কলকাতা শহরটি হল ভারতের সপ্তম বৃহত্তম মহানগরী। পশ্চিমবঙ্গের দ্বিতীয় বৃহত্তম শহর বর্ধমান ৷ বর্ধমান আসানসোল শিলিগুড়ি দুর্গাপুর এই পাঁচটি পশ্চিমবঙ্গের মহানগর ৷ ভৌগোলিক দিক থেকে দার্জিলিং হিমালয় পার্বত্য অঞ্চল, গাঙ্গেয় বদ্বীপ, রাঢ় অঞ্চল ও উপকূলীয় সুন্দরবনের অংশবিশেষ এই রাজ্যের অন্তর্গত। বাঙালিরাই এই রাজ্যের প্রধান জাতিগোষ্ঠী এবং রাজ্যের জনসংখ্যার সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠ অংশই বাঙালি হিন্দু। ২০২০ সালে পশ্চিমবঙ্গের মোট 23 টি জেলা রয়েছে)
Demography | ||
Population-2011 | ||
Total | 91276115 | |
Male | 46809027 | |
Female | 44467088 | |
% Share in Country’s Population | 7.54 | |
% Share of Urban Population( India) | 31.87 (31.15) | |
% Share of Rural Population( India) | 68.13 (68.85) | |
% Share of major religious communities ( India) (2001)* | Hindus | 72.47( 80.46) |
Muslims | 25.25 (13.43) | |
% Share of SC ( India) | 23.51 (16.63) | |
% Share of ST ( India) | 5.80 ( 8.61) | |
% Share of Children (0-6) | 11.59 | |
Sex Ratio ( India) | All | 950 (943) |
SC | 951 (945) | |
ST | 999 (990) | |
Children of (0-6) | 956 (919) | |
Population Density (per Sq. Km) ( India) | 1028 (368) | |
Decadal Growth Rate (%) (India) | 13.84 (17.68)
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Administrative Information | |
No of Sub-Divisions | 66 |
No of Municipalities (2011) | 121 |
No. of Municipal Corporation (2011) | 6 |
No. of Blocks | 341 |
No. of Mouza (2001) | 40782 |
No. of Police Stations (2013) | 507 |
No. of Gram Panchayats | 3349 |
Inhabited Villages (2011) | 37469 |
Area ( Sq. KM) | 88752 |
No. of Family Welfare Centre | 10826 |
No. of PHCs as on 2013 | 909 |
% of Electrified Villages | 99.99 |
Electrified Household (%) (Electricity considered as main sourse of lighting) | 54.49 |
Av. Population per Bank Offices (2013) ( in thousand) | 18 |
Education | |||
Literacy Rate (%)-2011 | All | Total | 76.26(72.99) |
Male | 81.69(80.89) | ||
Female | 70.54(64.64) | ||
Rural | 72.13 (67.77) | ||
Urban | 84.78(84.11) | ||
SC | Total | 69.43 (66.1) | |
Male | 77.22 (75.2) | ||
Female | 61.23 (56.5) | ||
ST | Total | 57.93(59) | |
Male | 68.17 (68.5) | ||
Female | 47.71 (49.4) | ||
Gender Gap in Literacy | 11.15 (16.25) | ||
Primary | Upper Primary | ||
No of School-U-DISE (2012-13 Academic Year) | 67485 | 6068 | |
Pupil-Teacher Ratio ( Govt)-U-DISE (2013-14) | 35.14 | 47.95 | |
Net Enrolment Ratio-U-DISE (2012-13 Academic Year) | 93.19 | 65.62 | |
Health | ||
Infant Mortality Rate ( India)-2012 | 32 (42) | |
Under five Mortality Rate (India)-2011 | 38 (55) | |
Maternal Mortality Rate (India)-2010-12 | 117 (178) | |
Birth Rate (SRS) (India)-2012 | 16.1 (21.6) | |
Death Rate (SRS) (India)-2012 | 6.3 (7.0) | |
Life Expectancy (2011-15) | Male | 69.2 (67.3) |
Female | 72.10 (69.6) | |
Mean age Marriage (DLHS) (2007-08) | Male | 24.7 |
Female | 18.5 | |
Beds per Lakhs Population (2011) | 119 | |
Employment | ||||
2011 | ||||
Male | Female | |||
Work Participation Rate (India)-2011 | Rural | 57.19 (53.0) | 19.35 (30.0) | |
Urban | 56.84 (53.8) | 15.35 (15.4) | ||
% of Main Worker ( India)- 2011 | Rural | 44.03 | 8.14 | |
Urban | 51.18 | 10.89 | ||
% of Marginal Worker ( India)-2011 | Rural | 13.16 | 11.21 | |
Urban | 5.66 | 4.46 | ||
% of Agricultural | 27.9 | 34.03 | ||
No. of registration during the year through employment exch. (As on 31.03.2014) | 5240422 | 2365402 | ||
No.of Placement effected during 2013-14 | 314 | |||
Others | ||||
Per Capita Income at current Price ( in Rs) as on 01.08.2014 (2012-13 Q) | 61352.35 | |||
% of Cultivable area to total area | 65.65 | |||
Cultivable area per agri workers (2011-12) (Hectres) | 0.56 | |||
% of forest area (2011-12) | 13.52 | |||
% of BPL families ( P & RD,2005) | 43.81 | |||
% of Population below poverty | Total | 26.70 (29.80) | ||
Rural | 28.80 (33.80) | |||
Urban | 22.00 (20.90) | |||
West Bengal Male and Female Population
| DISTRICTS NAME | TOTAL POPULATION | MALE | FEMALE |
| DARJEELING | 1846823 | 937259 | 909564 |
| COOCH BIHAR | 2819086 | 1451542 | 1367544 |
| DAKSHIN DINAJPUR | 1676276 | 857199 | 819077 |
| MALDAH | 3988845 | 2051541 | 1937304 |
| MURSHIDABAD | 7103807 | 3627564 | 3476243 |
| BIRBHUM | 3502404 | 1790920 | 1711484 |
| NADIA | 5167600 | 2653768 | 2513832 |
| PURULIYA | 2930115 | 1496996 | 1433119 |
| BANKURA | 3596674 | 1838095 | 1758579 |
| KOLKATA | 4496694 | 2356766 | 2139928 |
| ALIPURDUAR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHARGRAM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASCHIM MEDINIPUR | 5913457 | 3007885 | 2905572 |
| BARDHAMAN | 7717563 | 3966889 | 3750674 |
| NORTH 24 PARGANAS | 10009781 | 5119389 | 4890392 |
| HOWRAH | 4850029 | 2500819 | 2349210 |
| HOOGLY | 5519145 | 2814653 | 2704492 |
| SOUTH 24 PARGANAS | 8161961 | 4173778 | 3988183 |
| PURBA MEDINIPUR | 5095875 | 2629834 | 2466041 |
| KALIMPONG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JALPAIGURI | 3872846 | 1983064 | 1889782 |
| UTTAR DINAJPUR | 3007134 | 1551066 | 1456068 |
West Bengal Rural and Urban Population
| DISTRICTS NAME | RURAL POPULATION | URBAN POPULATION |
| DARJEELING | 1118860 | 727963 |
| COOCH BIHAR | 2529652 | 289434 |
| DAKSHIN DINAJPUR | 1439981 | 236295 |
| MALDAH | 3447185 | 541660 |
| MURSHIDABAD | 5703115 | 1400692 |
| BIRBHUM | 3052956 | 449448 |
| NADIA | 3728727 | 1438873 |
| PURULIYA | 2556801 | 373314 |
| BANKURA | 3296901 | 299773 |
| KOLKATA | 0 | 4496694 |
| ALIPURDUAR | 0 | 0 |
| JHARGRAM | 0 | 0 |
| PASCHIM MEDINIPUR | 5190771 | 722686 |
| BARDHAMAN | 4639264 | 3078299 |
| NORTH 24 PARGANAS | 4277619 | 5732162 |
| HOWRAH | 1775885 | 3074144 |
| HOOGLY | 3390646 | 2128499 |
| SOUTH 24 PARGANAS | 6074188 | 2087773 |
| PURBA MEDINIPUR | 4503161 | 592714 |
| KALIMPONG | 0 | 0 |
| JALPAIGURI | 2812495 | 1060351 |
| UTTAR DINAJPUR | 2644906 | 362228 |
West Bengal Worker and Non-Worker Population
| DISTRICTS NAME | WORKER POPULATION | NON-WORKER POPULATION |
| DARJEELING | 683726 | 1163097 |
| COOCH BIHAR | 1127977 | 1691109 |
| DAKSHIN DINAJPUR | 702987 | 973289 |
| MALDAH | 1537847 | 2450998 |
| MURSHIDABAD | 2589907 | 4513900 |
| BIRBHUM | 1331603 | 2170801 |
| NADIA | 1842607 | 3324993 |
| PURULIYA | 1249642 | 1680473 |
| BANKURA | 1466220 | 2130454 |
| KOLKATA | 1795740 | 2700954 |
| ALIPURDUAR | 0 | 0 |
| JHARGRAM | 0 | 0 |
| PASCHIM MEDINIPUR | 2509159 | 3404298 |
| BARDHAMAN | 2911251 | 4806312 |
| NORTH 24 PARGANAS | 3571624 | 6438157 |
| HOWRAH | 1819845 | 3030184 |
| HOOGLY | 2152870 | 3366275 |
| SOUTH 24 PARGANAS | 2964494 | 5197467 |
| PURBA MEDINIPUR | 1910320 | 3185555 |
| KALIMPONG | 0 | 0 |
| JALPAIGURI | 1512910 | 2359936 |
| UTTAR DINAJPUR | 1075626 | 1931508 |
West Bengal Population Density (2011)
| DISTRICTS NAME | POPULATION DENSITY(sq/km) | DISTRICTS NAME | POPULATION DENSITY(sq/km) |
| DARJEELING | 586 | JHARGRAM | 0 |
| COOCH BIHAR | 832 | PASCHIM MEDINIPUR | 631 |
| DAKSHIN DINAJPUR | 755 | BARDHAMAN | 1099 |
| MALDAH | 1069 | NORTH 24 PARGANAS | 2445 |
| MURSHIDABAD | 1334 | HOWRAH | 3306 |
| BIRBHUM | 771 | HOOGLY | 1753 |
| NADIA | 1316 | SOUTH 24 PARGANAS | 819 |
| PURULIYA | 468 | PURBA MEDINIPUR | 1081 |
| BANKURA | 519 | KALIMPONG | 0 |
| KOLKATA | 24306 | JALPAIGURI | 622 |
| ALIPURDUAR | 0 | UTTAR DINAJPUR | 958 |
West Bengal Literacy Rate (2011)
| DISTRICTS NAME | LITERACY RATE(%) | DISTRICTS NAME | LITERACY RATE(%) |
| DARJEELING | 79.56% | JHARGRAM | 0 |
| COOCH BIHAR | 74.78% | PASCHIM MEDINIPUR | 78% |
| DAKSHIN DINAJPUR | 72.82% | BARDHAMAN | 76.21% |
| MALDAH | 61.73% | NORTH 24 PARGANAS | 84.06% |
| MURSHIDABAD | 66.59% | HOWRAH | 83.31% |
| BIRBHUM | 70.68% | HOOGLY | 81.80% |
| NADIA | 74.97% | SOUTH 24 PARGANAS | 77.51% |
| PURULIYA | 64.48% | PURBA MEDINIPUR | 87.02% |
| BANKURA | 70.26% | KALIMPONG | 0 |
| KOLKATA | 86.31% | JALPAIGURI | 73.25% |
| ALIPURDUAR | 0 | UTTAR DINAJPUR | 59.07% |
West Bengal Sex Ratio (2011)
| DISTRICTS NAME | SEX RATIO(1000 MALES) | DISTRICTS NAME | SEX RATIO(1000 MALES) |
| DARJEELING | 970 | JHARGRAM | 0 |
| COOCH BIHAR | 942 | PASCHIM MEDINIPUR | 966 |
| DAKSHIN DINAJPUR | 956 | BARDHAMAN | 945 |
| MALDAH | 944 | NORTH 24 PARGANAS | 955 |
| MURSHIDABAD | 958 | HOWRAH | 939 |
| BIRBHUM | 956 | HOOGLY | 961 |
| NADIA | 947 | SOUTH 24 PARGANAS | 956 |
| PURULIYA | 957 | PURBA MEDINIPUR | 938 |
| BANKURA | 957 | KALIMPONG | 0 |
| KOLKATA | 908 | JALPAIGURI | 953 |
| ALIPURDUAR | 0 | UTTAR DINAJPUR | 939 |
