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Districts

The population of the districts in the State of West Bengal.

NameStatusPopulation
census
1991-03-01
Population
census
2001-03-01
 
BankuraDistrict2,805,0653,192,695
BarddhamanDistrict6,050,6056,895,514
BirbhumDistrict2,555,6643,015,422
Dakshin DinajpurDistrict1,230,6081,503,178
DarjilingDistrict1,299,9191,609,172
HaoraDistrict3,729,6444,273,099
HugliDistrict4,355,2305,041,976
JalpaiguriDistrict2,800,5433,401,173
Koch BiharDistrict2,171,1452,479,155
KolkataDistrict4,399,8194,572,876
MaldahDistrict2,637,0323,290,468
MedinipurDistrict8,331,9129,610,788
MurshidabadDistrict4,740,1495,866,569
NadiaDistrict3,852,0974,604,827
North Twenty Four ParganasDistrict7,281,8818,934,286
PuruliyaDistrict2,224,5772,536,516
South Twenty Four ParganasDistrict5,715,0306,906,689
Uttar DinajpurDistrict1,897,0452,441,794
West BengalState68,077,96580,176,197

Contents: Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards

All urban entities (cities, towns and wards in outgrowths) in the State of West Bengal with 5,000 inhabitants or more.

Name StatusDistrictCity of OutgrowthPopulation
census
1991-03-01
Population
census
2001-03-01
 
AdraCensus TownPuruliya40,32522,031
AhmadpurCensus TownBirbhum...8,411
AihoCensus TownMaldah...5,409
AistalaCensus TownNadia17,13019,533
AlipurduarMunicipalityJalpaiguri65,24172,999
Alipurduar Rly.Jnc.Census TownJalpaiguri16,32215,899
AmkulaCensus TownBarddhaman7,6575,934
AmodghataCensus TownHugli...6,865
AmtalaCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas6,0097,603
AndulCensus TownHaora5,4765,682
AnkurhatiCensus TownHaora6,4507,785
Anup NagarCensus TownMurshidabad...9,964
ArambagMunicipalityHugli45,21156,140
ArgariCensus TownHaora7,3549,522
ArraCensus TownPuruliya18,20719,924
AsansolMunicipal CorporationBarddhaman262,188475,439
Ashoknagar KalyangarhMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas96,747111,607
AurangabadCensus TownMurshidabad33,19132,148
Bablari DewanganjCensus TownNadia...6,558
BaduriaMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas41,76247,417
BagnanCensus TownHaora7,1478,770
BaharampurMunicipalityMurshidabad115,144160,143
BahirgramCensus TownMedinipur7,2868,288
BahulaCensus TownBarddhaman23,46816,264
BaidyabatiMunicipalityHugli90,081108,229
BairatisalCensus TownDarjiling4,7035,405
BalarampurCensus TownPuruliya19,12421,827
BalibharaWard of OutgrowthNorth Twenty Four ParganasHalisahar...6,111
BalichakCensus TownMedinipur10,30512,207
BallavpurCensus TownBarddhaman5,5765,391
BallyMunicipalityHaora184,474260,906
BallyCensus TownHaora73,32292,912
BalurghatMunicipalityDakshin DinajpurBalurghat119,796135,737
BamunariCensus TownHugli...6,916
Banarhat Tea GardenCensus TownJalpaiguri...14,473
BandipurWard of OutgrowthNorth Twenty Four ParganasKhardaha...5,663
BangaonMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas79,571102,163
BankraCensus TownHaora32,04048,447
BankuraMunicipalityBankura114,876128,781
BansberiaMunicipalityHugliBansberia93,520104,412
BanshraCensus TownBarddhaman...5,134
BanupurCensus TownHaora13,88311,647
Bara BamoniaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...6,174
BarabazarCensus TownPuruliya...7,564
BaranagarMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas224,821250,768
BarasatWard of OutgrowthNadiaTaherpur...6,103
BarasatMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas102,660231,521
BarddhamanMunicipalityBarddhaman245,079285,602
BarijhatiCensus TownHugli5,4216,395
BarjoraCensus TownBankura9,55411,512
BarrackpurMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas133,265144,391
Barrackpur CantonmentCantonment (Board)North Twenty Four Parganas19,93122,041
BaruihudaCensus TownNadia...9,599
BaruipurMunicipalitySouth Twenty Four Parganas37,65944,913
BasirhatMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas101,409113,159
BegampurCensus TownHugli8,7369,545
BeldangaMunicipalityMurshidabad20,24925,361
BeldubiCensus TownHaora8,2258,984
BeliatoreCensus TownBankura4,7455,654
BhadreswarMunicipalityHugli72,474106,071
Bhangar RaghunathpurCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas...5,011
BhanowaraCensus TownBarddhaman11,2787,732
BhatparaMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four ParganasBhatpara304,952442,385
Bholar DabriCensus TownJalpaiguri...10,011
Bidhan NagarMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas100,048164,221
BikihakolaCensus TownHaora10,11411,900
BilandapurCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas...5,722
BilpahariCensus TownBarddhaman...7,786
Bipra NoaparaCensus TownHaora7,1829,002
BirlapurCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas24,46519,890
BirnagarMunicipalityNadiaBirnagar20,01526,597
BishnupurMunicipalityBankura56,12861,947
BolpurMunicipalityBirbhum52,76065,693
BowaliCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas12,99410,202
Budge BudgeMunicipalitySouth Twenty Four ParganasBudge Budge72,95175,531
Cart RoadCensus TownDarjiling13,57213,663
ChachandaCensus TownMurshidabad7,35810,300
ChakaparaCensus TownHaora17,36024,216
Chak BankolaCensus TownBarddhaman11,51610,310
Chak BanshberiaCensus TownHugli...7,337
Chak BhriguWard of OutgrowthDakshin DinajpurBalurghat...5,571
ChakdahaMunicipalityNadia74,76986,999
Chak EnayetnagarCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas...5,664
Chak KashipurCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas8,32811,158
ChampdaniMunicipalityHugli101,067103,246
ChamrailCensus TownHaora6,8888,555
ChandannagarMunicipal CorporationHugli120,378162,187
ChandpurCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...8,838
ChandrakonaMunicipalityMedinipur16,80420,398
ChapariCensus TownPuruliya6,5127,245
ChapuiCensus TownBarddhaman5,0295,159
Char BrahmanagarCensus TownNadia7,5295,320
CharkaCensus TownMurshidabad...5,879
Char MaijdiaCensus TownNadia4,5825,005
Chata KalikapurCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas16,24720,099
ChechakhataCensus TownJalpaiguri6,0096,847
CheladCensus TownBarddhaman7,6467,906
ChhoraCensus TownBarddhaman16,74812,848
ChikrandCensus TownHugli...8,346
ChittaranjanCensus TownBarddhaman47,18645,957
ContaiMunicipalityMedinipur53,48477,513
Cooper's CampNotified AreaNadiaCooper's Camp...17,765
DafahatCensus TownMurshidabad7,82811,326
DainhatMunicipalityBarddhaman20,34922,597
Dakshin JhapardahaCensus TownHaora9,91011,451
Dakshin RajyadharpurCensus TownHugli7,1659,305
DalkholaCensus TownUttar Dinajpur10,65213,895
DalurbandCensus TownBarddhaman10,37214,985
DarappurCensus TownNadia6,6077,733
DarjilingMunicipalityDarjiling73,062107,197
DebipurCensus TownBarddhaman...9,115
DeuliCensus TownMedinipur...8,168
DhakuriaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...8,839
DharmapurCensus TownHugli...5,384
DhatrigramCensus TownBarddhaman7,4739,628
DhuilyaCensus TownHaora14,09618,401
DhulianMunicipalityMurshidabad62,24272,850
DhupguriCensus TownJalpaiguri30,37538,130
DhusariparaCensus TownMurshidabad9,70312,112
Diamond HarbourMunicipalitySouth Twenty Four Parganas30,26637,234
DignalaCensus TownBarddhaman8,74212,511
DinhataMunicipalityKoch Bihar17,69734,273
DomjurCensus TownHaora13,96116,869
DubrajpurMunicipalityBirbhum26,98332,752
Dum DumMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas40,961101,296
DurgapurMunicipal CorporationBarddhaman425,836493,405
DurllabhganjCensus TownMedinipur...6,134
EgaraWard of OutgrowthBarddhamanRaniganj...5,712
EgraMunicipalityMedinipur6,20625,180
EksaraCensus TownHaora...6,485
English BazarMunicipalityMaldah139,204161,456
FalakataCensus TownJalpaiguri15,53619,379
Farakka Barrage TownshipCensus TownMurshidabad21,48522,060
FatellapurCensus TownMurshidabad...5,579
GairkataCensus TownJalpaiguri7,7258,724
GangarampurMunicipalityDakshin Dinajpur31,17753,533
GarshyamnagarCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas6,9397,358
GaruliaMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas80,91879,926
GayespurMunicipalityNadia52,15855,048
GhatalMunicipalityMedinipur43,77151,582
GhorsalaCensus TownMurshidabad...6,255
GoaljanCensus TownMurshidabad...5,002
GoasafatCensus TownMedinipur...5,406
GobardangaMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas35,93941,625
GopalpurCensus TownNadia...6,483
Gora BazarCensus TownMurshidabad...7,721
GumaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...9,302
GuriahatiCensus TownKoch Bihar15,33618,901
GuskaraMunicipalityBarddhaman26,99531,867
HabraMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas100,223127,602
HaldiaMunicipalityMedinipur100,347170,673
HaldibariMunicipalityKoch Bihar10,87013,185
HalisaharMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four ParganasHalisahar114,028124,510
HaoraMunicipal CorporationHaora950,4351,007,532
Harharia ChakCensus TownMurshidabad...8,436
HaripurCensus TownBarddhaman5,7846,889
HarishpurCensus TownBarddhaman...8,401
HatgachhaCensus TownHaora4,9225,561
HatsimlaCensus TownBarddhaman...6,176
HijuliWard of OutgrowthNadiaRanaghat...12,332
HijuliCensus TownPuruliya...6,856
Hindusthan Cables TownCensus TownBarddhaman18,50322,154
Hugli-ChinsurahMunicipalityHugliHugli-Chinsurah151,806170,206
Ichhapur Defence EstateCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas10,44010,386
IslampurMunicipalityUttar Dinajpur45,24152,738
JafarpurCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...14,044
JagadanandapurCensus TownNadia17,03520,475
JagadishpurCensus TownHaora10,20512,830
JagtajCensus TownMurshidabad7,1949,409
Jala KenduaCensus TownHaora...5,782
JalpaiguriMunicipalityJalpaiguri68,732100,348
JamuriaMunicipalityBarddhamanJamuria23,368129,484
JangipurMunicipalityMurshidabad55,98174,458
JaygaonCensus TownJalpaiguri...38,689
Jaynagar MazilpurMunicipalitySouth Twenty Four Parganas20,21723,315
Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)Census TownBarddhaman...14,074
JetiaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...5,511
JhaldaMunicipalityPuruliya17,21717,872
JhargramMunicipalityMedinipur42,09453,145
JhorhatCensus TownHaora17,90116,128
Jiaganj AzimganjMunicipalityMurshidabad42,01447,212
JokaWard of OutgrowthSouth Twenty Four ParganasKolkata...7,670
Jot KamalCensus TownMurshidabad...6,194
Kachu PukurCensus TownMaldah...5,343
KajoraCensus TownBarddhaman19,39824,995
KalaraCensus TownHaora18,69223,130
KaliaganjMunicipalityUttar Dinajpur37,81747,650
KalimpongMunicipalityDarjiling38,83242,998
KalnaMunicipalityBarddhaman47,22952,182
KalyaniMunicipalityNadiaKalyani57,64882,135
KamarhatiMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas266,889314,507
KanaipurCensus TownHugli4,2916,302
KanchraparaMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four ParganasKanchrapara100,194126,191
KandiMunicipalityMurshidabad39,65250,349
KanksaCensus TownBarddhaman...16,532
KankuriaCensus TownMurshidabad24,46927,513
KantliaCensus TownHaora6,3097,371
KanyanagarCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas9,26210,195
KarimpurCensus TownNadia...9,070
KasbaCensus TownUttar Dinajpur8,2219,835
Kasim BazarCensus TownMurshidabad8,75310,179
KatwaMunicipalityBarddhaman55,54171,589
KaugachhiCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas9,54813,908
KendaCensus TownBarddhaman12,87214,519
Kendra KhottamdiCensus TownBarddhaman...7,090
KenduaCensus TownMaldah...5,773
KesabpurCensus TownHaora...10,365
KhagrabariCensus TownKoch Bihar...19,787
KhalisaniWard of OutgrowthHaoraUluberia...10,634
KhalorCensus TownHaora7,3498,669
KhandraCensus TownBarddhaman15,93913,504
KhantoraCensus TownHaora5,3075,773
KharagpurMunicipalityMedinipur177,989188,761
Kharagpur Rly. SettlementCensus TownMedinipur84,25284,104
KhararMunicipalityMedinipur10,31411,580
KhardahaMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four ParganasKhardaha88,358116,470
Kharimala KhagrabariCensus TownKoch Bihar6,2697,233
KharsaraiCensus TownHugli5,4175,851
KhodarampurCensus TownMurshidabad...5,109
Koch BiharMunicipalityKoch Bihar71,21576,874
KodaliaCensus TownHugli...8,068
KolaghatCensus TownMedinipur21,40523,702
Kolkata [Calcutta]Municipal CorporationKolkataKolkata4,399,8194,572,876
KonardihiCensus TownBarddhaman11,5438,314
KonnagarMunicipalityHugli62,20072,177
KrishnanagarMunicipalityNadia121,110139,110
KrishnapurCensus TownHugli...6,676
KshidirpurCensus TownNadia6,9439,084
KshirpaiMunicipalityMedinipur12,19914,548
KulihandaCensus TownHugli8,15113,050
KultiMunicipalityBarddhaman108,518289,903
KunustaraCensus TownBarddhaman...5,426
KurseongMunicipalityDarjiling26,75940,019
MadanpurCensus TownNadia9,76312,031
MadhusudanpurCensus TownHugli6,7806,813
MadhyamgramMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas62,252155,451
MaheshtalaMunicipalitySouth Twenty Four ParganasMaheshtala276,128385,266
MahiariCensus TownHaora...15,434
MainaguriCensus TownJalpaiguri21,43027,106
MakardahaCensus TownHaora5,4296,737
MalMunicipalityJalpaiguri20,39523,218
MandarbaniCensus TownBarddhaman5,7715,497
ManikpurCensus TownHaora17,36719,127
MansinhapurCensus TownHaora...5,401
MaslandapurCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas8,4779,509
MathabhangaMunicipalityKoch Bihar17,33621,107
MedinipurMunicipalityMedinipur125,498149,769
MekliganjMunicipalityKoch Bihar8,20510,835
MemariMunicipalityBarddhaman20,69036,207
MirikNotified AreaDarjiling7,0229,141
MonoharpurCensus TownHugli15,16620,846
MrigalaCensus TownHugli11,37817,648
MuragachhaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...9,791
MurgathaulCensus TownBarddhaman8,3147,850
MurshidabadMunicipalityMurshidabad30,32736,947
NabadwipMunicipalityNadia125,037115,016
NabagramCensus TownPuruliya5,2365,651
Nabagram ColonyCensus TownHugli25,24131,924
Nachhratpur KatabariCensus TownUttar Dinajpur...5,113
NaihatiMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas132,701215,303
NaldangaWard of OutgrowthHugliHugli-Chinsurah...13,967
NalpurCensus TownHaora...5,645
NasraCensus TownNadia6,65110,553
NatibpurCensus TownHaora...5,710
NaupalaCensus TownHaora...7,129
Nebadhai DuttapukurCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas15,91319,876
New BarrackpurMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas63,79583,192
NibraCensus TownHaora17,54922,308
NischintapurWard of OutgrowthSouth Twenty Four ParganasBudge Budge...6,023
NokpulCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...6,648
North BarrackpurMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas100,606123,668
North Dum DumMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas149,965220,042
Old MaldahMunicipalityMaldah13,02162,959
OndalCensus TownBarddhaman16,28819,497
PanchlaCensus TownHaora18,47822,051
PanchparaCensus TownHaora12,35215,072
PanduaCensus TownHugli24,20727,161
PangachhiyaCensus TownBarddhaman...7,668
PaniaraCensus TownHaora...6,706
PanihatiMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas275,990348,438
PanuhatCensus TownBarddhaman...5,666
ParashkolCensus TownBarddhaman14,00710,994
ParasiaCensus TownBarddhaman8,2608,723
ParbbatipurCensus TownNadia5,9367,838
Par BeliyaCensus TownPuruliya...6,039
Paschim JitpurCensus TownJalpaiguri10,87113,396
Paschim PunroparaCensus TownMurshidabad23,35931,198
PatuliaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas11,79813,835
PhuliaCensus TownNadia39,40650,279
PodaraCensus TownHaora11,78816,810
PrayagpurCensus TownBarddhaman...5,149
PujaliMunicipalitySouth Twenty Four Parganas10,11233,858
Purbba TajpurCensus TownHugli...6,276
PuruliyaMunicipalityPuruliya92,386113,806
RaghudebbatiCensus TownHaora9,56611,882
RaghunathchakCensus TownBarddhaman4,7765,480
RaghunathpurMunicipalityPuruliya19,18721,932
Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)Census TownHugli8,2987,997
Raghunathpur (PS-Magra)Census TownHugli12,08914,153
RaigachhiCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...6,729
RaiganjMunicipalityUttar Dinajpur151,045165,212
Rajarhat GopalpurMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas159,965271,811
Rajpur SonarpurMunicipalitySouth Twenty Four Parganas107,918336,707
RamchandrapurCensus TownHaora7,4109,017
RamjibanpurMunicipalityMedinipur14,90417,364
RampurhatMunicipalityBirbhum43,27550,613
RanaghatMunicipalityNadiaRanaghat62,53268,749
RaniganjMunicipalityBarddhamanRaniganj61,997111,116
RishraCensus TownHugli...12,237
RishraMunicipalityHugli102,815113,305
RuiyaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas...10,714
SadpurCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas5,9556,744
SahajadpurCensus TownMurshidabad13,61015,713
SahapurCensus TownHaora...7,533
SainthiaMunicipalityBirbhum30,02439,145
SalapCensus TownHaora7,66411,787
SankarpurCensus TownBarddhaman...5,923
SankrailCensus TownHaora20,86025,585
SantipurMunicipalityNadia109,956138,235
SantoshpurCensus TownHaora...7,181
SarengaCensus TownHaora21,11221,638
SarpiCensus TownBarddhaman5,8495,896
SatigachhaCensus TownNadia...8,406
SeramporeMunicipalityHugli137,026197,857
SerpurCensus TownMurshidabad5,5767,228
ShankhanagarCensus TownHugli5,1966,894
SiduliCensus TownBarddhaman...8,345
SiliguriMunicipal Corporation216,950472,374
SimlaCensus TownHugli...13,634
SingurCensus TownHugli19,72619,537
SirshaCensus TownBarddhaman...5,218
SonamukhiMunicipalityBankura24,64127,354
SonatikiriCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas6,2446,627
South Dum DumMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas232,811392,444
SrikantabatiCensus TownMurshidabad...9,897
SrirampurCensus TownBarddhaman...17,719
SukdalCensus TownBarddhaman9,57711,793
SuriMunicipalityBirbhum54,29861,806
TaherpurNotified AreaNadiaTaherpur32,78720,051
TakiMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas30,42137,305
TalbandhaCensus TownNorth Twenty Four Parganas9,72615,226
TamlukMunicipalityMedinipur38,68845,830
TarakeswarMunicipalityHugli22,63228,187
TentulkuliCensus TownHaora...5,127
TitagarhMunicipalityNorth Twenty Four Parganas114,085124,213
TufanganjMunicipalityKoch Bihar16,41819,310
UkhraCensus TownBarddhaman18,42419,862
UluberiaMunicipalityHaoraUluberia155,172202,135
Uttar BagdograCensus TownDarjiling12,06415,774
Uttar DurgapurCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas...5,064
Uttar GoaraCensus TownBarddhaman...6,973
Uttar KalasCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas...5,469
Uttar KamakhyaguriCensus TownJalpaiguri9,09210,547
Uttar LatabariCensus TownJalpaiguri12,17014,450
Uttar MahammadpurCensus TownMurshidabad...6,192
Uttarpara KotrungMunicipalityHugli101,268150,363
Uttar RaypurCensus TownSouth Twenty Four Parganas17,54720,386

Source: (1991) Rand McNally International Atlas 1994, School of Planning & Architecture (web).
(2001) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web), Delimitation Commission of India (web).