India: West Bengal
Contents: Districts
The population of the districts in the State of West Bengal by census years.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), activity status (a7+)).| Name | Status | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Census 2001-03-01 | Population Census 2011-03-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bengal | State | 68,077,965 | 80,176,197 | 91,276,115 | → |
| Bankura | District | 2,805,065 | 3,192,695 | 3,596,674 | → |
| Barddhaman (Burdwan) | District | 6,050,605 | 6,895,514 | 7,717,563 | → |
| Birbhum | District | 2,555,664 | 3,015,422 | 3,502,404 | → |
| Dakshin Dinajpur | District | 1,230,608 | 1,503,178 | 1,676,276 | → |
| Darjiling (Darjeeling) | District | 1,299,919 | 1,609,172 | 1,846,823 | → |
| Haora (Howrah) | District | 3,729,644 | 4,273,099 | 4,850,029 | → |
| Hugli (Hooghly) | District | 4,355,230 | 5,041,976 | 5,519,145 | → |
| Jalpaiguri | District | 2,800,543 | 3,401,173 | 3,872,846 | → |
| Koch Bihar (Cooch Behar) | District | 2,171,145 | 2,479,155 | 2,819,086 | → |
| Kolkata | District | 4,399,819 | 4,572,876 | 4,496,694 | → |
| Maldah | District | 2,637,032 | 3,290,468 | 3,988,845 | → |
| Murshidabad | District | 4,740,149 | 5,866,569 | 7,103,807 | → |
| Nadia | District | 3,852,097 | 4,604,827 | 5,167,600 | → |
| North Twenty Four Parganas | District | 7,281,881 | 8,934,286 | 10,009,781 | → |
| Paschim Medinipur | District | 4,486,361 | 5,193,411 | 5,913,457 | → |
| Purba Medinipur | District | 3,845,545 | 4,417,377 | 5,095,875 | → |
| Puruliya (Purulia) | District | 2,224,577 | 2,536,516 | 2,930,115 | → |
| South Twenty Four Parganas | District | 5,715,030 | 6,906,689 | 8,161,961 | → |
| Uttar Dinajpur | District | 1,897,045 | 2,441,794 | 3,007,134 | → |
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web), Delimitation Commission of India (web), Rand McNally International Atlas 1994, School of Planning & Architecture (web).
Explanation: Districts, cities and towns in the boundaries of 2011.