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Dakshin Dinajpur

This page provides an overview of Dakshin Dinajpur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

8,145,085
Population
1,924,855
Households
955
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
64.15%
Approx. literacy

Dakshin Dinajpur has an aggregated population of 8,145,085. Approximately 41.16% live in rural areas (3,352,552) and 5.8% live in urban areas (472,590).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,352,552 3
Area not under any Sub-district 418,992 3
Balurghat 731,941 310
Bansihari 423,858 164
Gangarampur 705,868 205
Harirampur 405,538 154
Hilli 251,262 85
Kumarganj 507,306 221
Kushmundi 596,256 234
Tapan 751,512 282

Population summary

Dakshin Dinajpur has a population of 8,145,085 (4,166,567 males and 3,978,518 females). The sex ratio is about 955 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,145,085
Male4,166,567
Female3,978,518
Rural population3,352,552 (41.16%)
Urban population472,590 (5.8%)
Households1,924,855

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 64.15%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,225,401
Total illiterates2,919,684

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,371,198 (29.11%). ST: 1,369,377 (16.81%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,371,19829.11%
ST1,369,37716.81%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 922,047 (11.32%). Workers: 3,425,526 (42.06%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)922,04711.32%
Total workers3,425,52642.06%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Dakshin Dinajpur 1,676,276
Dakshin Dinajpur 1,439,981
Tapan 250,504
Tapan 250,504
Balurghat 248,901
Gangarampur 237,628
Dakshin Dinajpur 236,295
Balurghat 234,139
Gangarampur 230,612
Area not under any Sub-district 209,496
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