Paschim Medinipur vs Darjiling
Population
59.1 lakh
18.5 lakh
Areakm²
9,368
3,149
Population densityper km²
631
586
Sex ratiofemales per 1000 males
966
970
Child sex ratio (0–6)girls per 1000 boys
963
953
Literacy rate%
78.00
79.56
Female literacy%
70.50
73.33
Urban population%
12.2
39.4
Scheduled Castes% of people
19.1
17.2
Scheduled Tribes% of people
14.9
21.5
Workers in farming% of workers
66.9
20.8
Household industry workers% of workers
5.7
2.4
Homes with electricity (2011)% of households
42.4
57.3
Homes cooking on LPG/PNG (2011)% of households
6.9
27.3
Homes with a latrine (2011)% of households
37.2
48.4
Census 2011. A highlighted cell is the better value where higher or lower is clearly better.