District of West Bengal

Bankura: 36 lakh people, one story

People
35,96,674
Area
6,882 km²
Literacy
70.26%
Sex ratio
957
Lowest in West BengalUrban population: 8.3%. Rank 19 of 19.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalScheduled Castes: 32.7 % of people. Rank 3 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalPopulation density: 523 per km². Rank 18 of 19.See the numbers →Big number36 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 523 to every km².See the numbers →

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BankuraWest Bengal

The history, places and schemes of Bankura are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Bankura in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36 lakh#13/19 in West Bengal
Area6,882 km²#4/19 in West Bengal
Population density523 per km²#18/19 in West Bengal▼ state 1,028
Sex ratio957 females per 1000 males#6/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)949 girls per 1000 boys#16/19 in West Bengal▼ state 956
Literacy rate70.26%#15/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy60.05%#16/19 in West Bengal▼ state 70.54
Urban population8.3%#19/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

70.3% can read. 957 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.081.7
Female literacy
60.170.5
Scheduled Castes
32.723.5
Scheduled Tribes
10.35.8
Living in towns
8.331.9

Gender literacy gap: 20.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.3%
  • Muslim 8.1%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 7.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.7 lakh workers, 40.8% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 21.1%
    • Farm labourers 44.2%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 34% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      33.843.1
      Latrine at home
      15.546.6
      Tap water
      9.120.1
      LPG / PNG
      4.614.2
      Phone
      30.039.0
      Television
      17.928.0
      Bicycle
      55.145.3
      Two-wheeler
      7.36.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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