District of West Bengal

Dakshin Dinajpur: 16.8 lakh people, one story

People
16,76,276
Area
2,219 km²
Literacy
72.82%
Sex ratio
956
#1 in West BengalWorkers in farming: 67.3 % of workers. Rank 1 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalPopulation: 16,76,276. Rank 19 of 19.See the numbers →Big number16.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 755 to every km².See the numbers →

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Dakshin DinajpurWest Bengal

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

Dakshin Dinajpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.8 lakh#19/19 in West Bengal
Area2,219 km²#17/19 in West Bengal
Population density755 per km²#14/19 in West Bengal▼ state 1,028
Sex ratio956 females per 1000 males#9/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)957 girls per 1000 boys#7/19 in West Bengal▲ state 956
Literacy rate72.82%#13/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy67.01%#12/19 in West Bengal▼ state 70.54
Urban population14.1%#11/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

72.8% can read. 956 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.481.7
Female literacy
67.070.5
Scheduled Castes
28.823.5
Scheduled Tribes
16.45.8
Living in towns
14.131.9

Gender literacy gap: 11.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.5%
  • Muslim 24.6%
  • Christian 1.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7 lakh workers, 41.9% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 27.5%
    • Farm labourers 39.8%
    • Household industry 4.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 37% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.543.1
      Latrine at home
      31.746.6
      Tap water
      6.620.1
      LPG / PNG
      8.114.2
      Phone
      33.639.0
      Television
      22.628.0
      Bicycle
      49.045.3
      Two-wheeler
      4.46.7

      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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