District of West Bengal

Hugli: 55.2 lakh people, one story

People
55,19,145
Area
3,149 km²
Literacy
81.80%
Sex ratio
961
Top 3 in West BengalHomes with electricity (2011): 58.9 % of households. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalSex ratio: 961 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Big number55.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,753 to every km².See the numbers →

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HugliWest Bengal

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

Hugli in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population55.2 lakh#6/19 in West Bengal
Area3,149 km²#15/19 in West Bengal
Population density1,753 per km²#4/19 in West Bengal▲ state 1,028
Sex ratio961 females per 1000 males#3/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)952 girls per 1000 boys#13/19 in West Bengal▼ state 956
Literacy rate81.80%#5/19 in West Bengal▲ state 76.26
Female literacy76.36%#5/19 in West Bengal▲ state 70.54
Urban population38.6%#6/19 in West Bengal▲ state 31.9

People & society

81.8% can read. 961 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.081.7
Female literacy
76.470.5
Scheduled Castes
24.423.5
Scheduled Tribes
4.25.8
Living in towns
38.631.9

Gender literacy gap: 10.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.9%
  • Muslim 15.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 1.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    39 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    21.5 lakh workers, 39.0% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 12.1%
    • Farm labourers 27.1%
    • Household industry 5.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 55.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.943.1
      Latrine at home
      55.146.6
      Tap water
      27.020.1
      LPG / PNG
      19.514.2
      Phone
      47.639.0
      Television
      38.328.0
      Bicycle
      55.145.3
      Two-wheeler
      10.26.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.