District of West Bengal

Koch Bihar: 28.2 lakh people, one story

People
28,19,086
Area
3,387 km²
Literacy
74.78%
Sex ratio
942
#1 in West BengalScheduled Castes: 50.2 % of people. Rank 1 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalWorkers in farming: 67.1 % of workers. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalHomes with electricity (2011): 20.7 % of households. Rank 19 of 19.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalUrban population: 10.3%. Rank 18 of 19.See the numbers →

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Koch BiharWest Bengal

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

Koch Bihar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population28.2 lakh#17/19 in West Bengal
Area3,387 km²#13/19 in West Bengal
Population density832 per km²#11/19 in West Bengal▼ state 1,028
Sex ratio942 females per 1000 males#15/19 in West Bengal▼ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)948 girls per 1000 boys#17/19 in West Bengal▼ state 956
Literacy rate74.78%#11/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy68.49%#11/19 in West Bengal▼ state 70.54
Urban population10.3%#18/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

74.8% can read. 942 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.781.7
Female literacy
68.570.5
Scheduled Castes
50.223.5
Scheduled Tribes
0.65.8
Living in towns
10.331.9

Gender literacy gap: 12.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 74.1%
  • Muslim 25.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.3 lakh workers, 40.0% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 32.3%
    • Farm labourers 34.7%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 21% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      20.743.1
      Latrine at home
      44.346.6
      Tap water
      9.520.1
      LPG / PNG
      5.514.2
      Phone
      23.939.0
      Television
      12.328.0
      Bicycle
      40.945.3
      Two-wheeler
      3.66.7

      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.