District of West Bengal

Murshidabad: 71 lakh people, one story

People
71,03,807
Area
5,324 km²
Literacy
66.59%
Sex ratio
958
#1 in West BengalChild sex ratio (0–6): 968 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 19 districts.See the numbers →#1 in West BengalHousehold industry workers: 18.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalScheduled Castes: 12.6 % of people. Rank 18 of 19.See the numbers →Big number71 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,334 to every km².See the numbers →

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MurshidabadWest Bengal

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

Murshidabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population71 lakh#4/19 in West Bengal
Area5,324 km²#7/19 in West Bengal
Population density1,334 per km²#5/19 in West Bengal▲ state 1,028
Sex ratio958 females per 1000 males#4/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)968 girls per 1000 boys#1/19 in West Bengal▲ state 956
Literacy rate66.59%#16/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy63.09%#15/19 in West Bengal▼ state 70.54
Urban population19.7%#10/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

66.6% can read. 958 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.981.7
Female literacy
63.170.5
Scheduled Castes
12.623.5
Scheduled Tribes
1.35.8
Living in towns
19.731.9

Gender literacy gap: 6.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 33.2%
  • Muslim 66.3%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    47 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    25.9 lakh workers, 36.5% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 14.7%
    • Farm labourers 32.5%
    • Household industry 18.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 29% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      29.243.1
      Latrine at home
      33.346.6
      Tap water
      5.920.1
      LPG / PNG
      5.014.2
      Phone
      28.639.0
      Television
      16.028.0
      Bicycle
      45.445.3
      Two-wheeler
      4.06.7

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.