District of West Bengal

Nadia: 51.7 lakh people, one story

People
51,67,600
Area
3,927 km²
Literacy
74.97%
Sex ratio
947
Big number51.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,316 to every km².See the numbers →

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NadiaWest Bengal

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

Nadia in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population51.7 lakh#7/19 in West Bengal
Area3,927 km²#11/19 in West Bengal
Population density1,316 per km²#6/19 in West Bengal▲ state 1,028
Sex ratio947 females per 1000 males#12/19 in West Bengal▼ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#5/19 in West Bengal▲ state 956
Literacy rate74.97%#10/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy70.98%#8/19 in West Bengal▲ state 70.54
Urban population27.8%#7/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

75.0% can read. 947 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.881.7
Female literacy
71.070.5
Scheduled Castes
29.923.5
Scheduled Tribes
2.75.8
Living in towns
27.831.9

Gender literacy gap: 7.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 72.2%
  • Muslim 26.8%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    47 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    18.4 lakh workers, 35.7% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 16.8%
    • Farm labourers 30.2%
    • Household industry 9.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 40% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      40.243.1
      Latrine at home
      61.746.6
      Tap water
      12.920.1
      LPG / PNG
      10.914.2
      Phone
      35.139.0
      Television
      24.828.0
      Bicycle
      51.445.3
      Two-wheeler
      4.96.7

      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.