District of West Bengal

North Twenty Four Parganas: 1 crore people, one story

People
1,00,09,781
Area
4,094 km²
Literacy
84.06%
Sex ratio
955
#1 in West BengalPopulation: 1,00,09,781. Rank 1 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalPopulation density: 2,445 per km². Rank 3 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalLiteracy rate: 84.06%. Rank 3 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalFemale literacy: 80.34%. Rank 3 of 19 districts.See the numbers →

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North Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal

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

North Twenty Four Parganas in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1 crore#1/19 in West Bengal
Area4,094 km²#10/19 in West Bengal
Population density2,445 per km²#3/19 in West Bengal▲ state 1,028
Sex ratio955 females per 1000 males#10/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)956 girls per 1000 boys#8/19 in West Bengal▼ state 956
Literacy rate84.06%#3/19 in West Bengal▲ state 76.26
Female literacy80.34%#3/19 in West Bengal▲ state 70.54
Urban population57.3%#3/19 in West Bengal▲ state 31.9

People & society

84.1% can read. 955 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.681.7
Female literacy
80.370.5
Scheduled Castes
21.723.5
Scheduled Tribes
2.65.8
Living in towns
57.331.9

Gender literacy gap: 7.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.5%
  • Muslim 25.8%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    25 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    35.7 lakh workers, 35.7% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 8.1%
    • Farm labourers 16.8%
    • Household industry 4.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 70.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 56% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      56.343.1
      Latrine at home
      69.946.6
      Tap water
      31.020.1
      LPG / PNG
      27.714.2
      Phone
      51.639.0
      Television
      40.328.0
      Bicycle
      44.845.3
      Two-wheeler
      6.86.7

      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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