District of West Bengal

South Twenty Four Parganas: 81.6 lakh people, one story

People
81,61,961
Area
9,960 km²
Literacy
77.51%
Sex ratio
956
#1 in West BengalArea: 9,960 km². Rank 1 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalChild sex ratio (0–6): 963 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalPopulation: 81,61,961. Rank 2 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Big number81.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 819 to every km².See the numbers →

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South Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal

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

South Twenty Four Parganas in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population81.6 lakh#2/19 in West Bengal
Area9,960 km²#1/19 in West Bengal
Population density819 per km²#12/19 in West Bengal▼ state 1,028
Sex ratio956 females per 1000 males#8/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)963 girls per 1000 boys#2/19 in West Bengal▲ state 956
Literacy rate77.51%#8/19 in West Bengal▲ state 76.26
Female literacy71.40%#7/19 in West Bengal▲ state 70.54
Urban population25.6%#9/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

77.5% can read. 956 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.381.7
Female literacy
71.470.5
Scheduled Castes
30.223.5
Scheduled Tribes
1.25.8
Living in towns
25.631.9

Gender literacy gap: 11.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 63.2%
  • Muslim 35.6%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    39 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    29.6 lakh workers, 36.3% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 12.0%
    • Farm labourers 27.2%
    • Household industry 8.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 52.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 38% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      38.443.1
      Latrine at home
      50.846.6
      Tap water
      19.020.1
      LPG / PNG
      10.714.2
      Phone
      39.939.0
      Television
      26.128.0
      Bicycle
      34.445.3
      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.