District of West Bengal

Uttar Dinajpur: 30.1 lakh people, one story

People
30,07,134
Area
3,140 km²
Literacy
59.07%
Sex ratio
939
Lowest in West BengalLiteracy rate: 59.07%. Rank 19 of 19.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalFemale literacy: 52.17%. Rank 18 of 19.See the numbers →Big number30.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 958 to every km².See the numbers →

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Uttar DinajpurWest Bengal

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

Uttar Dinajpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population30.1 lakh#15/19 in West Bengal
Area3,140 km²#16/19 in West Bengal
Population density958 per km²#10/19 in West Bengal▼ state 1,028
Sex ratio939 females per 1000 males#17/19 in West Bengal▼ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#11/19 in West Bengal▼ state 956
Literacy rate59.07%#19/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy52.17%#18/19 in West Bengal▼ state 70.54
Urban population12.0%#16/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

59.1% can read. 939 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
65.581.7
Female literacy
52.270.5
Scheduled Castes
26.923.5
Scheduled Tribes
5.45.8
Living in towns
12.031.9

Gender literacy gap: 13.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 49.3%
  • Muslim 49.9%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.8 lakh workers, 35.8% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 23.9%
    • Farm labourers 41.1%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 26% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      25.643.1
      Latrine at home
      21.246.6
      Tap water
      4.120.1
      LPG / PNG
      5.014.2
      Phone
      25.539.0
      Television
      13.528.0
      Bicycle
      46.645.3
      Two-wheeler
      4.16.7

      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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