WEST BENGAL CENSUS-2011

According To Census 2011, West Bengal Has Population Of 9.13 Crores, An Increase From Figure Of 8.02 Crore In 2001 Census. Total Population Of West Bengal As Per 2011 Census Is 91,276,115 Of Which Male And Female Are 46,809,027 And 44,467,088 Respectively. In 2001, Total Population Was 80,176,197 In Which Males Were 41,465,985 While Females Were 38,710,212. The Total Population Growth In This Decade Was 13.84 Percent While In Previous Decade It Was 17.84 Percent. The Population Of West Bengal Forms 7.54 Percent Of India In 2011. In 2001, The Figure Was 7.79 Percent.

West Bengal Population Census 2011

As Per Details From Census 2011, West Bengal Has Population Of 9.13 Crores, An Increase From Figure Of 8.02 Crore In 2001 Census. Total Population Of West Bengal As Per 2011 Census Is 91,276,115 Of Which Male And Female Are 46,809,027 And 44,467,088 Respectively. In 2001, Total Population Was 80,176,197 In Which Males Were 41,465,985 While Females Were 38,710,212. The Total Population Growth In This Decade Was 13.84 Percent While In Previous Decade It Was 17.84 Percent. The Population Of West Bengal Forms 7.54 Percent Of India In 2011. In 2001, The Figure Was 7.79 Percent.

West Bengal Literacy Rate Census 2011

Literacy Rate In West Bengal Has Seen Upward Trend And Is 76.26 Percent As Per 2011 Population Census. Of That, Male Literacy Stands At 81.69 Percent While Female Literacy Is At 70.54 Percent. In 2001, Literacy Rate In West Bengal Stood At 68.64 Percent Of Which Male And Female Were 77.02 Percent And 59.61 Percent Literate Respectively. In Actual Numbers, Total Literates In West Bengal Stands At 61,538,281 Of Which Males Were 33,818,810 And Females Were 27,719,471.

West Bengal Decadal Growth Rate Census 2011

According To The Census Of India, Ministry Of Home Affairs, The Decade Of 2001 To 2011 Is The 1st Decade Post Indian Independence, Which Added Least Number Of People To The Country's Population. The Percentage Of Decadal Growth In The Nation, For The First Time, Showed A Decrease By 3.90 % Since, The Present Census Of India 2011 Has Registered The Rate To Be 17.64 % From The Rate Of 21.54 % In The Earlier Census Conducted In The Year 2001

West Bengal Sex Ratio And Child Sex Ratio Census 2011

Sex Ratio In West Bengal Is 950 I.E. For Each 1000 Male, Which Is Below National Average Of 940 As Per Census 2011. In 2001, The Sex Ratio Of Female Was 934 Per 1000 Males In West Bengal.
Child Sex Ratio In West Bengal Is 956 I.E. For Each 1000 Male,In The Census 2001 The Child Sex Ratio Of India Was 927 Which Declined To 919 In The Census 2011. As Per The Census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh Has The Highest Child Sex Ratio Among The Indian States I.E. 972 While Haryana Has The Lowest Child Sex Ratio I.E.834 Per Thousand Males.

Religious Data In West Bengal Census 2011

The Registrar General And Census Commissioner, India Today Released The Data On Population By Religious Communities Of Census 2011. The Distribution Is Total Population By Six Major Religious Communities Namely, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain Besides “Other Religions And Persuasions” And “Religion Not Stated”. The Data Are Released By Sex And Residence Up To Sub-Districts And Towns. Total Population In 2011 Is 121.09 Crores ; Hindu 96.63 Crores (79.8%); Muslim 17.22 Crores (14.2%); Christian 2.78 Crores (2.3%); Sikh 2.08 Crores (1.7%); Buddhist 0.84 Crores (0.7%); Jain 0.45 Crores (0.4%), Other Religions & Persuasions (ORP) 0.79 Crores (0.7%) And Religion Not Stated 0.29 Crores (0.2%). Hinduism Is Majority Religion In State Of West Bengal With 70.54 % Followers. Islam Is Second Most Popular Religion In State Of West Bengal With Approximately 27.01 % Following It. In West Bengal State, Christinity Is Followed By 0.72 %, Jainism By 0.07 %, Sikhism By 0.07 % And Buddhism By 0.07 %. Around 1.03 % Stated 'Other Religion', Approximately 0.25 % Stated 'No Particular Religion'.

Rural Population In West Bengal Census 2011

Of The Total Population Of West Bengal State, Around 68.13 Percent Live In The Villages Of Rural Areas. In Actual Numbers, Males And Females Were 31,844,945 And 30,338,168 Respectively. Total Population Of Rural Areas Of West Bengal State Was 62,183,113. The Population Growth Rate Recorded For This Decade (2001-2011) Was 68.13%. In Rural Regions Of West Bengal State, Female Sex Ratio Per 1000 Males Was 953 While Same For The Child (0-6 Age) Was 959 Girls Per 1000 Boys. In West Bengal, 7,820,710 Children (0-6) Live In Rural Areas. Child Population Forms 12.58 Percent Of Total Rural Population. In Rural Areas Of West Bengal, Literacy Rate For Males And Female Stood At 78.44 % And 61.98 %. Average Literacy Rate In West Bengal For Rural Areas Was 72.13 Percent. Total Literates In Rural Areas Were 39,213,779.

Urban Population In West Bengal Census 2011

Out Of Total Population Of West Bengal, 31.87% People Live In Urban Regions. The Total Figure Of Population Living In Urban Areas Is 29,093,002 Of Which 14,964,082 Are Males And While Remaining 14,128,920 Are Females. The Urban Population In The Last 10 Years Has Increased By 31.87 Percent. Sex Ratio In Urban Regions Of West Bengal Was 944 Females Per 1000 Males. For Child (0-6) Sex Ratio The Figure For Urban Region Stood At 947 Girls Per 1000 Boys. Total Children (0-6 Age) Living In Urban Areas Of West Bengal Were 2,760,756. Of Total Population In Urban Region, 9.49 % Were Children (0-6). Average Literacy Rate In West Bengal For Urban Regions Was 84.78 Percent In Which Males Were 88.37% Literate While Female Literacy Stood At 76.01%. Total Literates In Urban Region Of West Bengal Were 22,324,502.

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