WEST BENGAL

1
2001
80176197
41465985

Female

32567332

38710212

8.12

7.79

27.48 (25.73)

27.97 (27.82)

72.52 (74.27)

72.03 (72.18)

Hindus

74.72 (82.00)

72.47 (80.46)

Muslims

% Share in Country's
Population
% share of Urban
Population (India)
% share of Rural
Population (India)
% share of major
religious communities
(India)

23.61 (12.12)

25.25 (13.43)

% share of SC (India)

23.62 (16.48)

23.02 (16.2)

% share of ST (India)
% share of Children
(0-6)

5.59 (8.08)

5.50 (8.2)

16.98 (17.94)

14.24 (15.93)

All

917 (927)

934 (933)

SC
ST
Children
of (0-6)

931 (922)
964 (972)

949 (936)
982 (978)

967 (945)

960 (927)

767 (274)

903 (324)

24.73 (23.85)

17.77 (21.34)

Sex Ratio (India)

Population Density (per

Sq. Km) (India)
Decadal Growth rate (%)
(India)

All
Literacy
Rate(%)
(India)

in

59.61 (53.7)

Rural

50.50 (44.69)

63.42 (58.7)

Urban

75.27 (73.08)

81.25 (79.9)

Total

42.21 (37.41)

59.04 (54.7)

Male

54.55 (49.91)

70.54 (66.6)

Female

28.87 (23.76)

46.90 (41.9)

Total

27.78 (29.60)

43.40 (47.1)

Work participation rate

(India)

Male

40.07 (40.65)

57.38 (59.2)

% of main worker (India)

Female
14.98 (18.19)
21.25 (24.84)

29.15 (34.8)
17.41 (21.6)

No of SchoolsSSA-2006
Pupil - Teacher
Ratio(Govt)SSA-06

Primary

Upper Primary

50255 (Govt.)

11440 (Govt/Govt
aided)

45.20

61.41

Net Enrolment
Ratio(overall)S
SA06
DropOut
Rate(Cohort
study SSA 2004)

98.03

78.74

19.92

29.70

Health
Infant Mortality Rate (India)
Under five Mortality Rate (India)
Maternal Mortality Rate (India)
Birth Rate (SRS)
Death Rate (SRS)
Life Expectancy(2001)
Mean age at Marriage (IIPS)
Beds per lakhs population(2003)

2003
2004
2005
1998-1999
1998
2003
2003
Male
Female
Male
Female

46 (60)
40 (58)
38 (58)
67.6 (94.9)
266 (407)
20.3 (24.8)
6.6 (8.0)
65
69
24.7 (24.5)
18.5 (19.5)
86

26

HDI

0.43

77.20 (75.3)

ST
Gender Gap
Literacy

0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0

46.56 (39.29)

SC

Rank
20

Indices of West Bengal

Female

2001
68.64 (64.8)

3354
37945
88752
506
922
83.6
24.34
19000

Indices
NHDR-2001
Value
Human Development Index 0.404(0.381)
(India)
Gender Disparity Index
0.631 (0.676)
(India)

Education
1991
57.70 (52.21)
67.81 (64.13)

Total
Male

66
120
6
341
40782
456

0.69

1991
68077965
35510633

0.7

Population

Total
Male

Administrative Information
No of Sub-dividions
No. of Municipalities (2004)
No of Municipal Corporation (2004)
No of Blocks
No of Mouza
No of Police Stations (2004)
No of Gram Panchayats
Inhabited Villages(2001)
Area (Sq. K.M.)
No of Family Welfare Centre
No of PHCs
% of Electrified Villages
Electrified Household (%) (01.04.05)
Av. Population per Bank Offices(RBI-2005)

0.61

Demography

Health Index

Education
Index

Income
Index

Employment

% of marginal worker
(India)
% of agricultural
labourers
No. of registration
during the year through
employment exch.(2004)
No. of Placements
effected during 2004

2001
Male
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban

Female

54.1 (52.11)
53.7 (50.60)
45.8 (44.51)
50.2 (47.46)
8.3 (7.85)
3.6 (3.38)

20.9 (30.79)
11.6 (11.88)
9.1 (16.77)
9.2 (9.12)
11.8 (14.21)
2.4 (2.43)

22.7 (20.82)

32.2 (39.43)

353944
11530

Others
Per Capita Income(2003-2004) at
current prices (in Rs)
% of cultivable area to total
area(04-05)
Cultivable area per agri
worker(04-05) ( hectres)

20895.64
65.48
0.44

% of forest area(04-05)

13.52

% of BPL families(P&RD,2002)

36.38

% of Population below poverty

(1999-2000) (NSS) ( India)

Total
Rural
Urban

27.02 (26.10)
31.85
(27.09)
14.86 (23.62)

2003
2004
2002-2003
2003-2004

Sources : Publications of 2001 Population Census , Power Dept, B.A.E.& S., Econ. Review(WB),Health on the March.

313
386
16.36
22.32

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