Major Cities in West Bengal – Population, Sex Ratio & Literacy Rate

West Bengal ranks 4th in terms of state wise population in India. Total 9,13,47,736 people lives in West Bengal and almost 20% of them lives in 61 cities across the state. These 61 cities includes only those with a population of over 1,00,000. Only Koach Bihar and Birbhum district have no cities falling in this list. North Twenty Four Parganas has the highest number of 22 cities with a population of over 1,00,000 each. Hugli district has 9 cities and Barddhaman has 6 cities that match this criteria.

Population of Cities in West Bengal

Total 1,80,63,509 people lives in these 61 cities. Kolkata alone holds 1/5th of this population. Population in Kolkata Municipality Corporation as of census 2011 is 44,86,679. It excludes sub-urban population of Kolkata. After Kolkata, Haora M Corp has 10,72,161 people living there. Durgapur, Asansol & Siliguri Municipal Corporation are among other big cities in the state.

Male Female Sex Ratio in big Cities in West Bengal

Average Male Female sex ratio among these 61 cities is a little lower than the state average. There are 943 women per 1000 men in cities. The state average is 947 female per 1000 male.
Only Darjiling has higher female ratio in the state. Titagarh in North 24 Parganas has the lowest 852 male-female sex ratio.

Population and Sex Ratio of cities in West Bengal

District	City	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio
West Bengal		91347736	46927389	44420347	947
Darjiling	Siliguri (M Corp.)	509709	261218	248491	951
Darjiling	Darjiling (M)	120414	60114	60300	1003
Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri (M)	107351	53749	53602	997
Jalpaiguri	Dabgram (P) (CT)	118464	60708	57756	951
Uttar Dinajpur	Raiganj (M)	183682	96589	87093	902
Dakshin Dinajpur	Balurghat (M)	151183	75677	75506	998
Maldah	English Bazar (M)	216083	115126	100957	877
Murshidabad	Baharampur (M)	195363	100431	94932	945
Barddhaman	Asansol (M Corp.)	564491	293748	270743	922
Barddhaman	Kulti (M)	313977	163819	150158	917
Barddhaman	Jamuria (M)	144971	75574	69397	918
Barddhaman	Raniganj (M)	128624	67150	61474	915
Barddhaman	Durgapur (M Corp.)	566937	294349	272588	926
Barddhaman	Barddhaman (M)	314638	160631	154007	959
Nadia	Nabadwip (M)	125528	65300	60228	922
Nadia	Krishnanagar (M)	152203	76700	75503	984
Nadia	Santipur (M)	151774	77044	74730	970
Nadia	Kalyani (M)	100620	50867	49753	978
North Twenty Four Parganas	Bongaon (M)	110668	56416	54252	962
North Twenty Four Parganas	Habra (M)	149675	76510	73165	956
North Twenty Four Parganas	Ashokenagar Kalyangarh (M)	123906	62554	61352	981
North Twenty Four Parganas	Basirhat (M)	127135	64397	62738	974
North Twenty Four Parganas	Rajarhat Gopalpur (M)	404991	205560	199431	970
North Twenty Four Parganas	Barasat (M)	283443	143732	139711	972
North Twenty Four Parganas	Madhyamgram (M)	198964	100611	98353	978
North Twenty Four Parganas	Kanchrapara (M)	122181	61770	60411	978
North Twenty Four Parganas	Halisahar (M)	126893	66654	60239	904
North Twenty Four Parganas	Naihati (M)	221762	112773	108989	966
North Twenty Four Parganas	Bhatpara (M)	390467	207876	182591	878
North Twenty Four Parganas	North Barrackpur (M)	134825	68136	66689	979
North Twenty Four Parganas	Barrackpur (M)	154475	79507	74968	943
North Twenty Four Parganas	Titagarh (M)	118426	63936	54490	852
North Twenty Four Parganas	Khardaha (M)	111130	56792	54338	957
North Twenty Four Parganas	Panihati (M)	383522	193333	190189	984
North Twenty Four Parganas	Kamarhati (M)	336579	174840	161739	925
North Twenty Four Parganas	Baranagar (M)	248466	128432	120034	935
North Twenty Four Parganas	South Dum Dum (M)	410524	206558	203966	987
North Twenty Four Parganas	North Dum Dum (M)	253625	128620	125005	972
North Twenty Four Parganas	Dum Dum (M)	117637	61039	56598	927
North Twenty Four Parganas	Bidhan Nagar (M)	218323	111363	106960	960
Hugli	Bansberia (M)	103799	53807	49992	929
Hugli	Hugli-Chinsurah (M)	177209	88952	88257	992
Hugli	Bhadreswar (M)	101334	53318	48016	901
Hugli	Champdani (M)	110983	59296	51687	872
Hugli	Chandannagar (M Corp.)	166949	84257	82692	981
Hugli	Baidyabati (M)	121081	62550	58531	936
Hugli	Serampore (M)	183339	94514	88825	940
Hugli	Rishra (M)	124585	66767	57818	866
Hugli	Uttarpara Kotrung (M)	162386	82815	79571	961
Bankura	Bankura (M)	138036	70734	67302	951
Puruliya	Puruliya (M)	121436	62520	58916	942
Haora	Bally (M)	291972	156734	135238	863
Haora	Bally (CT)	115715	59951	55764	930
Haora	Haora (M Corp.)	1072161	560577	511584	913
Haora	Uluberia (M)	222175	114144	108031	946
Kolkata	Kolkata (M Corp.)	4486679	2362662	2124017	899
South Twenty Four Parganas	Maheshtala (M)	449423	231044	218379	945
South Twenty Four Parganas	Rajpur Sonarpur (M)	423806	215983	207823	962
Paschim Medinipur	Medinipur (M)	169127	85362	83765	981
Paschim Medinipur	Kharagpur (M)	206923	106735	100188	939
Purba Medinipur	Haldia (M)	200762	104852	95910	915

Child population and Sex Ratio of major cities in West Bengal

7.9% of total population in these cities are under 6 years of age. Average Child Sex ratio in cities is 943, which again is lower than the state average of 950. Bally city in Haora district has surprisingly high, 1185 girls per 1000 boys. Other than Bally no other city has higher higher girl sex ratio in Bengal. English Bazar city in Maldah district has a child sex ratio of just 781.

District	City	0-6 Population	% of Total	Boys	Girls	Sex Ratio
West Bengal		10112599	11.07	5187264	4925335	950
Darjiling	Siliguri (M Corp.)	48250	9.47	25023	23227	928
Darjiling	Darjiling (M)	6547	5.44	3440	3107	903
Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri (M)	8075	7.52	4124	3951	958
Jalpaiguri	Dabgram (P) (CT)	14472	12.22	7427	7045	949
Uttar Dinajpur	Raiganj (M)	20547	11.19	10576	9971	943
Dakshin Dinajpur	Balurghat (M)	9391	6.21	4757	4634	974
Maldah	English Bazar (M)	33211	15.37	18647	14564	781
Murshidabad	Baharampur (M)	13228	6.77	6741	6487	962
Barddhaman	Asansol (M Corp.)	56014	9.92	29363	26651	908
Barddhaman	Kulti (M)	33375	10.63	17321	16054	927
Barddhaman	Jamuria (M)	17556	12.11	9017	8539	947
Barddhaman	Raniganj (M)	14833	11.53	7759	7074	912
Barddhaman	Durgapur (M Corp.)	50512	8.91	25959	24553	946
Barddhaman	Barddhaman (M)	22104	7.03	11394	10710	940
Nadia	Nabadwip (M)	8388	6.68	4329	4059	938
Nadia	Krishnanagar (M)	10794	7.09	5624	5170	919
Nadia	Santipur (M)	12975	8.55	6565	6410	976
Nadia	Kalyani (M)	7604	7.56	3890	3714	955
North 24 Parganas	Bongaon (M)	8452	7.64	4387	4065	927
North 24 Parganas	Habra (M)	11211	7.49	5799	5412	933
North 24 Parganas	Ashokenagar Kalyangarh (M)	8885	7.17	4564	4321	947
North 24 Parganas	Basirhat (M)	10719	8.43	5504	5215	947
North 24 Parganas	Rajarhat Gopalpur (M)	34088	8.42	17354	16734	964
North 24 Parganas	Barasat (M)	21468	7.57	10932	10536	964
North 24 Parganas	Madhyamgram (M)	15248	7.66	7769	7479	963
North 24 Parganas	Kanchrapara (M)	8532	6.98	4406	4126	936
North 24 Parganas	Halisahar (M)	10600	8.35	5513	5087	923
North 24 Parganas	Naihati (M)	17442	7.87	9057	8385	926
North 24 Parganas	Bhatpara (M)	32498	8.32	16879	15619	925
North 24 Parganas	North Barrackpur (M)	8265	6.13	4310	3955	918
North 24 Parganas	Barrackpur (M)	10671	6.91	5553	5118	922
North 24 Parganas	Titagarh (M)	10816	9.13	5729	5087	888
North 24 Parganas	Khardaha (M)	6579	5.92	3406	3173	932
North 24 Parganas	Panihati (M)	24678	6.43	12599	12079	959
North 24 Parganas	Kamarhati (M)	23863	7.09	12324	11539	936
North 24 Parganas	Baranagar (M)	15016	6.04	7712	7304	947
North 24 Parganas	South Dum Dum (M)	26900	6.55	13734	13166	959
North 24 Parganas	North Dum Dum (M)	17290	6.82	8871	8419	949
North 24 Parganas	Dum Dum (M)	6678	5.68	3484	3194	917
North 24 Parganas	Bidhan Nagar (M)	12786	5.86	6500	6286	967
Hugli	Bansberia (M)	8721	8.40	4518	4203	930
Hugli	Hugli-Chinsurah (M)	11409	6.44	5763	5646	980
Hugli	Bhadreswar (M)	8981	8.86	4674	4307	921
Hugli	Champdani (M)	11604	10.46	6017	5587	929
Hugli	Chandannagar (M Corp.)	10716	6.42	5514	5202	943
Hugli	Baidyabati (M)	8154	6.73	4164	3990	958
Hugli	Serampore (M)	12817	6.99	6547	6270	958
Hugli	Rishra (M)	11430	9.17	6015	5415	900
Hugli	Uttarpara Kotrung (M)	11140	6.86	5815	5325	916
Bankura	Bankura (M)	10760	7.80	5502	5258	956
Puruliya	Puruliya (M)	11491	9.46	5877	5614	955
Haora	Bally (M)	31859	10.91	14583	17276	1185
Haora	Bally (CT)	9584	8.28	4879	4705	964
Haora	Haora (M Corp.)	83010	7.74	43155	39855	924
Haora	Uluberia (M)	25187	11.34	12991	12196	939
Kolkata	Kolkata (M Corp.)	300052	6.69	155475	144577	930
South Twenty Four Parganas	Maheshtala (M)	43469	9.67	22210	21259	957
South Twenty Four Parganas	Rajpur Sonarpur (M)	31588	7.45	16186	15402	952
Paschim Medinipur	Medinipur (M)	14365	8.49	7259	7106	979
Paschim Medinipur	Kharagpur (M)	17731	8.57	9084	8647	952
Purba Medinipur	Haldia (M)	21122	10.52	10799	10323	956

Literacy rate in Cities in West Bengal

Average effective literacy rate in cities of West Bengal are a bit higher than the State average of 77% and reaches almost 88% (87.89). 91% male population living in cities with population over 1 lakh are literate where only 84% female population are literate.
In cities like Khardaha, Dum Dum and some others in North Twenty Four Parganas, effective literacy rate for both male and female population is above 90%. Jamuria in Barddhaman has the lowest female literacy rate of just 64%.

Effective Literacy Rate in Cities in West Bengal

District	City	7+ Population	7+ Male	7+ Female	Literate	Literacy Rate	Male	Female	% Male	% Female
West Bengal		81235137	41740125	39495012	62614556	77.08	34508159	28106397	82.67	71.16
Darjiling	Siliguri (M Corp.)	461459	236195	225264	394366	85.46	209792	184574	88.82	81.94
Darjiling	Darjiling (M)	113867	56674	57193	107242	94.18	54710	52532	96.53	91.85
Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri (M)	99276	49625	49651	90455	91.11	46484	43971	93.67	88.56
Jalpaiguri	Dabgram (P) (CT)	103992	53281	50711	76930	73.98	42781	34149	80.29	67.34
Uttar Dinajpur	Raiganj (M)	163135	86013	77122	133215	81.66	72475	60740	84.26	78.76
Dakshin Dinajpur	Balurghat (M)	141792	70920	70872	130230	91.85	66954	63276	94.41	89.28
Maldah	English Bazar (M)	182872	96479	86393	154875	84.69	82428	72447	85.44	83.86
Murshidabad	Baharampur (M)	182135	93690	88445	164445	90.29	86535	77910	92.36	88.09
Barddhaman	Asansol (M Corp.)	508477	264385	244092	431300	84.82	236683	194617	89.52	79.73
Barddhaman	Kulti (M)	280602	146498	134104	214889	76.58	123380	91509	84.22	68.24
Barddhaman	Jamuria (M)	127415	66557	60858	93152	73.11	54399	38753	81.73	63.68
Barddhaman	Raniganj (M)	113791	59391	54400	89293	78.47	50250	39043	84.61	71.77
Barddhaman	Durgapur (M Corp.)	516425	268390	248035	453604	87.84	247176	206428	92.1	83.23
Barddhaman	Barddhaman (M)	292534	149237	143297	260564	89.07	138067	122497	92.52	85.48
Nadia	Nabadwip (M)	117140	60971	56169	102793	87.75	55569	47224	91.14	84.07
Nadia	Krishnanagar (M)	141409	71076	70333	128574	90.92	66262	62312	93.23	88.6
Nadia	Santipur (M)	138799	70479	68320	113028	81.43	60420	52608	85.73	77
Nadia	Kalyani (M)	93016	46977	46039	82553	88.75	43591	38962	92.79	84.63
North 24 Parganas	Bongaon (M)	102216	52029	50187	92253	90.25	48799	43454	93.79	86.58
North 24 Parganas	Habra (M)	138464	70711	67753	125800	90.85	66495	59305	94.04	87.53
North 24 Parganas	Ashokenagar Kalyangarh (M)	115021	57990	57031	106337	92.45	55398	50939	95.53	89.32
North 24 Parganas	Basirhat (M)	116416	58893	57523	102737	88.25	53913	48824	91.54	84.88
North 24 Parganas	Rajarhat Gopalpur (M)	370903	188206	182697	337188	90.91	175680	161508	93.34	88.4
North 24 Parganas	Barasat (M)	261975	132800	129175	236881	90.42	123692	113189	93.14	87.62
North 24 Parganas	Madhyamgram (M)	183716	92842	90874	165630	90.16	86682	78948	93.37	86.88
North 24 Parganas	Kanchrapara (M)	113649	57364	56285	103194	90.8	54213	48981	94.51	87.02
North 24 Parganas	Halisahar (M)	116293	61141	55152	103789	89.25	56921	46868	93.1	84.98
North 24 Parganas	Naihati (M)	204320	103716	100604	183458	89.79	96626	86832	93.16	86.31
North 24 Parganas	Bhatpara (M)	357969	190997	166972	307362	85.86	172042	135320	90.08	81.04
North 24 Parganas	North Barrackpur (M)	126560	63826	62734	119954	94.78	61810	58144	96.84	92.68
North 24 Parganas	Barrackpur (M)	143804	73954	69850	128459	89.33	68159	60300	92.16	86.33
North 24 Parganas	Titagarh (M)	107610	58207	49403	87356	81.18	50566	36790	86.87	74.47
North 24 Parganas	Khardaha (M)	104551	53386	51165	99848	95.5	51668	48180	96.78	94.17
North 24 Parganas	Panihati (M)	358844	180734	178110	332924	92.78	171788	161136	95.05	90.47
North 24 Parganas	Kamarhati (M)	312716	162516	150200	275870	88.22	147547	128323	90.79	85.43
North 24 Parganas	Baranagar (M)	233450	120720	112730	215849	92.46	114347	101502	94.72	90.04
North 24 Parganas	South Dum Dum (M)	383624	192824	190800	356092	92.82	183454	172638	95.14	90.48
North 24 Parganas	North Dum Dum (M)	236335	119749	116586	217371	91.98	112967	104404	94.34	89.55
North 24 Parganas	Dum Dum (M)	110959	57555	53404	103757	93.51	54153	49604	94.09	92.88
North 24 Parganas	Bidhan Nagar (M)	205537	104863	100674	185885	90.44	97604	88281	93.08	87.69
Hugli	Bansberia (M)	95078	49289	45789	81514	85.73	44671	36843	90.63	80.46
Hugli	Hugli-Chinsurah (M)	165800	83189	82611	152437	91.94	78780	73657	94.7	89.16
Hugli	Bhadreswar (M)	92353	48644	43709	80249	86.89	44493	35756	91.47	81.8
Hugli	Champdani (M)	99379	53279	46100	81883	82.39	46888	34995	88	75.91
Hugli	Chandannagar (M Corp.)	156233	78743	77490	141572	90.62	73393	68179	93.21	87.98
Hugli	Baidyabati (M)	112927	58386	54541	100590	89.08	53217	47373	91.15	86.86
Hugli	Serampore (M)	170522	87967	82555	153460	89.99	81592	71868	92.75	87.05
Hugli	Rishra (M)	113155	60752	52403	100581	88.89	56155	44426	92.43	84.78
Hugli	Uttarpara Kotrung (M)	151246	77000	74246	137869	91.16	71976	65893	93.48	88.75
Bankura	Bankura (M)	127276	65232	62044	111073	87.27	60272	50801	92.4	81.88
Puruliya	Puruliya (M)	109945	56643	53302	90534	82.34	50276	40258	88.76	75.53
Haora	Bally (M)	260113	142151	117962	216902	83.39	119508	97394	84.07	82.56
Haora	Bally (CT)	106131	55072	51059	95665	90.14	51534	44131	93.58	86.43
Haora	Haora (M Corp.)	989151	517422	471729	888817	89.86	477781	411036	92.34	87.13
Haora	Uluberia (M)	196988	101153	95835	159826	81.13	86210	73616	85.23	76.82
Kolkata	Kolkata (M Corp.)	4186627	2207187	1979440	3648210	87.14	1966122	1682088	89.08	84.98
South Twenty Four Parganas	Maheshtala (M)	405954	208834	197120	335440	82.63	179762	155678	86.08	78.98
South Twenty Four Parganas	Rajpur Sonarpur (M)	392218	199797	192421	357154	91.06	188374	168780	94.28	87.71
Paschim Medinipur	Medinipur (M)	154762	78103	76659	139303	90.01	72948	66355	93.4	86.56
Paschim Medinipur	Kharagpur (M)	189192	97651	91541	163915	86.64	89075	74840	91.22	81.76
Purba Medinipur	Haldia (M)	179640	94053	85587	159984	89.06	88125	71859	93.7	83.96

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