Barddhaman

This page provides an overview of Barddhaman: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

35,509,516
Population
7,995,269
Households
947
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
67.55%
Approx. literacy

Barddhaman has an aggregated population of 35,509,516. Approximately 43.47% live in rural areas (15,435,126) and 17.34% live in urban areas (6,156,598).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 15,435,126 3
Area not under any Sub-district 4,553,484 3
Ausgram - I 358,089 64
Ausgram - II 452,688 109
Barabani 326,451 49
Bhatar 789,192 110
Burdwan - I 607,722 79
Burdwan - II 452,470 91
Faridpur Durgapur 317,218 54
Galsi - I 539,643 88
Galsi - II 441,531 76
Jamalpur 799,014 126
Jamuria 321,496 46
Kalna - I 600,028 102
Kalna - II 491,905 115
Kanksa 459,844 85
Katwa - I 512,788 69
Katwa - II 410,124 71
Ketugram - I 496,224 69
Ketugram - II 355,701 59
Khandaghosh 568,008 114
Mangolkote 789,720 135
Manteswar 712,194 147
Memari - I 650,855 115
Memari - II 450,756 92
Ondal 409,441 16
Pandabeswar 350,502 18
Purbasthali - I 567,657 98
Purbasthali - II 637,065 93
Raina - I 534,998 115
Raina - II 454,203 97
Raniganj 235,905 15
Salanpur 427,474 78

Population summary

Barddhaman has a population of 35,509,516 (18,241,343 males and 17,268,173 females). The sex ratio is about 947 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population35,509,516
Male18,241,343
Female17,268,173
Rural population15,435,126 (43.47%)
Urban population6,156,598 (17.34%)
Households7,995,269

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 67.55%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates23,987,109
Total illiterates11,522,407

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 9,987,009 (28.12%). ST: 2,337,050 (6.58%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC9,987,00928.12%
ST2,337,0506.58%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,840,101 (10.81%). Workers: 13,514,199 (38.06%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,840,10110.81%
Total workers13,514,19938.06%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Barddhaman 7,717,563
Barddhaman 4,639,264
Barddhaman 3,078,299
Area not under any Sub-district 2,276,742
Area not under any Sub-district 2,276,742
Jamalpur 266,338
Jamalpur 266,338
Mangolkote 263,240
Mangolkote 263,240
Bhatar 263,064