Karimganj

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

Quick facts

6,033,730
Population
1,215,419
Households
963
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
64.4%
Approx. literacy

Karimganj has an aggregated population of 6,033,730. Approximately 40.73% live in rural areas (2,457,372) and 3.64% live in urban areas (219,400).

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 2,457,372 3
Badarpur 455,622 84
Karimganj 763,687 182
Nilambazar 727,353 183
Patharkandi 784,104 209
Ramkrishna Nagar 845,592 293

Population summary

Karimganj has a population of 6,033,730 (3,073,966 males and 2,959,764 females). The sex ratio is about 963 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population6,033,730
Male3,073,966
Female2,959,764
Rural population2,457,372 (40.73%)
Urban population219,400 (3.64%)
Households1,215,419

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 64.4%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates3,885,448
Total illiterates2,148,282

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 775,729 (12.86%). ST: 9,420 (0.16%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC775,72912.86%
ST9,4200.16%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,048,174 (17.37%). Workers: 1,959,611 (32.48%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,048,17417.37%
Total workers1,959,61132.48%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Karimganj 1,228,686
Karimganj 1,118,986
Ramkrishna Nagar 281,864
Ramkrishna Nagar 281,864
Karimganj 278,300
Patharkandi 261,368
Patharkandi 261,368
Nilambazar 242,451
Nilambazar 242,451
Karimganj 207,087