Nadia

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

Quick facts

24,399,127
Population
5,812,438
Households
946
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
66.71%
Approx. literacy

Nadia has an aggregated population of 24,399,127. Approximately 42.36% live in rural areas (10,335,200) and 11.79% live in urban areas (2,877,746).

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 10,335,200 3
Area not under any Sub-district 1,704,960 3
Chakdah 1,125,821 151
Chapra 917,833 86
Hanskhali 831,979 81
Haringhata 669,595 86
Kaliganj 975,959 128
Karimpur - I 528,007 75
Karimpur - II 651,408 74
Krishnaganj 440,115 57
Krishnagar - I 915,551 93
Krishnagar - II 412,976 47
Nabadwip 346,869 24
Nakashipara 1,125,329 110
Ranaghat - I 551,121 63
Ranaghat - II 1,043,329 113
Santipur 636,416 68
Tehatta - I 732,966 65
Tehatta - II 453,693 38

Population summary

Nadia has a population of 24,399,127 (12,536,184 males and 11,862,943 females). The sex ratio is about 946 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population24,399,127
Male12,536,184
Female11,862,943
Rural population10,335,200 (42.36%)
Urban population2,877,746 (11.79%)
Households5,812,438

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 66.71%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates16,276,306
Total illiterates8,122,821

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 7,329,009 (30.04%). ST: 683,100 (2.8%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC7,329,00930.04%
ST683,1002.8%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,506,800 (10.27%). Workers: 8,661,030 (35.5%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,506,80010.27%
Total workers8,661,03035.5%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Nadia 5,167,600
Nadia 3,728,727
Nadia 1,438,873
Area not under any Sub-district 852,480
Area not under any Sub-district 852,480
Chakdah 405,719
Nakashipara 386,569
Ranaghat - II 364,405
Nakashipara 352,191
Kaliganj 334,881