Population16,76,276Dakshin Dinajpur
Males8,57,199
Females8,19,077
Literate10,83,685
Population Overview
Total population16,76,276
Males8,57,199
Females8,19,077
Sex ratio956per 1,000 males
Households3,96,406
Literacy
Literate10,83,685
Literate males5,96,474
Literate females4,87,211
Literacy %64.6%
Illiterate5,92,591
Illiterate males2,60,725
Illiterate females3,31,866
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,88,135
Boys 0–696,143
Girls 0–691,992
Child %11.2%
SC / ST
SC population4,82,754
SC males2,48,312
SC females2,34,442
SC %28.8%
ST population2,75,366
ST males1,38,025
ST females1,37,341
ST %16.4%
Workers — Total
Total workers7,02,987
Worker males4,99,560
Worker females2,03,427
Work participation %41.9%
Non-workers9,73,289
Non-worker males3,57,639
Non-worker females6,15,650
Workers — Main
Main workers5,26,470
Main males4,27,578
Main females98,892
Cultivators1,70,682
Cultivator males1,56,797
Cultivator females13,885
Agri labourers1,74,690
Agri labourer males1,29,402
Agri labourer females45,288
Household industry20,485
HH industry males10,375
HH industry females10,110
Other workers1,60,613
Other males1,31,004
Other females29,609
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,76,517
Marginal males71,982
Marginal females1,04,535
Marg. cultivators22,594
Marg. agri labourers1,05,242
Marg. HH industry11,805
Marg. other36,876
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males11,167
Marg. cultivator females11,427
Marg. agri lab. males42,188
Marg. agri lab. females63,054
Marg. HH industry males1,919
Marg. HH industry females9,886
Marg. other males16,708
Marg. other females20,168
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,45,010
3–6 mo males59,987
3–6 mo females85,023
3–6 mo cultivators17,834
3–6 mo cult. males8,874
3–6 mo cult. females8,960
3–6 mo agri lab.86,542
3–6 mo agri lab. males35,343
3–6 mo agri lab. females51,199
3–6 mo HH industry9,083
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,493
3–6 mo HH ind. females7,590
3–6 mo other31,551
3–6 mo other males14,277
3–6 mo other females17,274
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers31,507
0–3 mo males11,995
0–3 mo females19,512
0–3 mo cultivators4,760
0–3 mo cult. males2,293
0–3 mo cult. females2,467
0–3 mo agri lab.18,700
0–3 mo agri lab. males6,845
0–3 mo agri lab. females11,855
0–3 mo HH industry2,722
0–3 mo HH ind. males426
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,296
0–3 mo other5,325
0–3 mo other males2,431
0–3 mo other females2,894
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
9 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapan | 2,50,504 | 1,28,500 | 1,22,004 | 1,52,482 |
| 2 | Balurghat | 2,48,901 | 1,28,318 | 1,20,583 | 1,65,901 |
| 3 | Gangarampur | 2,37,628 | 1,22,941 | 1,14,687 | 1,48,413 |
| 4 | Area not under any Sub-district | 2,09,496 | 1,05,825 | 1,03,671 | 1,72,685 |
| 5 | Kushmundi | 1,98,752 | 1,00,317 | 98,435 | 1,13,240 |
| 6 | Kumarganj | 1,69,102 | 87,098 | 82,004 | 1,12,095 |
| 7 | Bansihari | 1,41,286 | 72,161 | 69,125 | 85,368 |
| 8 | Harirampur | 1,36,853 | 69,058 | 67,795 | 76,099 |
| 9 | Hilli | 83,754 | 42,981 | 40,773 | 57,402 |