Population55,19,145Hugli
Males28,14,653
Females27,04,492
Literate40,78,388
Population Overview
Total population55,19,145
Males28,14,653
Females27,04,492
Sex ratio961per 1,000 males
Households12,87,423
Literacy
Literate40,78,388
Literate males22,11,777
Literate females18,66,611
Literacy %73.9%
Illiterate14,40,757
Illiterate males6,02,876
Illiterate females8,37,881
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–65,33,210
Boys 0–62,73,116
Girls 0–62,60,094
Child %9.7%
SC / ST
SC population13,44,021
SC males6,80,992
SC females6,63,029
SC %24.4%
ST population2,29,243
ST males1,13,249
ST females1,15,994
ST %4.2%
Workers — Total
Total workers21,52,870
Worker males17,13,608
Worker females4,39,262
Work participation %39%
Non-workers33,66,275
Non-worker males11,01,045
Non-worker females22,65,230
Workers — Main
Main workers17,14,645
Main males14,63,433
Main females2,51,212
Cultivators2,31,407
Cultivator males2,21,390
Cultivator females10,017
Agri labourers3,70,014
Agri labourer males2,87,249
Agri labourer females82,765
Household industry75,215
HH industry males55,325
HH industry females19,890
Other workers10,38,009
Other males8,99,469
Other females1,38,540
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers4,38,225
Marginal males2,50,175
Marginal females1,88,050
Marg. cultivators28,273
Marg. agri labourers2,13,366
Marg. HH industry36,613
Marg. other1,59,973
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males18,140
Marg. cultivator females10,133
Marg. agri lab. males1,28,701
Marg. agri lab. females84,665
Marg. HH industry males11,299
Marg. HH industry females25,314
Marg. other males92,035
Marg. other females67,938
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers3,55,100
3–6 mo males2,08,378
3–6 mo females1,46,722
3–6 mo cultivators23,268
3–6 mo cult. males15,516
3–6 mo cult. females7,752
3–6 mo agri lab.1,67,717
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,04,538
3–6 mo agri lab. females63,179
3–6 mo HH industry27,303
3–6 mo HH ind. males9,005
3–6 mo HH ind. females18,298
3–6 mo other1,36,812
3–6 mo other males79,319
3–6 mo other females57,493
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers83,125
0–3 mo males41,797
0–3 mo females41,328
0–3 mo cultivators5,005
0–3 mo cult. males2,624
0–3 mo cult. females2,381
0–3 mo agri lab.45,649
0–3 mo agri lab. males24,163
0–3 mo agri lab. females21,486
0–3 mo HH industry9,310
0–3 mo HH ind. males2,294
0–3 mo HH ind. females7,016
0–3 mo other23,161
0–3 mo other males12,716
0–3 mo other females10,445
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
19 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area not under any Sub-district | 15,18,352 | 7,82,111 | 7,36,241 | 12,19,570 |
| 2 | Dhaniakhali | 3,20,534 | 1,60,789 | 1,59,745 | 2,18,902 |
| 3 | Pandua | 3,16,197 | 1,59,323 | 1,56,874 | 2,15,701 |
| 4 | Arambag | 2,85,207 | 1,46,041 | 1,39,166 | 2,00,570 |
| 5 | Singur | 2,76,413 | 1,40,334 | 1,36,079 | 2,11,984 |
| 6 | Polba - Dadpur | 2,63,555 | 1,33,678 | 1,29,877 | 1,78,535 |
| 7 | Haripal | 2,61,073 | 1,31,757 | 1,29,316 | 1,84,531 |
| 8 | Khanakul - I | 2,54,434 | 1,30,712 | 1,23,722 | 1,74,505 |
| 9 | Chinsurah - Magra | 2,44,383 | 1,24,688 | 1,19,695 | 1,83,400 |
| 10 | Balagarh | 2,28,998 | 1,16,828 | 1,12,170 | 1,59,735 |
| 11 | Jangipara | 2,21,578 | 1,12,317 | 1,09,261 | 1,57,993 |
| 12 | Khanakul - II | 1,84,734 | 93,979 | 90,755 | 1,28,790 |
| 13 | Chanditala - I | 1,79,825 | 90,032 | 89,793 | 1,34,421 |
| 14 | Tarakeswar | 1,79,148 | 91,534 | 87,614 | 1,29,574 |
| 15 | Pursura | 1,73,437 | 88,908 | 84,529 | 1,27,809 |
| 16 | Goghat - II | 1,60,585 | 82,262 | 78,323 | 1,10,867 |
| 17 | Chanditala - II | 1,58,396 | 79,831 | 78,565 | 1,21,837 |
| 18 | Serampur Uttarpara | 1,52,266 | 77,725 | 74,541 | 1,20,932 |
| 19 | Goghat - I | 1,40,030 | 71,804 | 68,226 | 98,732 |