Population50,95,875Purba Medinipur
Males26,29,834
Females24,66,041
Literate39,23,194
Population Overview
Total population50,95,875
Males26,29,834
Females24,66,041
Sex ratio938per 1,000 males
Households11,14,170
Literacy
Literate39,23,194
Literate males21,49,073
Literate females17,74,121
Literacy %77%
Illiterate11,72,681
Illiterate males4,80,761
Illiterate females6,91,920
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–65,87,654
Boys 0–63,01,989
Girls 0–62,85,665
Child %11.5%
SC / ST
SC population7,45,434
SC males3,83,718
SC females3,61,716
SC %14.6%
ST population27,952
ST males14,196
ST females13,756
ST %0.5%
Workers — Total
Total workers19,10,320
Worker males15,16,096
Worker females3,94,224
Work participation %37.5%
Non-workers31,85,555
Non-worker males11,13,738
Non-worker females20,71,817
Workers — Main
Main workers11,27,312
Main males10,00,203
Main females1,27,109
Cultivators2,41,789
Cultivator males2,27,108
Cultivator females14,681
Agri labourers2,77,268
Agri labourer males2,50,205
Agri labourer females27,063
Household industry58,040
HH industry males36,537
HH industry females21,503
Other workers5,50,215
Other males4,86,353
Other females63,862
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers7,83,008
Marginal males5,15,893
Marginal females2,67,115
Marg. cultivators1,03,426
Marg. agri labourers4,25,036
Marg. HH industry60,776
Marg. other1,93,770
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males68,845
Marg. cultivator females34,581
Marg. agri lab. males2,93,496
Marg. agri lab. females1,31,540
Marg. HH industry males20,465
Marg. HH industry females40,311
Marg. other males1,33,087
Marg. other females60,683
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers5,59,161
3–6 mo males3,81,118
3–6 mo females1,78,043
3–6 mo cultivators71,771
3–6 mo cult. males49,943
3–6 mo cult. females21,828
3–6 mo agri lab.2,95,227
3–6 mo agri lab. males2,10,787
3–6 mo agri lab. females84,440
3–6 mo HH industry44,133
3–6 mo HH ind. males15,607
3–6 mo HH ind. females28,526
3–6 mo other1,48,030
3–6 mo other males1,04,781
3–6 mo other females43,249
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers2,23,847
0–3 mo males1,34,775
0–3 mo females89,072
0–3 mo cultivators31,655
0–3 mo cult. males18,902
0–3 mo cult. females12,753
0–3 mo agri lab.1,29,809
0–3 mo agri lab. males82,709
0–3 mo agri lab. females47,100
0–3 mo HH industry16,643
0–3 mo HH ind. males4,858
0–3 mo HH ind. females11,785
0–3 mo other45,740
0–3 mo other males28,306
0–3 mo other females17,434
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
26 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area not under any Sub-district | 4,46,439 | 2,32,163 | 2,14,276 | 3,56,971 |
| 2 | Kolaghat | 2,90,124 | 1,50,246 | 1,39,878 | 2,19,686 |
| 3 | Panskura | 2,83,303 | 1,45,563 | 1,37,740 | 2,09,614 |
| 4 | Nanda Kumar | 2,62,998 | 1,35,720 | 1,27,278 | 1,98,153 |
| 5 | Bhagawanpur - I | 2,34,432 | 1,21,301 | 1,13,131 | 1,81,121 |
| 6 | Moyna | 2,26,927 | 1,17,989 | 1,08,938 | 1,73,043 |
| 7 | Tamluk | 2,17,776 | 1,12,458 | 1,05,318 | 1,67,388 |
| 8 | Nandigram - I | 2,07,835 | 1,06,827 | 1,01,008 | 1,52,339 |
| 9 | Mahisadal | 2,06,277 | 1,06,391 | 99,886 | 1,57,494 |
| 10 | Sahid Matangini | 1,99,210 | 1,03,144 | 96,066 | 1,54,093 |
| 11 | Bhagawanpur - II | 1,92,162 | 99,060 | 93,102 | 1,55,251 |
| 12 | Chandipur | 1,88,119 | 97,123 | 90,996 | 1,44,893 |
| 13 | Egra - II | 1,78,763 | 92,578 | 86,185 | 1,37,635 |
| 14 | Deshopran | 1,76,393 | 90,937 | 85,456 | 1,37,871 |
| 15 | Potashpur - II | 1,75,056 | 90,319 | 84,737 | 1,33,742 |
| 16 | Potashpur - I | 1,73,377 | 89,555 | 83,822 | 1,32,781 |
| 17 | Contai - I | 1,70,894 | 88,105 | 82,789 | 1,36,463 |
| 18 | Ramnagar - I | 1,67,330 | 85,230 | 82,100 | 1,30,639 |
| 19 | Egra - I | 1,67,163 | 86,458 | 80,705 | 1,22,834 |
| 20 | Contai - III | 1,57,793 | 81,143 | 76,650 | 1,25,676 |
| 21 | Ramnagar - II | 1,56,054 | 80,373 | 75,681 | 1,24,901 |
| 22 | Khejuri - II | 1,39,463 | 71,294 | 68,169 | 1,03,149 |
| 23 | Khejuri - I | 1,32,992 | 68,494 | 64,498 | 1,04,075 |
| 24 | Sutahata | 1,23,784 | 63,509 | 60,275 | 92,725 |
| 25 | Nandigram - II | 1,23,219 | 63,323 | 59,896 | 96,395 |
| 26 | Haldia | 97,992 | 50,531 | 47,461 | 74,262 |