Population28,19,086Koch Bihar
Males14,51,542
Females13,67,544
Sex ratio942per 1,000 males
Literacy65.6%
Children 0–63,44,645
Households6,65,720
Population Overview
Total population28,19,086
Males14,51,542
Females13,67,544
Sex ratio942per 1,000 males
Households6,65,720
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,44,645
Boys 0–61,76,940
Girls 0–61,67,705
Child %12.2%
SC / ST
SC population14,14,336
SC males7,28,506
SC females6,85,830
SC %50.2%
ST population18,125
ST males9,388
ST females8,737
ST %0.6%
Literacy
Literate18,50,504
Literate males10,28,733
Literate females8,21,771
Literacy %65.6%
Illiterate9,68,582
Illiterate males4,22,809
Illiterate females5,45,773
Workers — Total
Total workers11,27,977
Worker males8,45,308
Worker females2,82,669
Work participation %40%
Non-workers16,91,109
Non-worker males6,06,234
Non-worker females10,84,875
Workers — Main
Main workers8,86,357
Main males7,49,848
Main females1,36,509
Cultivators3,12,014
Cultivator males2,83,599
Cultivator females28,415
Agri labourers2,72,435
Agri labourer males2,12,822
Agri labourer females59,613
Household industry26,147
HH industry males16,063
HH industry females10,084
Other workers2,75,761
Other males2,37,364
Other females38,397
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,41,620
Marginal males95,460
Marginal females1,46,160
Marg. cultivators52,783
Marg. agri labourers1,19,440
Marg. HH industry14,446
Marg. other54,951
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males19,146
Marg. cultivator females33,637
Marg. agri lab. males44,603
Marg. agri lab. females74,837
Marg. HH industry males3,206
Marg. HH industry females11,240
Marg. other males28,505
Marg. other females26,446
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,03,573
3–6 mo males80,699
3–6 mo females1,22,874
3–6 mo cultivators43,043
3–6 mo cult. males15,546
3–6 mo cult. females27,497
3–6 mo agri lab.1,01,151
3–6 mo agri lab. males37,939
3–6 mo agri lab. females63,212
3–6 mo HH industry12,156
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,673
3–6 mo HH ind. females9,483
3–6 mo other47,223
3–6 mo other males24,541
3–6 mo other females22,682
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers38,047
0–3 mo males14,761
0–3 mo females23,286
0–3 mo cultivators9,740
0–3 mo cult. males3,600
0–3 mo cult. females6,140
0–3 mo agri lab.18,289
0–3 mo agri lab. males6,664
0–3 mo agri lab. females11,625
0–3 mo HH industry2,290
0–3 mo HH ind. males533
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,757
0–3 mo other7,728
0–3 mo other males3,964
0–3 mo other females3,764
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
13 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Sex ratio | Literacy % | Workers % | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooch Behar - II | 3,43,901 | 1,79,591 | 1,64,310 | 915 | 72.2% | 37.3% | 80,438 |
| 2 | Cooch Behar - I | 3,26,558 | 1,68,185 | 1,58,373 | 942 | 67% | 41.2% | 76,550 |
| 3 | Dinhata - I | 2,86,269 | 1,47,602 | 1,38,667 | 939 | 64.2% | 39.7% | 67,587 |
| 4 | Tufanganj - I | 2,48,595 | 1,28,415 | 1,20,180 | 936 | 65.1% | 40.5% | 60,433 |
| 5 | Dinhata - II | 2,44,066 | 1,26,663 | 1,17,403 | 927 | 63.5% | 39.7% | 60,896 |
| 6 | Mathabhanga - II | 2,27,397 | 1,17,100 | 1,10,297 | 942 | 63.4% | 39.8% | 50,902 |
| 7 | Mathabhanga - I | 2,18,191 | 1,12,497 | 1,05,694 | 940 | 61.7% | 44.9% | 49,786 |
| 8 | Tufanganj - II | 1,86,726 | 96,222 | 90,504 | 941 | 67.1% | 39.8% | 44,727 |
| 9 | Sitalkuchi | 1,85,353 | 94,277 | 91,076 | 966 | 60.7% | 39.5% | 42,587 |
| 10 | Area not under any Sub-district | 1,82,478 | 92,071 | 90,407 | 982 | 82.8% | 35.2% | 43,787 |
| 11 | Mekliganj | 1,55,250 | 80,052 | 75,198 | 939 | 59.8% | 41.1% | 37,142 |
| 12 | Sitai | 1,10,333 | 56,016 | 54,317 | 970 | 54% | 45.7% | 26,647 |
| 13 | Haldibari | 1,03,969 | 52,851 | 51,118 | 967 | 60.4% | 37.9% | 24,238 |