Population81,61,961South Twenty Four Parganas
Males41,73,778
Females39,88,183
Sex ratio956per 1,000 males
Literacy67.8%
Children 0–610,25,679
Households17,81,221
Population Overview
Total population81,61,961
Males41,73,778
Females39,88,183
Sex ratio956per 1,000 males
Households17,81,221
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–610,25,679
Boys 0–65,22,552
Girls 0–65,03,127
Child %12.6%
SC / ST
SC population24,64,032
SC males12,66,504
SC females11,97,528
SC %30.2%
ST population96,976
ST males49,195
ST females47,781
ST %1.2%
Literacy
Literate55,31,657
Literate males30,43,277
Literate females24,88,380
Literacy %67.8%
Illiterate26,30,304
Illiterate males11,30,501
Illiterate females14,99,803
Workers — Total
Total workers29,64,494
Worker males23,56,571
Worker females6,07,923
Work participation %36.3%
Non-workers51,97,467
Non-worker males18,17,207
Non-worker females33,80,260
Workers — Main
Main workers20,03,685
Main males17,48,714
Main females2,54,971
Cultivators2,63,077
Cultivator males2,42,788
Cultivator females20,289
Agri labourers3,88,993
Agri labourer males3,57,354
Agri labourer females31,639
Household industry1,24,062
HH industry males90,889
HH industry females33,173
Other workers12,27,553
Other males10,57,683
Other females1,69,870
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers9,60,809
Marginal males6,07,857
Marginal females3,52,952
Marg. cultivators92,273
Marg. agri labourers4,17,569
Marg. HH industry1,16,914
Marg. other3,34,053
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males59,330
Marg. cultivator females32,943
Marg. agri lab. males2,97,908
Marg. agri lab. females1,19,661
Marg. HH industry males42,898
Marg. HH industry females74,016
Marg. other males2,07,721
Marg. other females1,26,332
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers7,36,322
3–6 mo males4,77,622
3–6 mo females2,58,700
3–6 mo cultivators70,303
3–6 mo cult. males46,423
3–6 mo cult. females23,880
3–6 mo agri lab.3,07,565
3–6 mo agri lab. males2,27,598
3–6 mo agri lab. females79,967
3–6 mo HH industry84,287
3–6 mo HH ind. males32,617
3–6 mo HH ind. females51,670
3–6 mo other2,74,167
3–6 mo other males1,70,984
3–6 mo other females1,03,183
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers2,24,487
0–3 mo males1,30,235
0–3 mo females94,252
0–3 mo cultivators21,970
0–3 mo cult. males12,907
0–3 mo cult. females9,063
0–3 mo agri lab.1,10,004
0–3 mo agri lab. males70,310
0–3 mo agri lab. females39,694
0–3 mo HH industry32,627
0–3 mo HH ind. males10,281
0–3 mo HH ind. females22,346
0–3 mo other59,886
0–3 mo other males36,737
0–3 mo other females23,149
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
30 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Sex ratio | Literacy % | Workers % | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area not under any Sub-district | 11,07,421 | 5,64,550 | 5,42,871 | 962 | 78.1% | 37.2% | 2,64,009 |
| 2 | Baruipur | 4,33,119 | 2,21,200 | 2,11,919 | 958 | 67.6% | 35.7% | 97,855 |
| 3 | Basanti | 3,36,717 | 1,71,279 | 1,65,438 | 966 | 58% | 39.2% | 70,818 |
| 4 | Patharpratima | 3,31,823 | 1,69,422 | 1,62,401 | 959 | 71.7% | 42.5% | 69,641 |
| 5 | Magrahat - II | 3,04,744 | 1,56,568 | 1,48,176 | 946 | 67.2% | 33.5% | 63,847 |
| 6 | Canning - I | 3,04,724 | 1,55,126 | 1,49,598 | 964 | 60.5% | 35.7% | 64,041 |
| 7 | Kulpi | 2,83,197 | 1,44,773 | 1,38,424 | 956 | 65% | 33.1% | 59,078 |
| 8 | Kakdwip | 2,81,963 | 1,44,120 | 1,37,843 | 956 | 68.3% | 35.7% | 60,201 |
| 9 | Magrahat - I | 2,69,494 | 1,38,152 | 1,31,342 | 951 | 63.3% | 32.3% | 55,002 |
| 10 | Jaynagar - I | 2,63,151 | 1,34,966 | 1,28,185 | 950 | 63.1% | 33.9% | 55,734 |
| 11 | Canning - II | 2,52,523 | 1,28,438 | 1,24,085 | 966 | 55.1% | 33.2% | 49,711 |
| 12 | Jaynagar - II | 2,52,164 | 1,28,858 | 1,23,306 | 957 | 59% | 37% | 50,413 |
| 13 | Falta | 2,49,561 | 1,27,665 | 1,21,896 | 955 | 68.3% | 35.5% | 57,153 |
| 14 | Bhangar - I | 2,49,170 | 1,27,702 | 1,21,468 | 951 | 61.7% | 32.8% | 51,711 |
| 15 | Bhangar - II | 2,46,708 | 1,27,195 | 1,19,513 | 940 | 63.9% | 34.3% | 50,209 |
| 16 | Gosaba | 2,46,598 | 1,25,910 | 1,20,688 | 959 | 70.1% | 45% | 58,197 |
| 17 | Bishnupur - I | 2,32,365 | 1,18,717 | 1,13,648 | 957 | 69.2% | 36.3% | 52,227 |
| 18 | Kultali | 2,29,053 | 1,17,562 | 1,11,491 | 948 | 58.5% | 38.3% | 45,099 |
| 19 | Mathurapur - II | 2,20,839 | 1,13,831 | 1,07,008 | 940 | 68.5% | 36.6% | 45,888 |
| 20 | Sonarpur | 2,19,863 | 1,12,238 | 1,07,625 | 959 | 71.4% | 37.4% | 51,502 |
| 21 | Bishnupur - II | 2,14,531 | 1,09,603 | 1,04,928 | 957 | 72.5% | 37.5% | 49,148 |
| 22 | Mandirbazar | 2,14,050 | 1,10,105 | 1,03,945 | 944 | 65.3% | 33% | 45,010 |
| 23 | Sagar | 2,12,037 | 1,09,468 | 1,02,569 | 937 | 73.8% | 40% | 43,716 |
| 24 | Mathurapur - I | 1,95,104 | 1,00,093 | 95,011 | 949 | 63.4% | 32.9% | 40,602 |
| 25 | Budge Budge - II | 1,92,134 | 98,570 | 93,564 | 949 | 70.5% | 36.2% | 44,959 |
| 26 | Diamond Harbour - II | 1,90,801 | 97,686 | 93,115 | 953 | 67.5% | 36.3% | 42,522 |
| 27 | Namkhana | 1,82,830 | 93,351 | 89,479 | 959 | 75.5% | 36% | 41,433 |
| 28 | Thakurpukur Mahestola | 1,76,203 | 89,152 | 87,051 | 976 | 75% | 38.6% | 41,956 |
| 29 | Diamond Harbour - I | 1,56,166 | 79,816 | 76,350 | 957 | 65.3% | 33.5% | 33,206 |
| 30 | Budge Budge - I | 1,12,908 | 57,662 | 55,246 | 958 | 71.6% | 35.7% | 26,333 |