Population59,13,457Paschim Medinipur
Males30,07,885
Females29,05,572
Sex ratio966per 1,000 males
Literacy69%
Children 0–66,85,012
Households13,01,610
Population Overview
Total population59,13,457
Males30,07,885
Females29,05,572
Sex ratio966per 1,000 males
Households13,01,610
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–66,85,012
Boys 0–63,49,031
Girls 0–63,35,981
Child %11.6%
SC / ST
SC population11,28,269
SC males5,70,125
SC females5,58,144
SC %19.1%
ST population8,80,015
ST males4,39,831
ST females4,40,184
ST %14.9%
Literacy
Literate40,78,412
Literate males22,66,913
Literate females18,11,499
Literacy %69%
Illiterate18,35,045
Illiterate males7,40,972
Illiterate females10,94,073
Workers — Total
Total workers25,09,159
Worker males17,57,358
Worker females7,51,801
Work participation %42.4%
Non-workers34,04,298
Non-worker males12,50,527
Non-worker females21,53,771
Workers — Main
Main workers15,10,548
Main males12,52,207
Main females2,58,341
Cultivators4,36,384
Cultivator males4,03,904
Cultivator females32,480
Agri labourers4,89,199
Agri labourer males3,63,115
Agri labourer females1,26,084
Household industry57,613
HH industry males39,114
HH industry females18,499
Other workers5,27,352
Other males4,46,074
Other females81,278
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers9,98,611
Marginal males5,05,151
Marginal females4,93,460
Marg. cultivators1,35,884
Marg. agri labourers6,16,002
Marg. HH industry84,989
Marg. other1,61,736
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males82,917
Marg. cultivator females52,967
Marg. agri lab. males3,11,038
Marg. agri lab. females3,04,964
Marg. HH industry males19,421
Marg. HH industry females65,568
Marg. other males91,775
Marg. other females69,961
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers7,39,227
3–6 mo males3,89,422
3–6 mo females3,49,805
3–6 mo cultivators99,911
3–6 mo cult. males64,481
3–6 mo cult. females35,430
3–6 mo agri lab.4,49,472
3–6 mo agri lab. males2,35,669
3–6 mo agri lab. females2,13,803
3–6 mo HH industry60,206
3–6 mo HH ind. males14,054
3–6 mo HH ind. females46,152
3–6 mo other1,29,638
3–6 mo other males75,218
3–6 mo other females54,420
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers2,59,384
0–3 mo males1,15,729
0–3 mo females1,43,655
0–3 mo cultivators35,973
0–3 mo cult. males18,436
0–3 mo cult. females17,537
0–3 mo agri lab.1,66,530
0–3 mo agri lab. males75,369
0–3 mo agri lab. females91,161
0–3 mo HH industry24,783
0–3 mo HH ind. males5,367
0–3 mo HH ind. females19,416
0–3 mo other32,098
0–3 mo other males16,557
0–3 mo other females15,541
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 | 5,64,913 | 2,86,679 | 2,78,234 | 971 | 79% | 34.8% | 1,23,268 |
| 2 | Keshpur | 3,39,248 | 1,73,504 | 1,65,744 | 955 | 67.6% | 38.6% | 68,756 |
| 3 | Narayangarh | 3,02,620 | 1,53,247 | 1,49,373 | 975 | 69.2% | 44.7% | 68,886 |
| 4 | Debra | 2,88,619 | 1,45,559 | 1,43,060 | 983 | 73% | 45.7% | 66,456 |
| 5 | Sabang | 2,70,492 | 1,38,924 | 1,31,568 | 947 | 76.7% | 59.2% | 63,167 |
| 6 | Kharagpur - I | 2,58,040 | 1,31,073 | 1,26,967 | 969 | 68.5% | 37.9% | 58,335 |
| 7 | Daspur - II | 2,38,529 | 1,21,742 | 1,16,787 | 959 | 76.5% | 38.6% | 50,053 |
| 8 | Garbeta - I | 2,28,513 | 1,16,620 | 1,11,893 | 959 | 63.3% | 39.2% | 46,452 |
| 9 | Ghatal | 2,19,555 | 1,13,199 | 1,06,356 | 940 | 71.6% | 39.4% | 46,385 |
| 10 | Daspur - I | 2,03,987 | 1,03,757 | 1,00,230 | 966 | 74.6% | 41.1% | 44,090 |
| 11 | Pingla | 1,94,809 | 99,988 | 94,821 | 948 | 73.8% | 51% | 46,904 |
| 12 | Midnapore | 1,91,705 | 97,490 | 94,215 | 966 | 60.9% | 41.2% | 42,326 |
| 13 | Salbani | 1,88,653 | 95,195 | 93,458 | 982 | 65.7% | 45.6% | 39,334 |
| 14 | Kharagpur - II | 1,83,440 | 92,546 | 90,894 | 982 | 66.7% | 43.4% | 44,637 |
| 15 | Dantan - I | 1,72,107 | 87,601 | 84,506 | 965 | 64.9% | 36.9% | 38,259 |
| 16 | Jhargram | 1,70,097 | 85,970 | 84,127 | 979 | 63.6% | 46.1% | 37,864 |
| 17 | Garbeta - III | 1,69,528 | 86,023 | 83,505 | 971 | 64.2% | 42.8% | 34,484 |
| 18 | Binpur - II | 1,64,522 | 82,654 | 81,868 | 990 | 62.2% | 47.9% | 38,681 |
| 19 | Binpur - I | 1,56,153 | 78,929 | 77,224 | 978 | 61.3% | 45.2% | 33,936 |
| 20 | Dantan - II | 1,55,017 | 79,543 | 75,474 | 949 | 72.9% | 36.1% | 32,809 |
| 21 | Keshiary | 1,49,260 | 75,601 | 73,659 | 974 | 68% | 45.1% | 35,298 |
| 22 | Garbeta - II | 1,48,410 | 75,165 | 73,245 | 974 | 67.1% | 46.1% | 30,680 |
| 23 | Nayagram | 1,42,199 | 71,537 | 70,662 | 988 | 55.8% | 49.3% | 32,074 |
| 24 | Chandrakona - I | 1,36,006 | 69,820 | 66,186 | 948 | 70.2% | 39.6% | 30,369 |
| 25 | Chandrakona - II | 1,23,269 | 63,180 | 60,089 | 951 | 67.5% | 38.5% | 26,263 |
| 26 | Sankrail | 1,15,418 | 58,240 | 57,178 | 982 | 65% | 45.4% | 25,795 |
| 27 | Jamboni | 1,13,197 | 57,607 | 55,590 | 965 | 63.9% | 45.2% | 25,773 |
| 28 | Mohanpur | 1,11,901 | 57,558 | 54,343 | 944 | 71.4% | 34.2% | 24,107 |
| 29 | Gopiballavpur - I | 1,08,254 | 55,475 | 52,779 | 951 | 57.5% | 43.4% | 22,943 |
| 30 | Gopiballavpur - II | 1,04,996 | 53,459 | 51,537 | 964 | 63.3% | 42.4% | 23,226 |