Uttar Dinajpur

Uttar Dinajpur district
State	West Bengal
Administrative headquarters :	Raiganj
Area :	3140 km²
Residents :	3,007,134 (2011)
Population density :	958 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.uttardinajpur.gov.in

Uttar Dinajpur is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal .

The area is 3140 km². The administrative seat is the city of Raiganj .

history

The Uttar Dinajpur district was formed in 1992 from the former West Dinajpur district.

population

Population statistics have been available since 1991:

year	1991	2001	2011
Residents	1,897,045	2,441,794	3,007,134

The population was 3,007,134 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 23.15% and was therefore very high. Uttar Dinajpur has a gender ratio of 939 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The district had a literacy rate of 59.07% in 2011 , an increase of almost 12 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is thus far below the national average and is one of the lowest in West Bengal. Almost 49.9% of the population are Muslims , approx. 49.3% are Hindus , 0.6% are Christians and 0.2% did not indicate any religious affiliation or belonged to other religions. 16.1% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

Almost 12.1% of the population live in cities. The largest city is Raiganj with 183,612 inhabitants.

Web links

Commons : Uttar Dinajpur District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• District map

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Uttar Dinajpur District - Population 1991–2011
2. ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
3. ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .