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District of West Bengal

Paschim Medinipur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 53.22 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

53,22,000 5.32 million 1 March 2026

Paschim Medinipur district's population is estimated at ≈53.22 lakh (53,22,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official West Bengal projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 48,38,621 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for West Bengal. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Paschim Medinipur district

Census 2011
48,38,621
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 53.22 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
7,16,962

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
41,21,659

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 53.22 lakh 53,22,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
48.39 lakh 48,38,621 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 650per km² 2011
Sex ratio
964 West Bengal: 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)
963 West Bengal: 956
Literacy rate
79.8% Male 86.6% · Female 72.8%
Urban share
14.8% West Bengal: 31.9%
Growth 2001–11
+13.9% West Bengal: +13.8%
Area
≈ 7,439km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
10.61 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
5,700 Census 2011
Towns
18 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Paschim Medinipur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
54 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199136,70,848
200142,49,451
201148,38,621
2016 *50,39,000
2021 *51,98,000
2026 *53,22,000
2031 *54,06,000
2036 *54,42,000

* Estimate

How Paschim Medinipur's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Paschim Medinipur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Statutory towns (counted separately in 2011)5,64,91311.7%97187.1%100.0%
2 Keshpur3,39,2487.0%95577.9%0.0%
3 Narayangarh3,02,6206.3%97578.2%3.0%
4 Debra2,88,6196.0%98382.0%4.8%
5 Sabang2,70,4925.6%94786.8%0.0%
6 Kharagpur - I2,58,0405.3%96977.1%35.7%
7 Daspur - II2,38,5294.9%95985.6%0.0%
8 Garbeta - I2,28,5134.7%95972.2%4.5%
9 Ghatal2,19,5554.5%94081.1%0.0%
10 Daspur - I2,03,9874.2%96684.0%0.0%
11 Pingla1,94,8094.0%94883.6%0.0%
12 Midnapore1,91,7054.0%96670.5%0.0%
13 Salbani1,88,6533.9%98274.9%0.0%
14 Kharagpur - II1,83,4403.8%98276.1%0.0%
15 Dantan - I1,72,1073.6%96573.6%3.6%
16 Garbeta - III1,69,5283.5%97173.4%12.2%
17 Dantan - II1,55,0173.2%94982.5%0.0%
18 Keshiary1,49,2603.1%97476.8%0.0%
19 Garbeta - II1,48,4103.1%97475.9%0.0%
20 Chandrakona - I1,36,0062.8%94878.9%0.0%
21 Chandrakona - II1,23,2692.5%95177.0%0.0%
22 Mohanpur1,11,9012.3%94480.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Paschim Medinipur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Paschim Medinipur (Census 2011)
  1. Kharagpur 2,07,604
  2. Medinipur 1,69,264
  3. Kharagpur Rly. Settlement CT 82,735
  4. Jhargram 61,712
  5. Ghatal 54,591
  6. Chandrakona 23,629
  7. Ramjibanpur 19,611
  8. Kshirpai 16,384
  9. Balichak CT 13,784
  10. Kharar 12,118

How people in Paschim Medinipur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

23.6%

Agricultural labourers

40.7%

Household industry

5.6%

Other work

30.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 41.7%.

Age structure of Paschim Medinipur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Paschim Medinipur
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,97,5351,90,677
5-92,20,4902,11,917
10-142,43,4152,35,429
15-192,46,4862,27,620
20-242,27,6942,29,412
25-292,11,2512,12,417
30-341,81,7001,83,344
35-391,86,7211,93,519
40-441,70,6731,58,630
45-491,51,3991,35,769
50-541,22,0461,01,144
55-5991,42280,482
60-6471,35971,488
65-6953,55955,788
70-7435,81839,469
75-7919,53121,761
80+21,74524,592
Children (0–14)
26.9%
West Bengal 27.1%
Working age (15–59)
64.5%
West Bengal 64.4%
Older people (60+)
8.6%
West Bengal 8.5%
Median age
27.2years
West Bengal 26.9
Dependency ratio
48.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
West Bengal 48.4

Languages spoken in Paschim Medinipur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 48 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Paschim Medinipur
  1. Bengali 87.7%
  2. Santali 7.1%
  3. Hindi 2.2%
  4. Telugu 0.8%
  5. Urdu 0.6%
  6. Odia 0.6%
  7. Koda/Kora 0.3%
  8. Nepali 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.6%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bengali87.7%
  2. Santali7.1%
  3. Hindi1.6%
  4. Telugu0.8%
  5. Urdu0.6%
  6. Odia0.6%
  7. Kurmali Thar0.4%
  8. Koda/Kora0.3%

Housing and amenities in Paschim Medinipur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 55.9%

    West Bengal 54.7%

  • Tap water 22.7%

    West Bengal 25.6%

  • Water source within premises 24.5%

    West Bengal 38.7%

  • Toilet within premises 53.2%

    West Bengal 59.0%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 45.0%

    West Bengal 38.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 22.1%

    West Bengal 36.1%

  • Closed drainage 2.6%

    West Bengal 9.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 10.3%

    West Bengal 18.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.9%

    West Bengal 68.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 44.0%

    West Bengal 47.1%

  • Television 27.0%

    West Bengal 35.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.0%

    West Bengal 8.6%

  • Computer or laptop 5.0%

    West Bengal 8.4%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.3%

    West Bengal 2.3%

  • Use banking services 54.1%

    West Bengal 48.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 17.2%

    West Bengal 22.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.5%

    West Bengal 89.2%

  • Rent their home 3.2%

    West Bengal 7.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 25.0%

    West Bengal 50.7%

  • House in good condition 39.2%

    West Bengal 41.0%

  • Concrete roof 17.2%

    West Bengal 25.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 21.3%

    West Bengal 37.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 52.7%

    West Bengal 55.7%

West Bengal

What the numbers say

  • Paschim Medinipur district held 5.3% of West Bengal's population in 2011, 8th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 79.8%, 3.5 points above the West Bengal average of 76.3%.
  • The sex ratio of 964 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 950.
  • 14.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than West Bengal as a whole (31.9%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈53.22 lakh, implies growth of about 10% since 2011; it is tied to the official West Bengal projection.
  • Its largest town, Kharagpur, had 2.08 lakh people in 2011, 4.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

Paschim Medinipur covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Paschim Medinipur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    81.8% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of West Bengal →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 August 2026 – 14 September 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Paschim Medinipur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Paschim Medinipur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Paschim Medinipur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareWest Bengal
Hindu ≈ 41,28,500 85.3% 70.5%
Muslim ≈ 5,91,600 12.2% 27.0%
Christian ≈ 15,700 0.3% 0.7%
Sikh ≈ 1,300 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 1,400 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 700 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 89,900 1.9% 1.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 9,600 0.2% 0.3%
Total48,38,621100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Paschim Medinipur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈53,22,000 (53.22 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Paschim Medinipur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official West Bengal projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 48,38,621.

What was the population of Paschim Medinipur district in Census 2011?
48,38,621: 24,64,014 males and 23,74,607 females, of whom 7,16,962 lived in towns and 41,21,659 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Paschim Medinipur?
Literacy was 79.8% in 2011 (men 86.6%, women 72.8%). The sex ratio was 964 females per 1,000 males, and 963 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Paschim Medinipur district?
Kharagpur, with 2,07,604 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Paschim Medinipur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 5,700 Census 2011 villages and 18 towns.

⤓ Download West Bengal district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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