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District of West Bengal

Purba Bardhaman District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 52.51 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

52,51,000 5.25 million 1 March 2026

Purba Bardhaman district's population is estimated at ≈52.51 lakh (52,51,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official West Bengal projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 48,35,532 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Bardhaman (municipal limits)

Census 2011
3,14,265
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 3.4 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Bardhaman urban agglomeration

Census 2011
3,46,639
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 3.8 lakh

District

Purba Bardhaman district

Census 2011
48,35,532
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 52.51 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 52.51 lakh 52,51,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
48.36 lakh 48,35,532 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 777per km² 2011
Sex ratio
958 West Bengal: 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)
964 West Bengal: 956
Literacy rate
74.8% Male 80.6% · Female 68.7%
Urban share
15.0% West Bengal: 31.9%
Growth 2001–11
+11.9% West Bengal: +13.8%
Area
≈ 6,221km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
11.27 lakh 4.3 people per household
Villages
2,165 Census 2011
Towns
26 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.

Purba Bardhaman: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
53 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199137,91,079
200143,20,467
201148,35,532
2016 *50,14,000
2021 *51,50,000
2026 *52,51,000
2031 *53,10,000
2036 *53,23,000

* Estimate

How Purba Bardhaman'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 Purba Bardhaman's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Statutory towns (counted separately in 2011)5,53,83811.5%96787.0%100.0%
2 Jamalpur2,66,3385.5%98074.1%0.0%
3 Mangolkote2,63,2405.4%95468.0%0.0%
4 Bhatar2,63,0645.4%96271.5%0.0%
5 Manteswar2,37,3984.9%96373.1%0.0%
6 Memari - I2,18,4254.5%97374.1%2.0%
7 Burdwan - I2,15,9434.5%96676.1%18.6%
8 Purbasthali - II2,12,3554.4%94070.3%0.0%
9 Purbasthali - I2,06,9774.3%93477.6%25.7%
10 Kalna - I2,06,9454.3%95875.8%10.1%
11 Khandaghosh1,89,3363.9%95077.3%0.0%
12 Galsi - I1,87,5883.9%93972.9%12.3%
13 Raina - I1,80,9523.7%95980.2%4.3%
14 Katwa - I1,73,0873.6%94370.4%3.7%
15 Kalna - II1,67,3353.5%97676.2%6.0%
16 Ketugram - I1,65,4083.4%94768.0%0.0%
17 Burdwan - II1,52,9393.2%97974.1%4.2%
18 Raina - II1,51,4013.1%95381.5%0.0%
19 Ausgram - II1,50,8963.1%95568.0%0.0%
20 Memari - II1,50,2523.1%96474.6%0.0%
21 Galsi - II1,47,1773.0%96970.1%0.0%
22 Katwa - II1,36,7082.8%93769.2%0.0%
23 Ausgram - I1,19,3632.5%97269.4%0.0%
24 Ketugram - II1,18,5672.5%93166.0%0.0%

Largest towns in Purba Bardhaman (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Purba Bardhaman (Census 2011)
  1. Barddhaman 3,14,265
  2. Katwa 81,615
  3. Kalna 56,722
  4. Memari 41,451
  5. Guskara 35,388
  6. Dainhat 24,397
  7. Srirampur CT 19,830
  8. Nasaratpur CT 17,044
  9. Sukdal CT 13,093
  10. Nari CT 13,072

How people in Purba Bardhaman worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

15.7%

Agricultural labourers

45.8%

Household industry

5.1%

Other work

33.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.5%.

Age structure of Purba Bardhaman

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 Purba Bardhaman
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
0-41,85,2681,76,738
5-92,06,7621,97,030
10-142,33,0352,21,108
15-192,48,5472,27,673
20-242,37,0952,31,251
25-292,21,6562,13,706
30-341,95,5491,89,960
35-391,95,5181,93,464
40-441,80,2171,62,801
45-491,60,4751,41,518
50-541,28,2141,07,991
55-5997,55884,293
60-6473,69372,427
65-6949,67150,866
70-7434,67435,903
75-7916,74818,611
80+17,57421,868
Children (0–14)
25.3%
West Bengal 27.1%
Working age (15–59)
66.6%
West Bengal 64.4%
Older people (60+)
8.1%
West Bengal 8.5%
Median age
27.9years
West Bengal 26.9
Dependency ratio
43.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
West Bengal 48.4

Languages spoken in Purba Bardhaman

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 56 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 Purba Bardhaman
  1. Bengali 91.7%
  2. Santali 5.5%
  3. Hindi 2.1%
  4. Urdu 0.3%
  5. Koda/Kora 0.1%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. Odia 0.0%
  8. Punjabi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bengali91.7%
  2. Santali5.5%
  3. Hindi2.0%
  4. Urdu0.3%
  5. Koda/Kora0.1%
  6. Bhojpuri0.1%
  7. Odia0.0%
  8. Sadan/Sadri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Purba Bardhaman

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 52.1%

    West Bengal 54.7%

  • Tap water 18.8%

    West Bengal 25.6%

  • Water source within premises 35.6%

    West Bengal 38.7%

  • Toilet within premises 52.7%

    West Bengal 59.0%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 44.4%

    West Bengal 38.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 39.3%

    West Bengal 36.1%

  • Closed drainage 4.4%

    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.) 75.5%

    West Bengal 68.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 43.9%

    West Bengal 47.1%

  • Television 32.5%

    West Bengal 35.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.0%

    West Bengal 8.6%

  • Computer or laptop 6.6%

    West Bengal 8.4%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.9%

    West Bengal 2.3%

  • Use banking services 62.0%

    West Bengal 48.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 24.0%

    West Bengal 22.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.6%

    West Bengal 89.2%

  • Rent their home 2.6%

    West Bengal 7.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 36.4%

    West Bengal 50.7%

  • House in good condition 41.1%

    West Bengal 41.0%

  • Concrete roof 23.4%

    West Bengal 25.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 30.5%

    West Bengal 37.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 44.9%

    West Bengal 55.7%

West Bengal

What the numbers say

  • Purba Bardhaman district held 5.3% of West Bengal's population in 2011, 9th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 74.8%, 1.5 points below the West Bengal average of 76.3%.
  • 15.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than West Bengal as a whole (31.9%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈52.51 lakh, implies growth of about 9% since 2011; it is tied to the official West Bengal projection.
  • Its largest town, Barddhaman, had 3.14 lakh people in 2011, 6.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

Purba Bardhaman covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Barddhaman (2011) 100.0% of this district
    62.7% 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 Purba Bardhaman, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Purba Bardhaman (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 Purba Bardhaman (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareWest Bengal
Hindu ≈ 35,30,300 73.0% 70.5%
Muslim ≈ 12,49,800 25.8% 27.0%
Christian ≈ 9,300 0.2% 0.7%
Sikh ≈ 2,000 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 400 0.0% 0.3%
Jain ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 35,400 0.7% 1.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 7,900 0.2% 0.3%
Total48,35,532100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Purba Bardhaman district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈52,51,000 (52.51 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Purba Bardhaman's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official West Bengal projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 48,35,532.

What was the population of Purba Bardhaman district in Census 2011?
48,35,532: 24,69,310 males and 23,66,222 females, of whom 7,26,345 lived in towns and 41,09,187 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 Purba Bardhaman?
Literacy was 74.8% in 2011 (men 80.6%, women 68.7%). The sex ratio was 958 females per 1,000 males, and 964 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Purba Bardhaman district?
Barddhaman, with 3,14,265 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Purba Bardhaman district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 2,165 Census 2011 villages and 26 towns.

⤓ Download West Bengal district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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