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District of West Bengal

Purba Medinipur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 56.6 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

56,60,000 5.66 million 1 March 2026

Purba Medinipur district's population is estimated at ≈56.6 lakh (56,60,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official West Bengal projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 50,95,875.

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

Purba Medinipur district

Census 2011
50,95,875
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 56.6 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
5,92,714

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
45,03,161

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 56.6 lakh 56,60,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
50.96 lakh 50,95,875 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
1,081per km² 2011
Sex ratio
938 West Bengal: 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)
946 West Bengal: 956
Literacy rate
87.0% Male 92.3% · Female 81.4%
Urban share
11.6% West Bengal: 31.9%
Growth 2001–11
+15.4% West Bengal: +13.8%
Area
4,713km² Census 2011
Households
11.14 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
2,998 Census 2011
Towns
25 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Purba Medinipur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
58 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195115,28,279
196119,61,409
197124,73,862
198130,44,897
199138,45,633
200144,17,377
201150,95,875
2016 *53,24,000
2021 *55,10,000
2026 *56,60,000
2031 *57,68,000
2036 *58,26,000

* Estimate

How Purba 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 Purba Medinipur's 2011 population was spread
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1 Statutory towns (counted separately in 2011)4,46,4398.8%92389.3%100.0%
2 Kolaghat2,90,1245.7%93184.9%17.4%
3 Panskura 2,83,3035.6%94683.7%0.0%
4 Nanda Kumar2,62,9985.2%93885.6%0.0%
5 Bhagawanpur - I2,34,4324.6%93388.1%5.0%
6 Moyna2,26,9274.5%92386.3%2.9%
7 Tamluk2,17,7764.3%93787.1%4.9%
8 Nandigram - I2,07,8354.1%94684.9%2.8%
9 Mahisadal2,06,2774.0%93986.2%3.2%
10 Sahid Matangini1,99,2103.9%93187.0%7.6%
11 Bhagawanpur - II1,92,1623.8%94091.0%0.0%
12 Chandipur1,88,1193.7%93787.8%6.1%
13 Egra - II1,78,7633.5%93186.5%0.0%
14 Deshopran1,76,3933.5%94088.3%3.1%
15 Potashpur - II1,75,0563.4%93886.5%0.0%
16 Potashpur - I1,73,3773.4%93686.0%3.7%
17 Contai - I1,70,8943.4%94089.3%0.0%
18 Ramnagar - I1,67,3303.3%96387.8%3.2%
19 Egra - I1,67,1633.3%93382.8%0.0%
20 Contai - III1,57,7933.1%94589.9%0.0%
21 Ramnagar - II1,56,0543.1%94289.4%0.0%
22 Khejuri - II1,39,4632.7%95685.4%0.0%
23 Khejuri - I1,32,9922.6%94288.9%0.0%
24 Sutahata1,23,7842.4%94985.4%4.2%
25 Nandigram - II1,23,2192.4%94689.2%4.3%
26 Haldia97,9921.9%93986.0%0.0%

Largest towns in Purba Medinipur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Purba Medinipur (Census 2011)
  1. Haldia 2,00,827
  2. Contai 92,226
  3. Tamluk 65,306
  4. Panskura 57,932
  5. Egra 30,148
  6. Kolaghat CT 25,191
  7. Amalhara CT 14,261
  8. Shantipur CT 9,746
  9. Mihitikri CT 6,906
  10. Benudia CT 6,797

How people in Purba Medinipur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

18.1%

Agricultural labourers

36.8%

Household industry

6.2%

Other work

38.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.5%.

Age structure of Purba Medinipur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Purba 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
0-42,11,6912,00,752
5-92,31,0862,20,961
10-142,58,5272,47,042
15-192,71,4002,51,570
20-242,60,6622,47,718
25-292,37,0672,28,202
30-341,99,5101,90,005
35-391,95,7301,91,192
40-441,71,7471,52,753
45-491,48,9001,34,405
50-541,20,5361,00,311
55-5996,37382,785
60-6473,73768,827
65-6958,51858,308
70-7440,95739,150
75-7924,28223,198
80+27,35527,688
Children (0–14)
26.9%
West Bengal 27.1%
Working age (15–59)
64.4%
West Bengal 64.4%
Older people (60+)
8.7%
West Bengal 8.5%
Median age
26.6years
West Bengal 26.9
Dependency ratio
48.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
West Bengal 48.4

Languages spoken in Purba Medinipur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 37 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Purba Medinipur
  1. Bengali 98.3%
  2. Hindi 1.0%
  3. Urdu 0.3%
  4. Santali 0.2%
  5. Odia 0.1%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. Telugu 0.0%
  8. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bengali98.3%
  2. Hindi0.7%
  3. Khortha/Khotta0.3%
  4. Urdu0.3%
  5. Santali0.2%
  6. Odia0.1%
  7. Telugu0.0%
  8. Bhojpuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Purba Medinipur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 48.3%

    West Bengal 54.7%

  • Tap water 11.3%

    West Bengal 25.6%

  • Water source within premises 10.1%

    West Bengal 38.7%

  • Toilet within premises 85.3%

    West Bengal 59.0%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 11.6%

    West Bengal 38.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 15.2%

    West Bengal 36.1%

  • Closed drainage 3.0%

    West Bengal 9.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 5.1%

    West Bengal 18.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.4%

    West Bengal 68.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 43.7%

    West Bengal 47.1%

  • Television 20.5%

    West Bengal 35.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 5.6%

    West Bengal 8.6%

  • Computer or laptop 6.1%

    West Bengal 8.4%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.3%

    West Bengal 2.3%

  • Use banking services 41.3%

    West Bengal 48.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 24.5%

    West Bengal 22.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.4%

    West Bengal 89.2%

  • Rent their home 2.4%

    West Bengal 7.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 40.6%

    West Bengal 50.7%

  • House in good condition 35.3%

    West Bengal 41.0%

  • Concrete roof 16.0%

    West Bengal 25.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 18.6%

    West Bengal 37.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 65.2%

    West Bengal 55.7%

West Bengal

What the numbers say

  • Purba Medinipur district held 5.6% of West Bengal's population in 2011, 6th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 87.0%, 10.8 points above the West Bengal average of 76.3%.
  • The sex ratio of 938 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 950.
  • 11.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than West Bengal as a whole (31.9%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈56.6 lakh, implies growth of about 11% since 2011; it is tied to the official West Bengal projection.
  • Its largest town, Haldia, had 2.01 lakh people in 2011, 3.9% of the 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 Medinipur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Purba Medinipur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Purba Medinipur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareWest Bengal
Hindu 43,43,972 85.2% 70.5%
Muslim 7,43,436 14.6% 27.0%
Christian 2,648 0.1% 0.7%
Sikh 746 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist 317 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 574 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 359 0.0% 1.0%
Religion not stated 3,823 0.1% 0.3%
Total50,95,875100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Purba Medinipur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈56,60,000 (56.6 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Purba Medinipur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official West Bengal projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 50,95,875.

What was the population of Purba Medinipur district in Census 2011?
50,95,875: 26,29,834 males and 24,66,041 females, of whom 5,92,714 lived in towns and 45,03,161 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Purba Medinipur?
Literacy was 87.0% in 2011 (men 92.3%, women 81.4%). The sex ratio was 938 females per 1,000 males, and 946 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Purba Medinipur district?
Haldia, with 2,00,827 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Purba Medinipur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 2,998 Census 2011 villages and 25 towns.

⤓ Download West Bengal district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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