Kolkata Census 2011

Kolkata, West Bengal

Population of Kolkata

Kolkata district is located in West Bengal . Population of Kolkata district is 4486679 as per Census 2011. Kolkata is 10th most Populous district out of total 19 districts in West Bengal and it is 35th most Populous district in India.The population density of Kolkata is 24252 Persons per square Km.It is 1th most densely populated out of 19 districts in West Bengal and it is 4th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Kolkata

Total Literacy rate of Kolkata is 87.14%. This means 87.14 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 2 in terms of literacy rate out of total 19 districts of West Bengal and 35 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Kolkata is 89.08% while female literacy stands at 84.98%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-Ratio of Kolkata

Sex-ratio of Kolkata is 899 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Kolkata

Area of Kolkata is 185 Sq. Km. It is 19th largest district in West Bengal and 624th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.

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