# Dakshin Dinajpur District, West Bengal – Sub-districts & Towns > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/ District · West Bengal # Dakshin Dinajpur district Dakshin Dinajpur is a district of West Bengal, the least populous of 19 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,676,276 people** in 9 sub-districts, 7 towns and 1,631 villages; 14% lived in towns. The largest town is [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/balurghat/) (153,279). - 1,676,276people (2011) - 9sub-districts - 7towns - 72.8%literacy ## Who lives in Dakshin Dinajpur? Dakshin Dinajpur had **1,676,276 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.8% of West Bengal's population and the smallest of 19 districts of West Bengal by population. There were 956 women for every 1,000 men (close to the West Bengal figure of 950; 9th of 19 districts of West Bengal). Among children under 7 the ratio was 957 girls per 1,000 boys (the West Bengal figure is 956). An average household had 4.2 people, against 4.5 across West Bengal. ## How literate is Dakshin Dinajpur? 72.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below West Bengal's 76.3%), 13th of 19 districts of West Bengal. Men were at 78.4% and women at 67.0% — a gap of 11.4 points (it is 11.2 points across West Bengal). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (89.4%) and lowest in [Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/) (64.8%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Dakshin Dinajpur do for a living? 41.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 24.8%). Of all workers, 24% farmed their own land, 25% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 23% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 25% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 49% of workers here, against 29% across West Bengal. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/) (66% of workers in farming) and the least is [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (2% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (23%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Dakshin Dinajpur 14.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below West Bengal's 31.9%), 11th of 19 districts of West Bengal. The Census counted 7 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 4 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/balurghat/) with 153,279 people, home to 65% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Dakshin Dinajpur Dakshin Dinajpur had 1,631 census villages, 1,582 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 910 people; 9 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Patiram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/patiram/) (12,462), [Bazrapukur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/bazrapukur/) (8,538), [Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/jaypur/) (7,928), [Belbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/belbari/) (7,216) and [Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/narayanpur/) (5,883). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Dakshin Dinajpur compared with West Bengal ■ Dakshin Dinajpur · ■ West Bengal Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **956 Working population ****41.9%** **38.1% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Dinajpur Of every 100 households in Dakshin Dinajpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dakshin Dinajpur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****42%** Toilet within the home ****37%** No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** Tap water ****8%** Drinking water within premises ****38%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** Use banking services ****34%** Television ****26%** Mobile phone ****38%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****5%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****28%** Own their home ****96%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Dakshin Dinajpur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/) 198,752 231 0 [Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/) 237,628 202 1 [Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/) 169,102 218 0 [Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/) 83,754 82 0 [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) 248,901 307 3 [Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/) 250,504 279 0 [Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/) 141,286 161 0 [Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/) 136,853 151 1 [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 209,496 0 2 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Dakshin Dinajpur - Balurghat · 153,279 - Gangarampur · 56,217 - Gopalpur · 7,016 - Chak Bhrigu · 6,269 - Dakra · 5,268 - Harirampur · 5,021 - Par Patiram · 3,225 ## Largest villages in Dakshin Dinajpur - Patiram · 12,462 - Bazrapukur · 8,538 - Jaypur · 7,928 - Belbari · 7,216 - Narayanpur · 5,883 - Khidirpur · 5,419 - Patan · 5,127 - Shukdebpur · 5,115 - Bagduar · 5,003 - Purba Saiyadpur · 4,945 - Naogon · 4,908 - Salas · 4,772 - Mahindra · 4,682 - Nahit · 4,630 - Ramchandrapur · 4,538 - Buniadpur · 4,424 - Mandapara · 4,262 - Elahabad · 4,220 - Kathalhat Hosenpur · 4,068 - Jalalpur · 3,966 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Dakshin Dinajpur?9: Kushmundi, Gangarampur, Kumarganj, Hilli, Balurghat, Tapan, Bansihari, Harirampur, Area not under any Sub-district - What is the population of Dakshin Dinajpur district?1,676,276 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Dakshin Dinajpur?Balurghat