# Kolkata District, West Bengal – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/kolkata/ District · West Bengal # Kolkata district Kolkata is a district of West Bengal, 10th of 19 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **4,496,694 people** in 1 sub-district, 1 town and 0 villages; 100% lived in towns. The largest town is [Kolkata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/kolkata/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kolkata/) (4,496,694). - 4,496,694people (2011) - 1sub-districts - 1towns - 86.3%literacy ## Who lives in Kolkata? Kolkata had **4,496,694 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.9% of West Bengal's population and 10th of 19 districts of West Bengal by population. There were 908 women for every 1,000 men (below the West Bengal figure of 950; the lowest of 19 districts of West Bengal). Among children under 7 the ratio was 933 girls per 1,000 boys (the West Bengal figure is 956). An average household had 4.4 people, against 4.5 across West Bengal. ## How literate is Kolkata? 86.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above West Bengal's 76.3%), 2nd of 19 districts of West Bengal. Men were at 88.3% and women at 84.1% — a gap of 4.3 points (it is 11.2 points across West Bengal). 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 Kolkata do for a living? 39.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 17.9%). Of all workers, 0% farmed their own land, 0% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 84% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 12% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 1% of workers here, against 29% across West Bengal. ********** **■** Cultivators (0%) · **■** Farm labourers (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 84 (84%) · **■** Marginal 12 (12%) 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 Kolkata 100.0% of people lived in towns and cities (above West Bengal's 31.9%), the most urban of 19 districts of West Bengal. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Kolkata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/kolkata/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kolkata/). The largest is [Kolkata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/kolkata/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kolkata/) with 4,496,694 people, home to 100% 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). ## Kolkata district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Kolkata district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > CALCUTTA, the capital of British India and also of the province of Bengal. It is situated in 22° 34′ N. and 88° 24′ E., on the left or east bank of the Hugli, about 80 m. from the sea. Including its suburbs it covers an area of 27,267 acres, and contains a population (1901) of 949,144. Calcutta and Bombay have long contested the position of the premier city of India in population and trade; but during the decade 1891–1901 the prevalence of plague in Bombay gave a considerable advantage to Calcutta, which was comparatively free from that disease. Calcutta lies only some 20 ft. above sea-level, and extends about 6 m. along the Hugli, and is bounded elsewhere by the Circular Canal and the Salt Lakes, and by suburbs which form separate municipalities. Fort William stands in its centre. Public Buildings.—Though Calcutta was called by Macaulay “the city of palaces,” its modern public buildings cannot compare with those of Bombay. Its chief glory is the Maidan or park, which is large enough to embrace the area of Fort William and a racecourse. Many monuments find a place on the Maidan, among them being modern equestrian statues of Lord Roberts and Lord Lansdowne, which face one another on each side of the Red Road, where the rank and fashion of Calcutta take their evening drive. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Kolkata compared with West Bengal ■ Kolkata · ■ West Bengal Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **956 Working population ****39.9%** **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 Kolkata Of every 100 households in Kolkata in 2011, 96 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kolkata · ■ Electricity for lighting ****96%** Toilet within the home ****95%** No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** Tap water ****88%** Drinking water within premises ****72%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** Use banking services ****84%** Television ****85%** Mobile phone ****83%** Computer with internet ****14%** Two-wheeler ****12%** Car / jeep / van ****9%** None of these assets ****4%** Own their home ****56%** 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 Kolkata Sub-district People Villages Towns [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/kolkata/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 4,496,694 0 1 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 Kolkata - Kolkata · 4,496,694 ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Kolkata?1: Area not under any Sub-district - What is the population of Kolkata district?4,496,694 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Kolkata?Kolkata