# Murshidabad District, West Bengal – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · West Bengal 

# Murshidabad district

Murshidabad is a district of West Bengal, 4th of 19 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **7,103,807 people** in 27 sub-districts, 72 towns and 2,167 villages; 20% lived in towns. The largest town is [Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/berhampore/) (195,223).

- 7,103,807people (2011)
- 27sub-districts
- 72towns
- 66.6%literacy

## Who lives in Murshidabad?

Murshidabad had **7,103,807 people** at the 2011 Census — 7.8% of West Bengal's population and 4th of 19 districts of West Bengal by population. There were 958 women for every 1,000 men (close to the West Bengal figure of 950; 4th of 19 districts of West Bengal). Among children under 7 the ratio was 968 girls per 1,000 boys (the West Bengal figure is 956). An average household had 4.5 people, against 4.5 across West Bengal.

## How literate is Murshidabad?

66.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below West Bengal's 76.3%), 16th of 19 districts of West Bengal. Men were at 69.9% and women at 63.1% — a gap of 6.9 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/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (81.4%) and lowest in [Samserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/samserganj/) (55.0%).

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 Murshidabad do for a living?

36.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 17.4%). Of all workers, 13% farmed their own land, 24% were farm labourers, 12% worked in household industry and 28% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 22% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 38% of workers here, against 29% across West Bengal. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Raninagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-ii/) (64% of workers in farming) and the least is [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (4% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 13 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (24%) · **■** Household industry 12 (12%) · **■** Other work 28 (28%) · **■** Marginal 22 (22%)

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 Murshidabad

19.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below West Bengal's 31.9%), 10th of 19 districts of West Bengal. The Census counted 72 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 62 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/berhampore/) with 195,223 people, home to 14% 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 Murshidabad

Murshidabad had 2,167 census villages, 1,886 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,024 people; 304 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Katlamari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-ii/katlamari/) (33,290), [Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/lalgola/) (31,698), [Garaimari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/domkal/garaimari/) (29,260), [Kuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/kuli/) (28,092) and [Sagarpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/jalangi/sagarpara/) (27,385).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Murshidabad district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Murshidabad district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The District of Murshidabad has an area of 2143 sq. m. It is divided into two nearly equal portions by the Bhagirathi, the ancient channel of the Ganges. The tract to the west, known as the Rarh, consists of hard clay and nodular limestone. The general level is high, but interspersed with marshes and seamed by hill torrents. The Bagri or eastern half belongs to alluvial plains of eastern Bengal. There are few permanent swamps; but the whole country is low-lying, and liable to annual inundation. In the north-west are a few small detached hillocks, said to be of basaltic formation. Pop. (1901), 1,333,184, showing an increase of 6·6% in the decade. The principal industry is that of silk, formerly of much importance, and now revived with government assistance. A narrow-gauge railway crosses the district, from the East Indian line at Nalhati to Azimganj on the Bhagirathi, the home of many rich Jain merchants; and a branch of the Eastern Bengal railway has been opened.

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 Murshidabad compared with West Bengal

■ Murshidabad · ■ West Bengal

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**76.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**956

Working population ****36.5%**

**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 Murshidabad

Of every 100 households in Murshidabad in 2011, 35 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murshidabad · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

Toilet within the home ****40%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

Tap water ****7%**

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

Use banking services ****36%**

Television ****19%**

Mobile phone ****33%**

Computer with internet ****0%**

Two-wheeler ****5%**

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

None of these assets ****34%**

Own their home ****95%**

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 Murshidabad

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/) 274,111 66 8 

[Samserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/samserganj/) 284,072 33 11 

[Suti - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/suti-i/) 179,908 58 4 

[Suti - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/suti-ii/) 278,922 35 13 

[Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/) 195,627 60 6 

[Raghunathganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-ii/) 265,336 77 10 

[Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/) 335,831 94 0 

[Sagardighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/sagardighi/) 310,461 197 0 

[Bhagawangola - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-i/) 202,071 60 0 

[Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/) 158,024 71 0 

[Raninagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-ii/) 190,885 36 0 

[Jalangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/jalangi/) 252,477 53 0 

[Domkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/domkal/) 363,976 87 0 

[Raninagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-i/) 189,105 63 2 

[Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/) 234,565 132 0 

[Nabagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/nabagram/) 227,586 118 0 

[Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/) 273,332 155 0 

[Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/kandi/) 220,145 93 0 

[Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/) 446,887 138 9 

[Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/) 257,571 63 0 

[Nawda](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/nawda/) 226,859 39 0 

[Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/) 319,322 65 1 

[Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/) 250,458 71 0 

[Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/) 176,368 51 1 

[Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/) 172,702 92 0 

[Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/) 257,466 160 0 

[Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 559,740 0 7 

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 Murshidabad

- Berhampore · 195,223
- Dhulian · 95,706
- Jangipur · 88,165
- Kandi · 55,632
- Jiaganj-Azimganj · 51,790
- Murshidabad · 44,019
- Paschim Punropara · 40,683
- Aurangabad · 39,261
- Kankuria · 36,925
- Beldanga · 29,205
- Jafrabad · 28,332
- Chaltia · 25,336
- Teghari · 25,058
- Gopjan · 23,415
- Sahajadpur · 23,280
- Bhasaipaikar · 23,141
- Salar · 22,894
- Paranpara · 22,297
- Mahadeb Nagar · 21,737
- Farakka Barrage Township · 20,126
- Dhusaripara · 17,800
- Giria · 17,131
- Dafarpur · 16,587
- Dafahat · 15,688
- Mithipur · 15,260
- Benia Gram · 15,046
- Islampur · 15,019
- Chachanda · 14,244
- Srikantabati · 14,027
- Anup Nagar · 12,940
- Sibdanga Badarpur · 12,829
- Jaykrishnapur · 12,599
- Kasim Bazar · 11,724
- Jagtaj · 11,261
- Bara Jumla · 11,074
- Krishna Sali · 10,742
- Osmanpur · 10,512
- Banjetia · 10,400
- Mamrejpur · 9,851
- Ramnagar · 9,528

## Largest villages in Murshidabad

- Katlamari · 33,290
- Lalgola · 31,698
- Garaimari · 29,260
- Kuli · 28,092
- Sagarpara · 27,385
- Mirzapur · 27,364
- Nasipur · 25,644
- Paschim Sahebrampur · 25,005
- Bali · 22,779
- Sekandara · 21,668
- Madhupur · 20,697
- Babaltali · 20,177
- Faridpur · 20,041
- Taraf Rasulpurpatnipara · 19,958
- Umrapur · 19,855
- Dakshin Hanumanta Nagar · 19,813
- Krishnapur · 19,462
- Ramnachandpur · 19,452
- Khayramari · 18,943
- Rukunpur · 18,663

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 Murshidabad?27: Farakka, Samserganj, Suti - I, Suti - II, Raghunathganj - I, Raghunathganj - II, Lalgola, Sagardighi, Bhagawangola - I, Bhagawangola - II, Raninagar - II, Jalangi…
- What is the population of Murshidabad district?7,103,807 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Murshidabad?Berhampore