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

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District · West Bengal 

# Nadia district

Nadia is a district of West Bengal, 7th of 19 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **5,167,600 people** in 18 sub-districts, 65 towns and 1,308 villages; 28% lived in towns. The largest town is [Krishnanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/krishnanagar/) (153,062).

- 5,167,600people (2011)
- 18sub-districts
- 65towns
- 75.0%literacy

## Who lives in Nadia?

Nadia had **5,167,600 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.7% of West Bengal's population and 7th of 19 districts of West Bengal by population. There were 947 women for every 1,000 men (close to the West Bengal figure of 950; 12th of 19 districts of West Bengal). Among children under 7 the ratio was 960 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 Nadia?

75.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below West Bengal's 76.3%), 10th of 19 districts of West Bengal. Men were at 78.8% and women at 71.0% — a gap of 7.8 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/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (87.8%) and lowest in [Karimpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/karimpur-ii/) (62.0%).

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 Nadia do for a living?

35.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.5%). Of all workers, 16% farmed their own land, 25% were farm labourers, 7% worked in household industry and 39% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 13% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 41% of workers here, against 29% across West Bengal. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Karimpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/karimpur-ii/) (70% of workers in farming) and the least is [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (3% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (25%) · **■** Household industry 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 39 (39%) · **■** Marginal 13 (13%)

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 Nadia

27.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below West Bengal's 31.9%), 7th of 19 districts of West Bengal. The Census counted 65 towns: 14 statutory towns with a municipality and 51 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 4 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Krishnanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/krishnanagar/) with 153,062 people, home to 11% 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 Nadia

Nadia had 1,308 census villages, 1,216 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,066 people; 203 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Debagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/kaliganj/debagram/) (32,695), [Mahatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chapra/mahatpur/) (27,912), [Arranghata Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/arranghata-narayanpur/) (21,552), [Tehatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/tehatta-i/tehatta/) (21,093) and [Dogachhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/karimpur-ii/dogachhi/) (20,845).

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

## Nadia district in history

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

> NADIA, or Nuddea, a district of British India, in the Presidency division of Bengal. The administrative headquarters are at Krishnagar. Area, 2793 sq. m.; pop. (1901) 1,667,491. It is a district of great rivers. Standing at the head of the Gangetic delta, its alluvial surface, though still liable to periodical inundation, has been raised by ancient deposits of silt sufficiently high to be permanent dry land. Along the entire north-eastern boundary flows the main stream of the Ganges or Padmā, of which all the remaining rivers of the district are offshoots. The Bhāgirathī on the eastern border, and the Jalangi and the Matabhanga meandering through the centre of the district, are the chief of those offshoots, called distinctively the “Nadia rivers.” But the whole surface of the country is interlaced with a network of minor streams, communicating with one another by side channels. All the rivers are navigable in the rainy season for boats of the largest burthen, but during the rest of the year they dwindle down to shallow streams, with dangerous sandbanks and bars. In former times the Nadia rivers afforded the regular means of communication between the upper valley of the Ganges and the seaboard; and much of the trade of the district still comes down to Calcutta by this route during the height of the rainy season.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)1,667,491
- Population in 2011 (Census)5,167,600
- Change3.1× (+210%)

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 Nadia compared with West Bengal

■ Nadia · ■ West Bengal

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**76.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**956

Working population ****35.7%**

**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 Nadia

Of every 100 households in Nadia in 2011, 51 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nadia · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

Toilet within the home ****78%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

Tap water ****16%**

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

Use banking services ****40%**

Television ****31%**

Mobile phone ****42%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****6%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****23%**

Own their home ****94%**

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 Nadia

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Karimpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/karimpur-i/) 183,556 72 2 

[Karimpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/karimpur-ii/) 217,136 71 0 

[Tehatta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/tehatta-i/) 244,322 62 0 

[Tehatta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/tehatta-ii/) 151,231 35 0 

[Kaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/kaliganj/) 334,881 125 2 

[Nakashipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nakashipara/) 386,569 107 2 

[Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chapra/) 310,652 83 1 

[Krishnagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-ii/) 139,472 44 1 

[Nabadwip](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nabadwip/) 135,314 21 7 

[Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/) 314,833 90 3 

[Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/) 146,705 54 0 

[Hanskhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/hanskhali/) 293,040 78 3 

[Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/) 241,080 65 5 

[Ranaghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-i/) 215,137 60 9 

[Ranaghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/) 364,405 110 6 

[Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/) 405,719 148 10 

[Haringhata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/haringhata/) 231,068 83 4 

[Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 852,480 0 10 

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 Nadia

- Krishnanagar · 153,062
- Santipur · 151,777
- Nabadwip · 125,543
- Kalyani · 100,575
- Chakdaha · 95,203
- Ranaghat · 75,365
- Gayespur · 58,998
- Phulia · 55,653
- Taherpur · 38,039
- Birnagar · 30,799
- Jagadanandapur · 23,822
- Cooper's Camp · 23,119
- Bagula · 22,649
- Aistala · 20,662
- Kamgachhi · 19,998
- Badkulla · 18,051
- Saguna · 14,991
- Mira · 14,391
- Matiari · 14,293
- Chapra · 14,123
- Gadigachha · 14,085
- Hijuli · 13,969
- Madanpur · 13,675
- Uttampur · 13,000
- Paschimbhatjangla · 12,963
- Chanduria · 12,700
- Baruihuda · 11,474
- Nrisinghapur · 11,336
- Tiorkhali · 11,148
- Nasra · 10,707
- Kshidirpur · 10,556
- Kulia · 10,406
- Raghabpur · 10,280
- Gangnapur · 10,168
- Satigachha · 9,847
- Karimpur · 9,661
- Beharia · 9,584
- Parbbatipur · 9,584
- Bamanpukur · 9,137
- Lalpur · 8,536

## Largest villages in Nadia

- Debagram · 32,695
- Mahatpur · 27,912
- Arranghata Narayanpur · 21,552
- Tehatta · 21,093
- Dogachhi · 20,845
- Betai · 20,774
- Palasi · 19,984
- Bara Chandghar · 16,713
- Gobindapur · 16,632
- Barnia · 16,350
- Pathar Ghata · 16,219
- Mohisunra · 15,910
- Subarna Behar · 15,461
- Bangaljhi · 15,448
- Andhar Kotha · 15,244
- Bara Andulia · 15,012
- Bhaluka · 14,653
- Betai Jitpur · 14,193
- Birpur · 14,116
- Alaipur · 13,754

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 Nadia?18: Karimpur - I, Karimpur - II, Tehatta - I, Tehatta - II, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnagar - II, Nabadwip, Krishnagar - I, Krishnaganj, Hanskhali…
- What is the population of Nadia district?5,167,600 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Nadia?Krishnanagar