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West Bengal Population Overview

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India. It is the fourth most populous state in India and the fourteenth-largest Indian state by area. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of  West Bengal in 2011 was 91,276,115 (9.12 Crore) and the Projected population of West Bengal in 2026 is 1,00,522,000 (10 Crore)

Future Population Projection

YearPopulation% Growth
201191,276,000–
201695,079,0004.17%
202198,125,0003.20%
2026100,522,0002.44%
2031102,167,0001.64%
2036102,931,0000.75%

Source: Census 2011 & Census Population Projection report

Census 2011 Details

West BengalCensus 20112026 Estimates
Total Population91,276,115 (9.12 Crore)10 Crore
Male Population46,809,0275 .1 Crore
Female Population44,467,0884.9 Crore
Sex Ratio950959
Population Density1028/km21122/km2
Population Rank4th 
Total Area88,752 km2 
Area Rank14th 
Average Literacy (%)76.30% 
Formation26-Jan-50 
Capital CityKolkata 

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West Bengal Historical Population

West Bengal has a population growth rate of 7.50% during 2011-2021. In 1910 the Population of West Bengal was 1.6 Crore & in the Year 2021 its reached 9.8 Crore, an increase of almost 8 Crores. Let’s look at decade population & percentage change from the Year 1910 to 2011

Census YearPopulationAbsolute ChangePercentage Change
190116,940,088––
191117,998,769+1,058,681   +6.25         
192117,474,348-524,421-2.91
193118,897,036+1,422,688   +8.14         
194123,229,552+4,332,516   +22.93         
195126,299,980+3,070,428   +13.22         
196134,926,279+8,626,299   +32.80         
197144,312,011+9,385,732   +26.87         
198154,580,647+10,268,636   +23.17         
199168,077,965+13,497,318   +24.73         
200180,176,197+12,098,232   +17.77         
201191,276,115+11,099,918   +13.84         
2021 (estimated)98,125,000+6,848,885   +7.50         

Source: Census 2011

Largest Cities in West Bengal by Population
#CityPopulation (Census 2011)
1Kolkata4,496,694
2Howrah1,077,075
3Durgapur566,517
4Asansol563,917
5Siliguri513,264
6Maheshtala448,317
7Rajpur Sonarpur424,368
8South Dum Dum403,316
9Rajarhat Gopalpur402,844
10Bhatpara383,762

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