Birbhum
District in West Bengal
Population
35 Lakh
State: 9.1 Crore
Area
4,374 km²
Literacy Rate
61.6%
State: 67.4%
Sex Ratio
956
State: 950
Density
801 /km²
State: 1,101 /km²
Birbhum is a district in West Bengal with a population of 35 Lakh spread across 4,374 sq km. Its literacy rate of 61.6% is below the state average of 67.4% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 956 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 950.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
801 /km²
▼
1,101 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
956
▲
950
943
Literacy Rate
61.6%
▼
67.4%
63.0%
SC Population
29.5%
▲
23.6%
16.6%
ST Population
6.9%
▲
5.8%
8.7%
Worker Participation
38.0%
▼
38.1%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
37.0%
▲
33.0%
33.2%
Child Wasting
25.5%
▲
21.6%
18.4%
Underweight Children
41.8%
▲
32.7%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
76.5%
▲
69.4%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
77.7%
▲
71.7%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
81.6%
▼
87.1%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
90.3%
▼
92.5%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
55.0%
▼
67.7%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
28.1%
▼
39.8%
54.6%
Health Insurance
37.7%
▲
29.3%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
99.4%
▲
96.5%
93.6%
Electricity Access
97.8%
▲
97.1%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
49.9%
▲
38.9%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
25.0%
▲
15.8%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
11.2%
▲
11.0%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
39.9%
▲
36.2%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
20.7 per 1k pop
▼
40.8 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
72.5k
▼
1 Lakh
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
26.5%
▲
23.6%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
1958 per lakh
▼
4431 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
58.4%
▲
52.5%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.80
▲
0.64
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
0.0 per lakh
▼
3.3 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
59.0 per lakh
▼
127.7 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
0.0 per lakh
▼
7.2 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.61
—
0.61
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17.9 L | 20.2 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 8.2 L | 8.8 L | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 12 L | 14.6 L | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 2.3 L | 2.3 L | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 5.3 L | 4.8 L | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 1.2 L | 1.1 L | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 10.3 L | 11.5 L | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 1.8 L | 1.7 L | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 3 L | 2.1 L | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 2.8 L | 5.1 L | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 955.645 | 950.436 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 959.228 | 953.351 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 11.2 | 11.0 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 39.9 | 36.2 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 37 | 96.7 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 328 | 904.091 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 84 | 194.182 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 37.0% | 33.0% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 25.5% | 21.6% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 41.8% | 32.7% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 76.5% | 69.4% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 77.7% | 71.7% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 81.6% | 87.1% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 90.3% | 92.5% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 55.0% | 67.7% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 28.1% | 39.8% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 37.7% | 29.3% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 99.4% | 96.5% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 97.8% | 97.1% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 93.3% | 94.4% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 70.8% | 74.7% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 25.8% | 32.9% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 49.9% | 38.9% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 25.0% | 15.8% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 79.3% | 82.6% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 78.4% | 75.2% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 25.4% | 31.5% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 56.2% | 55.2% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | 68.1% | 74.3% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 14.1% | 21.0% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 20.9% | 20.7% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 50.3% | 48.5% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 1,958.141 | 4,430.943 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 58.4% | 52.5% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 34.0% | 41.0% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 68,582 | 1.4 L | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 7.6% | 10.3% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 34.0% | 32.7% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 42.6 | 53.1 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | 49 | 45.6 | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 73.1% | 82.5% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 69.4% | 68.5% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | -7.6 | 6.2 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 89.9 | 123.535 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 20.7 | 40.8 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 72,519 | 1 L | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 26.5% | 23.6% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 59 | 127.652 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | — | 3.3 | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | — | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | — | — | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | — | 37.5 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | — | 7.2 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | 2.5 | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 61 | 134.783 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 5 | 6.7 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Birbhum district?
Birbhum has a population of 35 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 801 people per sq km across 4,374 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Birbhum?
Birbhum has a literacy rate of 61.6%, which is below the West Bengal average of 67.4% and below the national average of 63.0%.
How does Birbhum compare to West Bengal?
Birbhum has a sex ratio of 956 (above state average of 950) and a literacy rate of 61.6% (below state average of 67.4%).
What data sources are used for Birbhum?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)