South 24parganas

District in West Bengal

Population

81.6 Lakh

State: 9.1 Crore

Area

7,464 km²

Literacy Rate

67.8%

State: 67.4%

Sex Ratio

956

State: 950

Density

1,094 /km²

State: 1,101 /km²

South 24parganas is a district in West Bengal with a population of 81.6 Lakh spread across 7,464 sq km. Its literacy rate of 67.8% is above the state average of 67.4% and above 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. Some values for this district are area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

1,094 /km²

▼

1,101 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

956

▲

950

943

Literacy Rate

67.8%

▲

67.4%

63.0%

SC Population

30.2%

▲

23.6%

16.6%

ST Population

1.2%

▼

5.8%

8.7%

Worker Participation

36.3%

▼

38.1%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

36.7%

▲

33.0%

33.2%

Child Wasting

21.2%

▼

21.6%

18.4%

Underweight Children

32.2%

▼

32.7%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

70.4%

▲

69.4%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

61.6%

▼

71.7%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

91.7%

▲

87.1%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

91.0%

▼

92.5%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

70.1%

▲

67.7%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

36.2%

▼

39.8%

54.6%

Health Insurance

36.7%

▲

29.3%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

100.0%

▲

96.5%

93.6%

Electricity Access

99.2%

▲

97.1%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

41.9%

▲

38.9%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

13.1%

▼

15.8%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

10.5%

▼

11.0%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

41.2%

▲

36.2%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

22.2 per 1k pop

▼

40.8 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

1.8 Lakh

▲

1 Lakh

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

29.0%

▲

23.6%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

4962 per lakh

▲

4431 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

65.9%

▲

52.5%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.67

▲

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)

329.0 per lakh

▲

127.7 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

10.0 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	41.7 L	20.2 L	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	17.8 L	8.8 L	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	30.4 L	14.6 L	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	5.2 L	2.3 L	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	12.7 L	4.8 L	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	49,195	1.1 L	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	23.6 L	11.5 L	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	2.4 L	1.7 L	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	3.6 L	2.1 L	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	10.6 L	5.1 L	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	955.533	950.436	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	962.827	953.351	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	10.5	11.0	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	41.2	36.2	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres ~	149	96.7	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools ~	1,199	904.091	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking ~	124	194.182	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	36.7%	33.0%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	21.2%	21.6%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	32.2%	32.7%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	70.4%	69.4%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	61.6%	71.7%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	91.7%	87.1%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	91.0%	92.5%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	70.1%	67.7%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	36.2%	39.8%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	36.7%	29.3%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	100.0%	96.5%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	99.2%	97.1%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	94.1%	94.4%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	85.6%	74.7%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	34.9%	32.9%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	41.9%	38.9%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	13.1%	15.8%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	80.3%	82.6%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	87.5%	75.2%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	26.6%	31.5%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	73.5%	55.2%	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	—	74.3%	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	19.1%	21.0%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	21.3%	20.7%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	49.8%	48.5%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	4,961.92	4,430.943	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	65.9%	52.5%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	59.2%	41.0%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	0.7	0.6	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	4 L	1.4 L	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	11.2%	10.3%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	31.0%	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	68.7	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)	48	45.6	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	0.6	0.9	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	88.1%	82.5%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	48.6%	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	8.0	6.2	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	75.7	123.535	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.0	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	0.3	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	22.2	40.8	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	1.8 L	1 L	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	29.0%	23.6%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	0.6%	1.0%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	329	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)	4	37.5	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	10	7.2	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	1	2.5	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	352	134.783	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh	12	6.7	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	1	1	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of South 24parganas district?

South 24parganas has a population of 81.6 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 1,094 people per sq km across 7,464 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of South 24parganas?

South 24parganas has a literacy rate of 67.8%, which is above the West Bengal average of 67.4% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does South 24parganas compare to West Bengal?

South 24parganas has a sex ratio of 956 (above state average of 950) and a literacy rate of 67.8% (above state average of 67.4%).

What data sources are used for South 24parganas?

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)