Dakshin Dinajpur Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Dakshin Dinajpur in 2024	1,852,955
Estimated population of males in 2024	947,548
Estimated population of males in 2024	905,407

Population as per 2011 census

Population	1,676,276
Male Population	857,199
Female Population	819,077
Area (km2)	2,219
Density/km2	755
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	956
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	957
Literates	1,083,685
Male Literates	596,474
Female Literates	487,211
Average Literacy	72.82%
Male Literacy	78.37%
Female Literacy	67.01%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	188,135
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	96,143
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	91,992
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	11.22%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	11.22%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	11.23%

Dakshin Dinajpur Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	1,232,850	73.55%	1,362,792
Muslims	412,788	24.63%	456,296
Christian	24,794	1.48%	27,407
Sikh	276	0.02%	305
Buddhist	148	0.01%	164
Jain	323	0.02%	357
Not Stated	2,311	0.14%	2,555
Others	2,786	0.17%	3,080
Total	1,676,276	100.00%	1,852,955

City/Metros in Dakshin Dinajpur District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Balurghat (Municipality)	151,416	167,375