Hooghly is a district in West Bengal State of India. It has a total of 18 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,149 sq km. There are 77 towns and 25 villages in this district.. Hooghly population is estimated to be 7,671,612 in 2023.
Hooghly is one of districts of West Bengal in India, Hooghly population in 2023 is 7,671,612 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Hooghly has a population of 5,519,145 in 2011 out of which 2,814,653 are male and 2,704,492 are female. Population of Hooghly in 2022 is estimated to be 7,285,272 inhabitants. Literate people are 4,078,388 out of 2,211,777 are male and 1,866,611 are female. People living in Hooghly depend on multiple skills, total workers are 2,152,870 out of which men are 1,713,608 and women are 439,262. Total 231,407 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 221,390 are cultivated by men and 10,017 are women. 370,014 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 287,249 and 82,765 are women. Hooghly sex ratio is 961 females per 1000 of males. Next Hooghly Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 3,149 sq km., 329.03 sq km is urban and 2819.97 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Hooghly, 6,126,251 in the district, 2,128,499 are in urban area and 3,390,646 are in rural area. 505,943 households are in urban, 781,480 are in rural area. 1,688,844 literate people are in urban, 2,389,544 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Hooghly is Bengali.
Block is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Hooghly District Blocks list in the state of West Bengal, Block can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Hooghly is divided into 18 Blocks.
According to 2011 Census of India, Hooghly District Blocks population, Below is the list of Hooghly Blocks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goghat I | 140,030 | 71,804 | 68,226 | 31,203 |
| Goghat II | 160,585 | 82,262 | 78,323 | 35,446 |
| Arambag | 285,207 | 146,041 | 139,166 | 64,245 |
| Pursura | 173,437 | 88,908 | 84,529 | 39,752 |
| Tarakeswar | 179,148 | 91,534 | 87,614 | 41,975 |
| Dhaniakhali | 320,534 | 160,789 | 159,745 | 78,260 |
| Pandua | 316,197 | 159,323 | 156,874 | 74,139 |
| Balagarh | 228,998 | 116,828 | 112,170 | 55,881 |
| Chinsurah Magra | 247,055 | 126,061 | 120,994 | 57,690 |
| Polba Dadpur | 263,555 | 133,678 | 129,877 | 62,151 |
| Haripal | 261,073 | 131,757 | 129,316 | 60,041 |
| Singur | 276,413 | 140,334 | 136,079 | 64,703 |
| Serampur Uttarpara | 152,266 | 77,725 | 74,541 | 37,260 |
| Chanditala I | 179,825 | 90,032 | 89,793 | 37,681 |
| Chanditala II | 158,396 | 79,831 | 78,565 | 37,678 |
| Jangipara | 221,578 | 112,317 | 109,261 | 48,900 |
| Khanakul I | 254,434 | 130,712 | 123,722 | 56,890 |
| Khanakul II | 184,734 | 93,979 | 90,755 | 41,278 |
Hooghly District Blocks Map