Murshidabad is a district in West Bengal State of India. It has a total of 26 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 5,324 sq km. There are 72 towns and 281 villages in this district.
As per census Murshidabad has a population of 7,103,807 in 2011 out of which 3,627,564 are male and 3,476,243 are female. Population of Murshidabad in 2020/2021 is 7,565,340(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 4,055,834 out of 2,177,187 are male and 1,878,647 are female. People living in Murshidabad depend on multiple skills, total workers are 2,589,907 out of which men are 1,985,667 and women are 604,240. Total 346,049 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 336,521 are cultivated by men and 9,528 are women. 627,126 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 597,348 and 29,778 are women. Murshidabad sex ratio is 958 females per 1000 of males. Next Murshidabad Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 5,324 sq km., 275.94 sq km is urban and 5048.06 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 7,885,226 in the district, 1,400,692 are in urban area and 5,703,115 are in rural area. 284,559 households are in urban, 1,286,200 are in rural area. 862,332 literate people are in urban, 3,193,502 are in rural area.
Geography of Murshidabad
Languages spoken are Bengali
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farakka | 274,111 | 139,226 | 134,885 | 54,005 |
| Samserganj | 284,072 | 142,034 | 142,038 | 51,412 |
| Suti I | 179,908 | 91,905 | 88,003 | 36,628 |
| Suti II | 278,922 | 139,995 | 138,927 | 53,619 |
| Raghunathganj I | 195,627 | 100,295 | 95,332 | 39,021 |
| Raghunathganj II | 265,336 | 135,723 | 129,613 | 50,129 |
| Lalgola | 335,831 | 170,997 | 164,834 | 70,216 |
| Sagardighi | 310,461 | 158,641 | 151,820 | 67,889 |
| Bhagawangola I | 202,071 | 103,419 | 98,652 | 45,336 |
| Bhagawangola II | 158,024 | 80,699 | 77,325 | 37,445 |
| Raninagar II | 190,885 | 97,359 | 93,526 | 44,505 |
| Jalangi | 252,477 | 129,430 | 123,047 | 60,928 |
| Domkal | 363,976 | 186,182 | 177,794 | 88,520 |
| Raninagar I | 189,105 | 96,248 | 92,857 | 45,147 |
| Murshidabad Jiaganj | 234,565 | 121,187 | 113,378 | 54,029 |
| Nabagram | 227,586 | 116,134 | 111,452 | 52,954 |
| Khargram | 273,332 | 139,533 | 133,799 | 65,580 |
| Kandi | 220,145 | 112,789 | 107,356 | 48,963 |
| Berhampore | 446,887 | 228,650 | 218,237 | 105,958 |
| Hariharpara | 257,571 | 131,634 | 125,937 | 62,609 |
| Nawda | 226,859 | 116,341 | 110,518 | 53,962 |
| Beldanga I | 319,322 | 164,147 | 155,175 | 68,499 |
| Beldanga II | 250,458 | 129,144 | 121,314 | 55,268 |
| Bharatpur II | 176,368 | 90,031 | 86,337 | 39,832 |
| Bharatpur I | 172,702 | 89,088 | 83,614 | 40,102 |
| Burwan | 257,466 | 132,439 | 125,027 | 60,732 |
Murshidabad District Blocks Map