Paschim Medinipur is a district in West Bengal State of India. It has a total of 29 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 9,368 sq km. There are 19 towns and 8 villages in this district.
As per census Paschim Medinipur has a population of 5,913,457 in 2011 out of which 3,007,885 are male and 2,905,572 are female. Population of Paschim Medinipur in 2020/2021 is 6,297,653(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 4,078,412 out of 2,266,913 are male and 1,811,499 are female. People living in Paschim Medinipur depend on multiple skills, total workers are 2,509,159 out of which men are 1,757,358 and women are 751,801. Total 436,384 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 403,904 are cultivated by men and 32,480 are women. 489,199 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 363,115 and 126,084 are women. Paschim Medinipur sex ratio is 966 females per 1000 of males. Next Paschim Medinipur Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 9,368 sq km., 253.32 sq km is urban and 9114.68 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 6,563,938 in the district, 722,686 are in urban area and 5,190,771 are in rural area. 158,735 households are in urban, 1,142,875 are in rural area. 562,595 literate people are in urban, 3,515,817 are in rural area.
Geography of Paschim Medinipur
Languages spoken are Bengali
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binpur II | 164,522 | 82,654 | 81,868 | 38,681 |
| Binpur I | 156,153 | 78,929 | 77,224 | 33,936 |
| Garbeta II | 148,410 | 75,165 | 73,245 | 30,680 |
| Garbeta I | 228,513 | 116,620 | 111,893 | 46,452 |
| Garbeta III | 169,528 | 86,023 | 83,505 | 34,484 |
| Chandrakona I | 136,006 | 69,820 | 66,186 | 30,369 |
| Chandrakona II | 123,269 | 63,180 | 60,089 | 26,263 |
| Ghatal | 219,555 | 113,199 | 106,356 | 46,385 |
| Daspur I | 203,987 | 103,757 | 100,230 | 44,090 |
| Daspur II | 238,529 | 121,742 | 116,787 | 50,053 |
| Keshpur | 339,248 | 173,504 | 165,744 | 68,756 |
| Salbani | 188,653 | 95,195 | 93,458 | 39,334 |
| Midnapore | 191,705 | 97,490 | 94,215 | 42,326 |
| Jhargram | 170,097 | 85,970 | 84,127 | 37,864 |
| Jamboni | 113,197 | 57,607 | 55,590 | 25,773 |
| Gopiballavpur II | 104,996 | 53,459 | 51,537 | 23,226 |
| Gopiballavpur I | 108,254 | 55,475 | 52,779 | 22,943 |
| Nayagram | 142,199 | 71,537 | 70,662 | 32,074 |
| Sankrail | 115,418 | 58,240 | 57,178 | 25,795 |
| Kharagpur I | 258,040 | 131,073 | 126,967 | 58,335 |
| Kharagpur II | 183,440 | 92,546 | 90,894 | 44,637 |
| Debra | 288,619 | 145,559 | 143,060 | 66,456 |
| Pingla | 194,809 | 99,988 | 94,821 | 46,904 |
| Sabang | 270,492 | 138,924 | 131,568 | 63,167 |
| Narayangarh | 302,620 | 153,247 | 149,373 | 68,886 |
| Keshiary | 149,260 | 75,601 | 73,659 | 35,298 |
| Dantan I | 172,107 | 87,601 | 84,506 | 38,259 |
| Dantan II | 155,017 | 79,543 | 75,474 | 32,809 |
| Mohanpur | 111,901 | 57,558 | 54,343 | 24,107 |
Paschim Medinipur District Blocks Map