South 24 Parganas 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 9,960 sq km. There are 118 towns and 49 villages in this district.
As per census South 24 Parganas has a population of 8,161,961 in 2011 out of which 4,173,778 are male and 3,988,183 are female. Population of South 24 Parganas in 2020/2021 is 8,692,242(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 5,531,657 out of 3,043,277 are male and 2,488,380 are female. People living in South 24 Parganas depend on multiple skills, total workers are 2,964,494 out of which men are 2,356,571 and women are 607,923. Total 263,077 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 242,788 are cultivated by men and 20,289 are women. 388,993 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 357,354 and 31,639 are women. South 24 Parganas sex ratio is 956 females per 1000 of males. Next South 24 Parganas Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 9,960 sq km., 418.72 sq km is urban and 9541.28 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 9,059,777 in the district, 2,087,773 are in urban area and 6,074,188 are in rural area. 482,962 households are in urban, 1,298,259 are in rural area. 1,544,779 literate people are in urban, 3,986,878 are in rural area.
Geography of South 24 Parganas
Languages spoken are Bengali
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thakurpukur Mahestola | 176,203 | 89,152 | 87,051 | 41,956 |
| Budge Budge I | 112,908 | 57,662 | 55,246 | 26,333 |
| Budge Budge II | 192,134 | 98,570 | 93,564 | 44,959 |
| Bishnupur I | 232,365 | 118,717 | 113,648 | 52,227 |
| Bishnupur II | 214,531 | 109,603 | 104,928 | 49,148 |
| Sonarpur | 219,863 | 112,238 | 107,625 | 51,502 |
| Bhangar I | 249,170 | 127,702 | 121,468 | 51,711 |
| Bhangar II | 246,708 | 127,195 | 119,513 | 50,209 |
| Canning I | 304,724 | 155,126 | 149,598 | 64,041 |
| Canning II | 252,523 | 128,438 | 124,085 | 49,711 |
| Baruipur | 433,119 | 221,200 | 211,919 | 97,855 |
| Magrahat II | 304,744 | 156,568 | 148,176 | 63,847 |
| Magrahat I | 269,494 | 138,152 | 131,342 | 55,002 |
| Falta | 249,561 | 127,665 | 121,896 | 57,153 |
| Diamond Harbour I | 156,166 | 79,816 | 76,350 | 33,206 |
| Diamond Harbour II | 190,801 | 97,686 | 93,115 | 42,522 |
| Kulpi | 283,197 | 144,773 | 138,424 | 59,078 |
| Mandirbazar | 214,050 | 110,105 | 103,945 | 45,010 |
| Mathurapur I | 195,104 | 100,093 | 95,011 | 40,602 |
| Jaynagar I | 263,151 | 134,966 | 128,185 | 55,734 |
| Jaynagar II | 252,164 | 128,858 | 123,306 | 50,413 |
| Kultali | 229,053 | 117,562 | 111,491 | 45,099 |
| Basanti | 336,717 | 171,279 | 165,438 | 70,818 |
| Gosaba | 246,598 | 125,910 | 120,688 | 58,197 |
| Mathurapur II | 220,839 | 113,831 | 107,008 | 45,888 |
| Kakdwip | 281,963 | 144,120 | 137,843 | 60,201 |
| Sagar | 212,037 | 109,468 | 102,569 | 43,716 |
| Namkhana | 182,830 | 93,351 | 89,479 | 41,433 |
| Patharpratima | 331,823 | 169,422 | 162,401 | 69,641 |
South 24 Parganas District Blocks Map