Table 1.16. Distribution of Total Population, Disabled Population and Percentage of Disabled Population to Total Population by Residence and Sex for India and West Bengal-2001.

India/State/     Union Territory

Sex

Population 2001

Disabled population-2001

Percentage of disabled population to total population

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

India *

Persons

1028610328

742490639

286119689

21906769

16388382

5518387

2.13

2.21

1.93

 

Males

532156772

381602674

150554098

12605635

9410185

3195450

2.37

2.47

2.12

 

Females

496453556

360887965

135565591

9301134

6978197

2322937

1.87

1.93

1.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Bengal

Persons

80176197

57748946

22427251

1847174

1354253

492921

2.30

2.35

2.20

 

Males

41465985

29616009

11849976

1058685

774521

284164

2.55

2.62

2.40

 

Females

38710212

28132937

10577275

788489

579732

208757

2.04

2.06

1.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darjiling

Persons

1609172

1088740

520432

56982

43881

13101

3.54

4.03

2.52

 

Males

830644

556633

274011

31258

23891

7367

3.76

4.29

2.69

 

Females

778528

532107

246421

25724

19990

5734

3.30

3.76

2.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jalpaiguri

Persons

3401173

2794291

606882

84236

71230

13006

2.48

2.55

2.14

 

Males

1751145

1437156

313989

47126

39655

7471

2.69

2.76

2.38

 

Females

1650028

1357135

292893

37110

31575

5535

2.25

2.33

1.89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koch Bihar

Persons

2479155

2253537

225618

65954

58131

7823

2.66

2.58

3.47

 

Males

1272094

1157241

114853

37811

33406

4405

2.97

2.89

3.84

 

Females

1207061

1096296

110765

28143

24725

3418

2.33

2.26

3.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uttar Dinajpur

Persons

2441794

2147351

294443

40900

36750

4150

1.67

1.71

1.41

 

Males

1259737

1104224

155513

22987

20631

2356

1.82

1.87

1.51

 

Females

1182057

1043127

138930

17913

16119

1794

1.52

1.55

1.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dakshin Dinajpur

Persons

1503178

1306324

196854

30450

26221

4229

2.03

2.01

2.15

 

Males

770335

669796

100539

16701

14386

2315

2.17

2.15

2.30

 

Females

732843

636528

96315

13749

11835

1914

1.88

1.86

1.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maldah

Persons

3290468

3049528

240940

61379

56822

4557

1.87

1.86

1.89

 

Males

1689406

1565654

123752

34646

32086

2560

2.05

2.05

2.07

 

Females

1601062

1483874

117188

26733

24736

1997

1.67

1.67

1.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murshidabad

Persons

5866569

5133835

732734

156305

136706

19599

2.66

2.66

2.67

 

Males

3005000

2633196

371804

89278

78294

10984

2.97

2.97

2.95

 

Females

2861569

2500639

360930

67027

58412

8615

2.34

2.34

2.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birbhum

Persons

3015422

2757002

258420

59855

55059

4796

1.98

2.00

1.86

 

Males

1546633

1414097

132536

35127

32306

2821

2.27

2.28

2.13

 

Females

1468789

1342905

125884

24728

22753

1975

1.68

1.69

1.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barddhaman

Persons

6895514

4348466

2547048

147597

98087

49510

2.14

2.26

1.94

 

Males

3588376

2239187

1349189

86299

57150

29149

2.40

2.55

2.16

 

Females

3307138

2109279

1197859

61298

40937

20361

1.85

1.94

1.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nadia

Persons

4604827

3625308

979519

108631

84803

23828

2.36

2.34

2.43

 

Males

2366853

1867682

499171

61780

48436

13344

2.61

2.59

2.67

 

Females

2237974

1757626

480348

46851

36367

10484

2.09

2.07

2.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North 24 Parganas

Persons

8934286

4083339

4850947

201594

96390

105204

2.26

2.36

2.17

 

Males

4638756

2102208

2536548

113524

54336

59188

2.45

2.58

2.33

 

Females

4295530

1981131

2314399

88070

42054

46016

2.05

2.12

1.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hugli

Persons

5041976

3354227

1687749

110540

73847

36693

2.19

2.20

2.17

 

Males

2589625

1699831

889794

63544

42449

21095

2.45

2.50

2.37

 

Females

2452351

1654396

797955

46996

31398

15598

1.92

1.90

1.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankura

Persons

3192695

2957447

235248

68737

64588

4149

2.15

2.18

1.76

 

Males

1636002

1515450

120552

39394

37000

2394

2.41

2.44

1.99

 

Females

1556693

1441997

114696

29343

27588

1755

1.88

1.91

1.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puruliya

Persons

2536516

2281090

255426

58721

53292

5429

2.32

2.34

2.13

 

Males

1298078

1165054

133024

33996

30779

3217

2.62

2.64

2.42

 

Females

1238438

1116036

122402

24725

22513

2212

2.00

2.02

1.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medinipur

Persons

9610788

8626883

983905

229357

209335

20022

2.39

2.43

2.03

 

Males

4916370

4407920

508450

131487

119976

11511

2.67

2.72

2.26

 

Females

4694418

4218963

475455

97870

89359

8511

2.08

2.12

1.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haora

Persons

4273099

2121109

2151990

96402

49661

46741

2.26

2.34

2.17

 

Males

2241898

1083410

1158488

56710

28794

27916

2.53

2.66

2.41

 

Females

2031201

1037699

993502

39692

20867

18825

1.95

2.01

1.89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kolkata

Persons

4572876

0

4572876

107818

0

107818

2.36

-

2.36

 

Males

2500040

0

2500040

63305

0

63305

2.53

-

2.53

 

Females

2072836

0

2072836

44513

0

44513

2.15

-

2.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South 24 Parganas

Persons

6906689

5820469

1086220

161716

139450

22266

2.34

2.40

2.05

 

Males

3564993

2997270

567723

93712

80946

12766

2.63

2.70

2.25

 

Females

3341696

2823199

518497

68004

58504

9500

2.04

2.07

1.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NB : Figure of India Excludes Mao Maran, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur

 

 

 

                                                                 

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