Sex-ratio since 1901 for West Bengal and the Districts.

 

               Districts

Sex-ratio (Number of females per 1000 males)

1901

1911

1921

1931

1941

1951

1961

1971

1981

1991

2001

West Bengal

945

925

905

890

852

865

878

891

911

917

934

Bankura

1032

1024

1002

996

978

981

981

958

964

951

952

Barddhaman

1004

997

965

934

893

888

858

886

897

899

922

Birbhum

1029

1017

1004

1005

999

974

973

968

962

946

950

Darjiling

876

871

898

881

884

863

864

882

888

914

937

Haora

935

892

864

834

788

810

808

833

873

881

906

Hugli

983

959

921

879

864

883

892

896

909

917

947

Jalpaiguri

843

829

856

830

836

825

854

887

910

927

942

Koch Bihar

881

873

877

886

879

855

890

916

935

935

949

Kolkata

536

511

503

486

470

593

630

662

741

799

829

Malda

1007

1004

991

989

983

966

965

948

949

938

948

Medinipur

1006

1000

991

975

955

955

952

945

951

944

955

Murshidabad

1040

1022

1006

1005

990

973

974

956

959

943

952

Nadia

1014

996

956

951

946

937

948

948

946

936

946

North 24 Parganas

918

881

855

849

826

846

834

862

891

907

926

Puruliya

1011

1001

997

989

977

983

973

963

957

947

954

South 24 Parganas

927

894

871

866

846

861

921

917

927

929

937

Dakshin Dinajpur

918

920

929

923

910

884

932

941

946

944

951

Uttar Dinajpur

918

920

929

923

910

884

888

908

931

921

938

 

 

Source: Census of India 2001, Final Population Totals.

 

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