Demography

Total Households : 6,65,720 (as per census, 2011)

Total Population : 28,19,086 (as per census, 2011)

In Brief
Area	No. of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
Rural Area	5,96,027	25,29,652	13,04,916	12,24,736
Urban Area	69,693	2,89,434	1,46,626	1,42,808
District Total	6,65,720	28,19,086	14,51,542	13,67,544

Summary of Urban Population
Census Code	Municipality	No. of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
801643	Haldibari	3,405	14,404	7,306	7,098
801644	Mekhliganj	2,249	9,127	4,664	4,463
801645	Mathabhanga	5,792	23,890	12,059	11,831
801646	Koch Bihar	18,431	77,935	39,014	38,921
801647	Tufanganj	5,171	20,998	10,684	10,314
801648	Dinhata	8,739	36,124	18,344	17,780
000000	Area not under any Sub-district*	25,906	1,06,956	54,555	52,401
Urban Total :		69,693	2,89,434	1,46,626	1,42,808
Note: Details for “”Area not under any Sub-district* is given below (please scroll down)

Summary of Rural Population
Census Code	Dev. Block	No. of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
02183	Cooch Behar – I	68,419	2,93,267	1,51,337	1,41,930
02184	Cooch Behar – II	67,496	2,89,917	1,51,946	1,37,971
02187	Dinhata – I	66,528	2,81,890	1,45,325	1,36,565
02188	Dinhata – II	60,896	2,44,066	1,26,663	1,17,403
02179	Haldibari	24,238	1,03,969	52,851	51,118
02181	Mathabhanga – I	49,786	2,18,191	1,12,497	1,05,694
02182	Mathabhanga – II	50,902	2,27,397	1,17,100	1,10,297
02180	Mekhliganj	36,007	1,50,767	77,801	72,966
02189	Sitai	26,647	1,10,333	56,016	54,317
02190	Sitalkuchi	42,587	1,85,353	94,277	91,076
02185	Tufanganj – I	59,091	2,43,256	1,25,672	1,17,584
02186	Tufanganj – II	43,430	1,81,246	93,431	87,815
Rural Total :		5,96,027	25,29,652	13,04,916	12,24,736

Municipality-level Population
Sl. No.	Name of Municipality (M)	No. of Household	Municipality-wise Population			SC Population			ST Population			Others Population
			Total	Male	Female	Total SC	SC Male	SC Female	Total ST	ST Male	ST Female	Male	Female
1.	Koch Bihar (M)	18,431	77,935	39,014	38,921	10,518	5,260	5,258	408	219	189	33,535	33,474
2.	Dinhata (M)	8,739	36,124	18,344	17,780	5,240	2,659	2,581	102	52	50	15,633	15,149
3.	Haldibari (M)	3,405	14,404	7,306	7,098	5,109	2,578	2,531	135	75	60	4,653	4,507
4.	Mathabhanga (M)	5,792	23,890	12,059	11,831	5,708	2,909	2,799	60	31	29	9,119	9,003
5.	Mekhliganj (M)	2,249	9,127	4,664	4,463	4,470	2,290	2,180	109	54	55	2,320	2,228
6.	Tufanganj (M)	5,171	20,998	10,684	10,314	4,836	2,410	2,426	86	37	49	8,237	7,839
Municipal Area Total :		43,787	1,82,478	92,071	90,407	35,881	18,106	17,775	900	468	432	73,497	72,200
Source : Census 2011

Urban Population in the district of Cooch Behar, 2011

**Population of Municipalities & Census Town :**
Sl No.	Sub-Division	No. of Urban Areas	Name of Municipality (M) & Census Town (CT)	Population (in figures)			Percentage to respective Total Population
				Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
1	Cooch Behar	1 Municipality & 8 Census Towns	Cooch Behar (M)	39,014	38,921	77,935	50.06%	49.94%
			Kharimala Khagrabari (CT)	3,936	3,908	7,844	50.18%	49.82%
			Guriahati (CT)	10,647	10,417	21,064	50.55%	49.45%
			Dhaliabari (CT)	2,265	2,118	4,383	51.68%	48.32%
			Baneswar (CT)	2,534	2,307	4,841	52.34%	47.66%
			Khagrabari (CT)	11,733	11,389	23,122	50.74%	49.26%
			Baisguri (CT)	2,577	2,444	5,021	51.32%	48.68%
			Chakchaka (CT)	4,426	4,156	8,582	51.57%	48.43%
			Takagachh (CT)	6,375	6,043	12,418	51.34%	48.66%
		Cooch Behar Sub-Division Total :		83,507	81,703	1,65,210	50.55%	49.45%
2	Dinhata	1 Municipality & 1 Census Town	Dinhata (M)	18,344	17,780	36,124	50.78%	49.22%
			Bhangri Pratham Khanda (CT)	2,277	2,102	4,379	52.00%	48.00%
		Dinhata Sub-Division Total :		20,621	19,882	40,503	50.91%	49.09%
3	Mathabhanga	1 Municipality	Mathabhanga (M)	12,059	11,831	23,890	50.48%	49.52%
4	Mekhliganj	2 Municipalities & 1 Census Town	Mekhliganj (M)	4,664	4,463	9,127	51.10%	48.90%
			Haldibari (M)	7,306	7,098	14,404	50.72%	49.28%
			Nagar Changrabandha (CT)	2,251	2,232	4,483	50.21%	49.79%
		Mekhliganj Sub-Division Total :		14,221	13,793	28,014	50.76%	49.24%
5	Tufanganj	1 Municipality & 2 Census Towns	Tufanganj (M)	10,684	10,314	20,998	50.88%	49.12%
			Kamat Phulbari (P**) (CT)	2,743	2,596	5,339	51.38%	48.62%
			Chhoto Laukuthi (CT)	2,791	2,689	5,480	50.93%	49.07%
		Tufanganj Sub-Division Total :		16,218	15,599	31,817	50.97%	49.03%
	Cooch Behar district Urban Grand Total :			1,46,626	1,42,808	2,89,434	50.66%	49.34%
Note : P** stands for Part				Source : Census of India, 2011

As per Provisional population figures of 2011 Census :-
Demographic Label	Value
Area	3387 Sq Km
No. of Sub Divisions	5
No. of Block / Panchayat Samity	12
No. of Gram Panchayats	128
No. of Gram Sansads	1714
No. of inhabited Villages	1732
No. of Municipalities	6
No. of Police Station	16

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