Murshidabad District - Demographics

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Murshidabad district has a population of 7,102,430, roughly equal to the nation of Bulgaria or the US state of Washington. This gives it a ranking of 9th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,334 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,460 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.07%. Murshidabad has a sex ratio of 957 females for 1000 every males, and a literacy rate of 67.53%.

See also: List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

As of 2001 India census, Murshidabad district had a population of 5,863,717 with a sex ratio of 952. A 23.70% growth of population and an increase of sex ratio by nine were noted since the previous census of 1991. The district has an area of 5,324 km2 (2,056 sq mi) and a population density of 1,101 /km2 (2,850 /sq mi) as per 2001 census data. The following table summarises the population distribution:

Rural/Urban	Area	Persons	Males	Females	Population density	Sex ratio
Total	5,324 km2 (2,056 sq mi)	3,015,422	1,546,633	1,468,789	1,101 /km2 (2,850 /sq mi)	952
Rural	5,195.11 km2 (2,005.84 sq mi)	2,757,002	1,414,097	1,342,905	988 /km2 (2,560 /sq mi)	949
Urban	128.89 km2 (49.76 sq mi)	258,420	132,536	125,884	5,682 km2 (2,194 sq mi)

Religion in Murshidabad district
Muslim			63.67%
Hindu			35.92%
Christians			0.23%

The majority of people of the district, around 64%, are Muslim by faith.