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TABLE 2:
Temporal
and district wise growth pattern of population in West Bengal 1981-2011.
Decadal absolute growth of population
('00000 )
Change in absolute growth during
1981 -2011
Percent contribution to growth
District Name
1981 - 1991
1991 - 2001
2001 - 2011
Absolute Change ('00000)
% Change
1981 - 1991
1991 - 2001
2001 - 2011
West Bengal
135.0
121.4
111.3
-23.7
-17.6
100
100
100
Burdwan
12.2
8.7
8.0
-4.1
-33.8
9.0
7.2
7.2
Birbhum
4.6
4.6
4.9
0.3
6.5
3.4
3.8
4.4
Bankura
4.3
3.9
4.0
-0.3
-6.0
3.2
3.2
3.6
Midnapur
15.9
13.1
14.0
-1.9
-12.0
11.8
10.8
12.6
Howrah
7.6
5.4
5.7
-2.0
-25.6
5.7
4.5
5.1
Hooghly
8.0
6.8
4.8
-3.2
-39.8
5.9
5.6
4.3
24-Pargonas (N)
-
16.5
11.5
-
-
-
13.6
10.4
24-Pargonas (S)
-
11.9
12.4
-
-
-
9.8
11.2
Kolkata
10.9
1.8
-0.9
-11.9
-108.6
8.1
1.5
-0.8
Nadia
8.9
7.5
5.6
-3.2
-36.4
6.6
6.2
5.1
Murshidabad
10.4
11.2
12.4
2.0
18.8
7.7
9.3
11.1
Dinazpur (N)
-
5.4
5.6
-
-
-
4.5
5.0
Dinazpur (S)
-
2.7
1.7
-
-
-
2.2
1.5
Malda
6.1
6.5
7.1
1.0
17.0
4.5
5.4
6.4
Jalpaiguri
5.9
6.0
4.7
-1.2
-20.4
4.3
5.0
4.2
Darjeeling
2.8
3.1
2.4
-0.4
-14.3
2.0
2.5
2.1
Coochbehar
4.0
3.1
3.4
-0.6
-13.8
3.0
2.5
3.1
Purulia
3.7
3.1
3.9
0.2
5.9
2.7
2.6
3.5
Source: Census of India; Note: 2011 data is the provisional census data.
