State/District	Total/Rural/Urban	Census Year	Population #	Household #	Average household size
1	2	3	4	5	6
WEST BENGAL	Total	1991	68077965	12514414	5.44
		2001	80366461	15715915	5.11
Increase / Decrease					-0.33
	Rural	1991	49370364	8909515	5.54
		2001	58116368	11161870	5.21
Increase / Decrease					-0.33
	Urban	1991	18707601	3604899	5.19
		2001	22250093	4554045	4.89
Increase / Decrease					-0.30
DARJILING	Total	1991	1299919	243872	5.33
		2001	1582741	310149	5.10
Increase / Decrease					-0.23
	Rural	1991	903859	171267	5.28
		2001	1078862	212082	5.09
Increase / Decrease					-0.19
	Urban	1991	396060	72605	5.45
		2001	503879	98067	5.14
Increase / Decrease					-0.31
JALPAIGURI	Total	1991	2800543	535732	5.23
		2001	3389012	681435	4.97
Increase / Decrease					-0.26
	Rural	1991	2342296	446891	5.24
		2001	2780945	554114	5.02
Increase / Decrease					-0.22
	Urban	1991	458247	88841	5.16
		2001	608067	127321	4.78
Increase / Decrease					-0.38
KOCH BIHAR	Total	1991	2171145	425892	5.10
		2001	2545532	521425	4.88
Increase / Decrease					-0.22
	Rural	1991	2001648	393525	5.09
		2001	2322047	475138	4.89
Increase / Decrease					-0.20
	Urban	1991	169497	32367	5.24
		2001	223485	46287	4.83
Increase / Decrease					-0.41
UTTAR DINAJPUR	Total	1991	1897045	350942	5.41
		2001	2458260	461744	5.32
Increase / Decrease					-0.09
	Rural	1991	1644070	311324	5.28
		2001	2172998	411308	5.28
Increase / Decrease					0.00
	Urban	1991	252975	39618	6.39
		2001	285262	50436	5.66
Increase / Decrease					-0.73
DAKSHIN DINAJPUR	Total	1991	1230608	244006	5.04
		2001	1497759	316939	4.73
Increase / Decrease					-0.31
	Rural	1991	1066383	212772	5.01
		2001	1324003	278991	4.75
Increase / Decrease					-0.26
	Urban	1991	164225	31234	5.26
		2001	173756	37948	4.58
Increase / Decrease					-0.68
MALDAH	Total	1991	2637032	484495	5.44
		2001	3352638	629916	5.32
Increase / Decrease					-0.12
	Rural	1991	2450495	448433	5.46
		2001	3111915	580336	5.36
Increase / Decrease					-0.10
	Urban	1991	186537	36062	5.17
		2001	240723	49580	4.86
Increase / Decrease					-0.31
MURSHIDABAD	Total	1991	4740149	855170	5.54
		2001	5886560	1129593	5.21
Increase / Decrease					-0.33
	Rural	1991	4245802	764249	5.56
		2001	5170745	991967	5.21
Increase / Decrease					-0.35
	Urban	1991	494347	90921	5.44
		2001	715815	137626	5.20
Increase / Decrease					-0.24
BIRBHUM	Total	1991	2555664	483338	5.29
		2001	3010270	593886	5.07
Increase / Decrease					-0.22
	Rural	1991	2326101	439844	5.29
		2001	2753435	540822	5.09
Increase / Decrease					-0.20
	Urban	1991	229563	43494	5.28
		2001	256835	53064	4.84
Increase / Decrease					-0.44
BARDDHAMAN	Total	1991	6050605	1140000	5.31
		2001	6953262	1380873	5.04
Increase / Decrease					-0.27
	Rural	1991	3927613	722037	5.44
		2001	4345911	862458	5.04
Increase / Decrease					-0.40
	Urban	1991	2122992	417963	5.08
		2001	2607351	518415	5.03
Increase / Decrease					-0.05
NADIA	Total	1991	3852097	706940	5.45
		2001	4602036	943651	4.88
Increase / Decrease					-0.57
	Rural	1991	2980279	540654	5.51
		2001	3634710	736063	4.94
Increase / Decrease					-0.57
	Urban	1991	871818	166286	5.24
		2001	967326	207588	4.66
Increase / Decrease					-0.58
NORTH TWENTYFOUR	Total	1991	7281881	1364906	5.34
PARGANAS		2001	8937372	1797814	4.97
Increase / Decrease					-0.37
	Rural	1991	3551581	644498	5.51
		2001	4095769	802407	5.10
Increase / Decrease					-0.41
	Urban	1991	3730300	720408	5.18
		2001	4841603	995407	4.86
Increase / Decrease					-0.32
HUGLI	Total	1991	4355230	803280	5.42
		2001	5015041	1020618	4.91
Increase / Decrease					-0.51
	Rural	1991	2996979	530689	5.65
		2001	3360653	665263	5.05
Increase / Decrease					-0.60
	Urban	1991	1358251	272591	4.98
		1991	1654388	355355	4.66
Increase / Decrease		2001			-0.32
BANKURA	Total	1991	2805065	497420	5.64
		2001	3212127	604605	5.31
Increase / Decrease					-0.33
	Rural	1991	2572587	455549	5.65
		2001	2976958	557646	5.34
Increase / Decrease					-0.31
	Urban	1991	232478	41871	5.55
		2001	235169	46959	5.01
Increase / Decrease					-0.54
PURULIYA	Total	1991	2224577	384419	5.79
		2001	2590555	452897	5.72
Increase / Decrease					-0.07
	Rural	1991	2014571	347587	5.80
		2001	2336292	406674	5.74
Increase / Decrease					-0.06
	Urban	1991	210006	36832	5.70
		2001	254263	46223	5.50
Increase / Decrease					-0.20
MEDINIPUR	Total	1991	8331912	1450758	5.74
		2001	9623154	1798361	5.35
Increase / Decrease					-0.39
	Rural	1991	7510917	1300027	5.78
		2001	8670738	1606438	5.40
Increase / Decrease					-0.38
	Urban	1991	820995	150731	5.45
		2001	952416	191923	4.96
Increase / Decrease					-0.49
HAORA	Total	1991	3729644	674613	5.53
		2001	4326437	838235	5.16
Increase / Decrease					-0.37
	Rural	1991	1880530	316506	5.94
		2001	2144662	399845	5.36
Increase / Decrease					-0.58
	Urban	1991	1849114	358107	5.16
		2001	2181775	438390	4.98
Increase / Decrease					-0.18
KOLKATA	Total	1991	4399819	857109	5.13
		2001	4465854	921495	4.85
Increase / Decrease		percentage			-0.28
	Rural	1991	0	0	-
		2001	0	0	-
	Urban	1991	4399819	857109	5.13
		2001	4465854	921495	4.85
Increase / Decrease		percentage			-0.28
SOUTH TWENTYFOUR	Total	1991	5715030	1011522	5.65
PARGANAS		2001	6917851	1312279	5.27
Increase / Decrease					-0.38
	Rural	1991	4954653	863663	5.74
		2001	5835725	1080318	5.40
Increase / Decrease					-0.34
	Urban	6	760377	147859	5.14
		2001	1082126	231961	4.67
Increase / Decrease					-0.47
Note: # The population and No. of Households for 1991 used in this table is as per primary census
abstract (PCA) for 1991 and not as per HH tables for 1991.