Statement showing Population, Area, and Density of Population in each District of the
Bengal Province for the year 1872.
DIVISION.
DISTRICT.
POPULATION, CENSUS 1872.
AREA IN SQUARE MILES.
POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE.


Males.
Females.
Total.
Grand total of Division.
District.
Division.
District.
Division.
Burdwan
Burdwan 
995,818
1,038,927
2,034,745
7,286,957
3,523
12,719
578
572

Bankuru
261,690
265,082
526,772

1,346

391


Birbhoom
334,550
361,371
695,921

1,344

518


Midnapore 
1,257,194
1,283,769
2,540,963

5,082

500


Hooghli 
173,492
190,143
363,635

436

834


Serampur 
193,022
200,842
393,864

349

1,129


Howrah 
356,342
374,715
731,057

639

1,144

Presidency
24-Pergunnahs 
1,155,759
708,291
1,553,620
6,097,863 
2,788
9,867
793
618

Nuddea 
877,125
935,670
1,812,795

3,421

530


Jessore 
1,051,126
1,023,895
2,075,021

3,658

567

Rajshahye
Moorshedabad 
645,335
708,291
1,353,626
8,893,738
2,578
17,694
525
502

Dinagepur 
776,431
725,493
1,501,924

4,126

364


Maldah 
331,087
345,339
676,426

1,813

373


Rajshahye 
650,586
660,143
1,310,729

2,234

587


Rungpore 
1,095,026
1,054,946
2,149,972

3,476

619


Bogra
347,864
341,603
689,467

1,501

459


Pubna 
602,514
609,080
1,211,594

1,966

616

Cooch Behar
Darjeeling 
53,057
41,655
94,712
513,377
1,234
4,140
77
124

Julpaiguri 
216,893
201,772
418,665

2,906

144

Dacca
Dacca
905,775
947,218
1,852,993
7,592,232 
2,897
15,621 
640
486

Furridpore 
497,854
514,735
1,012,589

1,496

677


Backergunge 
1,204,273
1,173,196
2,377,433

4,935

482


Mymensingh 
1,187,962
1,161,955
2,349,917

6,293

372

Chittagong
Chittagong 
536,059
591,343
1,127,402
3,375,267 
2,498
6,710
451
503

Noakholly 
362,067
351,867
713,934

1,557

459


Tipperah 
782,391
751,540
1,533,931

2,655

578

Patna
Patna 
761,877
797,761
1,559,638
13,122,743 
2,101
23,732
742
552

Gya 
954,129
995,621
1,949,750

4,718

413


Shahabad 
835,374
888,600
1,723,974

4,385

393


Tirhoot 
2,191,764
2,192,942
3,484,706

6,343

691


Sarun 
996,683
1,067,177
2,063,860

2,654

778


Chumparun 
737,529
703,286
1,440,815

3,531

408

Bhagulpore
Monghyr 
897,074
915,912
1,812,986
6,613,358 
3,913
18,685
463
353

Bhagulpore 
917,183
909,107
1,826,290

4,327

422


Purneah 
876,320
83,475
1,714,795

4,957

346


Rajmahal 
94,258
96,632
190,890






Sonthal Pergunnahs 
535,458
532,939
1,068,397

5,488

229

Orissa
Cuttack 
725,330
759,454
1,494,784
3,034,690 
3,178
7,717
470
393

Pooree 
389,449
380,225
769,674

2,473

311


Balasoro 
379,077
391,155
770,232

2,066

373

Chota Nagpore
Hazaribagh 
397,045
374,830
771,875
3,419,591 
7,021
28,482
110
120

Lobardugga 
621,548
615,575
1,237,123

12,044

103


Singbhum
207,926
207,097
415,023

4,503

92


Manbhum
500,936
494,634
995,570

4,914

203


Total of the Provinces.
29,870,216
30,080,800
59,950,516
145,367
412