== APPENDIX V ==

Communal distribution of population in Bengal by Districts


Districts
Total Population
Muslims
Scheduled Castes
Hindus
Indian Christians
Population
%
Population
%
Population
%
Population
%
1. Burdwan
1,890,732
336,665
17.8
430,300
22.8
963,520
51.0
3,280
.2
2. Birbhum
1,048,317
287,310
27.4
280,254
26.7
406,182
38.8
344
.03
3. Banknra
1,289,640
55,564
4.3
355,290
97.5
723,269
56.1
1,216
.1
4. Midnapore
3,190,647
246,559
7.7
339,066
10.6
2.342,897
73.4
3,834
.1
5. Hooghly
1,377,729
207,077
15.0
245,810
17.8
853.734
61.9
543
.04
6. Howrah
1490,304
296,325
19.9
184,318
 12.4
1,000,548
 67.1
 994
.06
7. 24-Parganas
3,536,386
1,148,180
32.5
743,397
21.0
1.566,599
44.3
20,823
.6
8. Calcutta 
2,108,891
497,535
23.6 
55,228
2.6
1,476,284
 70.0
16,431
.8
9. Nadia 
1,759,846
1,078,007
61.3
143,682
8.2
514,268
29.2
10,749
.6
10. Murshidabad
1,640,530
927,747
56.6
167,184
10.2
517,803
31.6
394
.02
11. Khulna
1,943,218
959,172
49.4
470,550
24.2
507,143
26.1
3,538
.2
12. Rajashahi 
1,571,750
1,173.285
74.6
75,650
4.8 
253,580
16.1
1,166
.07
13. Dinajpur 
1,926,833
967,246
50.2
399,410
20.7
375,212
19.5
1,448
.07
14. Jalpaiguri  1,089,513 251,460 23.4 325,504 29.9 226,143 20.8 2,589 .2
15. Darjeeling  376,369 9,125 2.4  28,922 7.7 149,574 39.7 2,599 .7
16. Rangpur 2,877,847 2,055,186 71.4 495,462 17.2 307,387 10.7 389 .01
17. Bogra 1,260.463 1,057,902 83.9 61,303 4.9 126,229 10.0 286 .02
18. Pabna 1705,072 1,313,968
77.1
114,738
6.7
269,017
15.8
285
.02
19. Malda  1,232,618 699,945
56.7
75,535
6.1
390,143
31.6
466
.04
20. Dacca 4,222,143 2,841,261
67.3
409,905
9.7
950,227
22.5
15,846
.4
21. Myrnensiagh 6,023,758 4,664.548 77.4  340,676 5.7 955,962 15.9 2,322  .04
22. Faridpur  2,888,803 1,871,336 64.4 527,496 18.3 478,742 16.6 9,549 .3
23. Bakargunj  3,549,010 2,567,027 72.3 427,667 12.1 480,962 13.6 9,357  .2
24. Tippera  3,860,139 2,975,901 77.1 227,643 5.9 652,318 16.9 428 .01
25. Naokhali  2,217,402 1,803,937 81.3 81,817 3.7 330.494 14.9 535 .02
26, Chittagong 2,153,296 1,605,183 74.5 57,024 2.6  401,050 18.6 395 .02
27. Chittagong Hill Tracts 247,053 7,270 2.9 283 .1 4,598 1.9 60  .02
28. Jessore  1,828,216 1,100,713
60.2
314,856
17.2
406,223
22.2
1057
.06
Total
60,306,525 33,005,434
54.7
7,378,.970
12.2
17,630,054
29.3
110,923
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