| Important Demographic Features of West Bengal (1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 Censuses) | ||||
| Items | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Total population (in lakhs) | ||||
| Number of male population (in lakhs) | ||||
| Percentage of male population to total population | ||||
| Number of female population (in lakhs) | ||||
| Percentage of female population to total population | ||||
| Urban population (in lakhs) | ||||
| Percentage of urban population to total population | ||||
| Rural population (in lakhs) | ||||
| Percentage of rural population to total population | ||||
| Population of Kolkata Urban Agglomerations (in lakhs) | ||||
| Percentage of population of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration to total urban population | ||||
| Number of main workers (in lakhs) | ||||
| Number of cultivators ( in lakhs) | ||||
| Number of agricultural labourers ( in lakhs) | ||||
| Percentage of cultivators to main workers | ||||
| Percentage of agricultural labourers to main workers | ||||
