Purba Bardhaman district facts for kids
Purba Bardhaman is a new district located in West Bengal, India. It was created when the larger Bardhaman district was divided into two separate areas. These new districts were named Purba Bardhaman district and Paschim Bardhaman district. The main city and administrative center for Purba Bardhaman is Bardhaman city.
Who Lives in Purba Bardhaman?
Counting the People
In 2011, a big count of people was done across India. This is called a census. It helps us understand how many people live in different places.
Purba Bardhaman district had about 4,835,532 people living there. That's almost 5 million people!
Boys and Girls
When the census was done, there were 2,469,310 males, which is about 51% of the population. There were 2,366,222 females, making up about 49%. Also, 509,855 of the people counted were children under 6 years old.