Better than India Average-
- 1.
- Cooch Behar is the 26th highest ranked in Bengali Script out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.
- 2.
- The average Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy(Number , Census 2011) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 1,378. Cooch Behar is the 39th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that the government has placed a greater emphasis on green energy in this district compared to other districts.
- 3.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Cooch Behar is the 41st highest ranked in Number of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises(Number , Census 2011) . This implies that this district has better urban development as compared to other districts.
- 4.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Cooch Behar is the 24th best ranked in Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011) . This implies that the government has placed a greater emphasis on power distribution in this district compared to other districts.
Worse than India Average-
- 1.
- Cooch Behar is the 31st worst ranked in Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Kerosene(Number , Census 2011) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district has a lower standard of living as compared to other districts.
- 2.
- The Average Number of Households that use crop residue as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Cooch Behar is the 37th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates a poor distribution of LPG connections in this district compared to other districts.
- 3.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Cooch Behar is the 49th worst ranked in Number of Households that use firewood as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) .This indicates a poor distribution of LPG connections in this district compared to other districts.
- 4.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Cooch Behar is the 694th worst ranked in Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB June 2023) .This implies that financial activities in this district are less compared to other districts.
- 5.
- Cooch Behar is the 668th highest ranked in Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB June 2023) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This implies that standard of living of people in this district is poor compared to other districts.
- 6.
- The Average Number of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 344. Cooch Behar is the 461st highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts
Sr. | Fields | Category | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
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Better than India Average- |
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1 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 55686 | 24th | 11102 |
2 | Bengali Script | Language | 13153 | 26th | 7667 |
3 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 1378 | 39th | 7285 |
4 | Number of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 150461 | 41st | 3623 |
5 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 153026 | 70th | 10890 |
6 | Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 273858 | 75th | 9492 |
7 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB Oct 2023) | Internet | 134 | 78th | 7715 |
8 | Number of Households with 1 married couple(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 223006 | 78th | 5950 |
9 | Number of households(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 318214 | 94th | 10563 |
10 | Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011) | Work | 1159881 | 112th | 2949 |
11 | District Pop 2011 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 1628690 | 116th | 8201 |
12 | Number of towns(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 10 | 118th | 6722 |
13 | House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 84 | 122nd | 6677 |
14 | No of Nurses(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 2012 | 132nd | 1134 |
15 | No of Hospital Beds(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1121 | 142nd | 3867 |
16 | No of Community Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 8 | 144th | 2535 |
17 | Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020) | Media | 5 | 148th | 9857 |
18 | Number of Banks(No, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 221 | 155th | 8324 |
19 | Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 20464 | 157th | 6054 |
20 | Number of of Schools(No, UDISE 2021) | Education | 1937 | 165th | 3922 |
21 | No of Doctors(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1634 | 167th | 5251 |
22 | Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011) | Government | 745 | 188th | 9282 |
23 | Number of Inhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 747 | 188th | 7685 |
24 | Number of Uninhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 54 | 189th | 1897 |
25 | Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2021) | Media | 188 | 224th | 10013 |
26 | Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 169864 | 247th | 3939 |
27 | No of Total Hospitals(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 57 | 256th | 5259 |
28 | No of District Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1 | 263rd | 4852 |
29 | No of Sub Divisional Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1 | 272nd | 6433 |
30 | No of Primary Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 45 | 294th | 3721 |
31 | Literacy (%) | Language | 78 | 365th | 8827 |
32 | AEGR (2011) (District) | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 1 | 523rd | 9304 |
Worse than India Average- |
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1 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 217194 | 33rd | 10470 |
2 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | Demography | 1023 | 42nd | 10689 |
3 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | Demography | 949 | 43rd | 9881 |
4 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB Oct 2023) | Internet | 395157 | 45th | 5963 |
5 | Number of Companies | Work | 1876 | 54th | 4942 |
6 | Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 153607 | 62nd | 8732 |
7 | Number of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 2447 | 76th | 9953 |
8 | Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 22 | 78th | 2120 |
9 | Number of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 358 | 83rd | 4271 |
10 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI Aug 2023) | Internet | 165 | 83rd | 8309 |
11 | Urban Population(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 495956 | 99th | 2960 |
12 | Number of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 93956 | 102nd | 4856 |
13 | District Area (Sq Km) | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 4275 | 106th | 6442 |
14 | Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee) | Work | 760882 | 112th | 2640 |
15 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | Education | 208496 | 120th | 2377 |
16 | Number of State Government Jobs | Work | 25127 | 124th | 5971 |
17 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 15187 | 127th | 7274 |
18 | Number of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 3877 | 146th | 6457 |
19 | Bank Credits - Bank Debits (Crores, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 8029 | 146th | 7570 |
20 | Number of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 275 | 155th | 11073 |
21 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2021) | Media | 510042 | 159th | 5579 |
22 | Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022) | Work | 62963 | 160th | 4831 |
23 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 67856 | 166th | 8434 |
24 | Number of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 654 | 173rd | 4650 |
25 | Number of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 36821 | 178th | 2426 |
26 | Assamese Script | Language | 3229 | 183rd | 8780 |
27 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 21 | 183rd | 4374 |
28 | Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 10371 | 186th | 7536 |
29 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2023) | Internet | 80942 | 188th | 3177 |
30 | Number of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 49523 | 195th | 6075 |
31 | Number of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 42477 | 198th | 9975 |
32 | Number of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 591 | 207th | 5855 |
33 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011) | Internet | 162759 | 208th | 7484 |
34 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 15292 | 213th | 9832 |
35 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 38608 | 223rd | 5327 |
36 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | Demography | 19 | 224th | 8240 |
37 | Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 45441 | 228th | 4071 |
38 | % of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 49 | 235th | 11067 |
39 | HQ Mother Tongue Population | Language | 254303 | 238th | 4513 |
40 | Bank Credit(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 37411 | 240th | 10978 |
41 | Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022) | Work | 16177 | 243rd | 6744 |
42 | Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 36696 | 247th | 7393 |
43 | Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018) | Work | 2531 | 251st | 7497 |
44 | Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, ) | Work | 816 | 251st | 2330 |
45 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | Language | 137058 | 258th | 1994 |
46 | City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 271329 | 259th | 9923 |
47 | Govt Jobs % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022) | Work | 2 | 260th | 10462 |
48 | Urbanization(% , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 24 | 267th | 6267 |
49 | Number of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 6137 | 271st | 9180 |
50 | City(DHQ) Pop 2023 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 342233 | 273rd | 2445 |
51 | Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023) | Internet | 593683 | 284th | 2719 |
52 | Script Pools Number < 30,000 | Language | 1 | 287th | 6693 |
53 | Number of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011) | Education | 136937 | 293rd | 8247 |
54 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 28 | 310th | 5295 |
55 | Number of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 56 | 310th | 10633 |
56 | Number of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 4706 | 310th | 4159 |
57 | Number of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 334 | 318th | 3391 |
58 | Gujarati Script | Language | 25953 | 324th | 4070 |
59 | English Multilingual Population | Language | 50193 | 324th | 6503 |
60 | Number of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 719 | 338th | 1273 |
61 | Number of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 9152 | 383rd | 2080 |
62 | Number of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 1087 | 383rd | 10733 |
63 | Formal Jobs % Working Pop(%,DPE 2022) | Work | 2 | 399th | 8465 |
64 | Odia Script | Language | 5442 | 414th | 2331 |
65 | Number of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 6311 | 429th | 5557 |
66 | Number of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 1015 | 429th | 10802 |
67 | Telugu Script | Language | 39429 | 440th | 2457 |
68 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | Language | 10774 | 442nd | 8059 |
69 | % of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 4 | 442nd | 4408 |
70 | Number of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021) | Education | 2 | 448th | 11228 |
71 | Number of UG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 4172 | 453rd | 9263 |
72 | Number of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 5379 | 455th | 3829 |
73 | Number of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 250 | 457th | 10915 |
74 | Number of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 344 | 461st | 7091 |
75 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 153 | 461st | 5981 |
76 | Marathi Script | Language | 27903 | 482nd | 5432 |
77 | Latin Script (English) | Language | 2647 | 495th | 5187 |
78 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | Language | 33190 | 507th | 1546 |
79 | Tamil Script | Language | 23886 | 572nd | 6860 |
80 | Malayalam Script | Language | 6112 | 626th | 2984 |
81 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 43 | 668th | 1374 |
82 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 51 | 694th | 2922 |
Sr. | Fields | Category | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
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Better than India Average- |
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1 | Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 1492 | 24th | 5298 |
2 | Number of Households that use cowdung cake as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 24839 | 54th | 10551 |
3 | Number of Households with Location of drinking water source away from premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 55109 | 58th | 9192 |
4 | Number of Households that use coal/charcoal as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 4517 | 159th | 4652 |
5 | Number of Households that use Kerosene as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 9542 | 186th | 4787 |
Worse than India Average- |
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1 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Kerosene(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 96366 | 31st | 9605 |
2 | Number of Households that use crop residue as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 27640 | 37th | 9760 |
3 | Number of Households that use firewood as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 152998 | 49th | 3253 |