Wednesday, 4 November 2026
★ District of West Bengal ★

Hooghly18 blocks and 1,930 villages of Hooghly district, West Bengal

Rural population (2011) · 33.89 Lakh
Pincode range · 711xxx · 712xxx · 721xxx

District at a glance

StateWest Bengal
Blocks18
Revenue villages1,930
Gram panchayats207
Assembly segments10
Rural households (2011)7,81,205
LGD code312
18
Blocks
1,930
Villages
7,81,205
Rural households (2011)
33.89 L
Rural population (2011)
78.5%
Literacy (1841 villages)
968
Sex ratio
74
Pincodes
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About the district

Hooghly district

Hooghly is a district of West Bengal. The Local Government Directory lists 18 blocks and 1,930 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 33,89,235 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
Emergency · Ambulance · Disaster control room
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On the map

Villages of Hooghly

20 of 1,930 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Hooghly

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Then & Now

Hooghly district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
33,89,235
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 37,33,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
7,81,205
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 8,60,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × West Bengal's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+10.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 1,841 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 1,841 villages

Hooghly district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
33,89,235 Census 2011
Male population
17,22,236 Census 2011
Female population
16,66,999 Census 2011
Households
7,81,205 Census 2011
Villages counted
1,841 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
968 females per 1,000 males
Household size
4.3 persons per household
Literacy rate
78.5% literates ÷ population aged 7+
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Hooghly district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
1,025 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
77.4%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
98.4%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
76.2%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Anaemia (women)
75.1%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
97.0%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
28.9%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
98.1%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
54.6%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
26.5%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Hooghly district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

Mandi prices · Hooghly

Latest reports from markets in Hooghly district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 3 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · BhindiPandua APMC3,5003,9003,7003 Nov 2026
Bitter gourd · Bitter GourdPandua APMC4,0004,4254,2503 Nov 2026
Brinjal · Round/LongPandua APMC3,5003,9503,7503 Nov 2026
Masur Dal · Masur DalPandua APMC10,80011,25011,0003 Nov 2026
Onion · Dry F.A.Q.Pandua APMC4,2004,6254,4003 Nov 2026
Potato · JyotiPandua APMC6607207003 Nov 2026
Rice(Fine/Superfine/Grade A) · FinePandua APMC4,3004,6754,5003 Nov 2026
Tomato · HybridPandua APMC3,3003,7503,5003 Nov 2026
Onion · NasikChampadanga APMC4,6004,7004,7002 Nov 2026
Potato · JyotiChampadanga APMC7207607402 Nov 2026
Sweet Pumpkin · Sweet PumpkinChampadanga APMC2,0002,4002,2002 Nov 2026
Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · BhindiChampadanga APMC3,8004,2004,0001 Nov 2026
Bitter gourd · Bitter GourdChampadanga APMC4,4004,8004,6001 Nov 2026
Brinjal · Round/LongSheoraphuly APMC4,4504,6254,5751 Nov 2026
Brinjal · BrinjalChampadanga APMC4,0004,4004,2001 Nov 2026
Ginger(Dry)Sheoraphuly APMC14,10016,70015,8001 Nov 2026
Green Chilli · Green ChillySheoraphuly APMC6,3756,8256,7501 Nov 2026
Onion · NasikSheoraphuly APMC4,0254,2504,1751 Nov 2026
Pointed gourd(Parval) · Pointed gourd (Parval)Champadanga APMC3,0003,4003,2001 Nov 2026
Pointed gourd(Parval) · Pointed gourd (Parval)Sheoraphuly APMC3,6253,8253,7501 Nov 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Hooghly's shops. Best mandi price near Hooghly →

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News near Hooghly

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

Elsewhere in West Bengal

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Hooghly

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

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Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in West Bengal

Events in Hooghly → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Hooghly

All 1,847 places in Hooghly district, by kind and sub-district →

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Quick answers

People often ask about Hooghly district

Which state is Hooghly district in?

Hooghly district is in West Bengal.

How many blocks and villages are there in Hooghly district?

Hooghly district has 18 blocks and 1,930 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Hooghly district?

The villages of Hooghly district had a combined population of 33,89,235 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Hooghly district?

The Local Government Directory code of Hooghly district is 312.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.

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