Share of Urban Population in West Bengal by District (As per Census 2011) Population, Literacy rate by Sex and Density, Decennial : Growth rate in West Bengal by District (As per Census 2011) Administrative Divisions of the State of West Bengal (as on 31.12.2015) Villages, Towns and Households in West Bengal, Contents: Cities and Towns The population of all cities and towns in the State of West Bengal by census years. The icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), activity status (a7+)). ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019. ^ "2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal - District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 February 2017. DATABASE AND METHODOLOGY The Study has been entirely made on secondary data and sources are District Statistical Handbook -2012-2014 of Bankura District.Census Handbook (2001) Levels of development at the block level, and factors leading to the deprivation have been examined using deprivation method. Get this from a library! District census handbook, series 22, West Bengal.. [India. Director of Census Operations, West Bengal.] secondary data which collected from District Census Handbook 2001 & 2011, Census of India 2001 & 2011.The essential cartographic techniques such as maps, diagrams and tables used with the help of GIS-Arc about 52% among the different district of West Bengal. In the district, there are 1194 Government of West Bengal Dated, Kolkata Director 24 Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics th February, 2012 The present issue of the District Statistical Handbook seeks to provide statistical information on various socio­economic aspects of (Census 2001) " " 73 Level and Trend of Urbanization: A Study on Purulia District of West Bengal DOI: 10.9790/0837-2212031020 iosrjournals.org 14 | Page Fig-3 Source: District Census Handbook, Purulia 2001[14], 2011 [4], Computed and calculated by author urbanization in West Bengal based on Census data. The in migration and out migration streams and the reasons behind migration, educational level, work status, occupational patterns of migrants etc. have been discussed. The study is to address the issue of changing patterns of migration and their characteristics in West Bengal. A district is governed by a District Collector, who is better known as a District Magistrate (DM) in the state of West Bengal. A DM is an officer from either Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS), and is appointed by the State Government of West Bengal. Each district is divided into subdivisions, except the Kolkata district, which contains urban area only Rapid urban growth is a common phenomenon of the developing countries. Now, in India about 30 percent of the people are living in urban areas but in all respect urbanization does not mean the higher economic growth. Increasing urbanization means a Source: Calculated from District Census Handbook of Purulia, 2001 & 2011 The situation was much worst in the decade of 90s. Other services include manufacturing, trade & commerce, construction, transport etc. But this slight progress is not adequate in comparison with other districts of West Bengal. Spatio-