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West Bengal District Prosperity Map

Compare prosperity, population and per-capita income across districts in West Bengal.

Move below the state average to identify district markets with different population scale, purchasing power and structural affluence.

2012 → 2021 → 2025   |   district → population → prosperity → per-capita income

How are the 2025 population and per-capita-income estimates calculated and checked?

Developed and maintained by Strategist Technologies. See the methodology for source data, estimation approach and validation.

Methodology & Validation About Strategist

West Bengal is not one uniform market. Population, affluence and purchasing power can vary substantially from one district to another. This page provides a district-level view so businesses can compare local markets within the state rather than relying only on the state average.

Use the year selector to view 2012, 2021 and 2025 estimates. Map colouring and mouseover values change together for the selected year.

2025 data highlights

West Bengal District Prosperity: 2025 Key Findings

These highlights are calculated from the same Strategist dataset used by the interactive district maps below.

19Districts covered
₹133,711Median per-capita income, 2025
1Districts at ₹5 lakh+ PCI
55.8%Median PCI growth, 2021–2025
Affluence expansion: 0 districts were at or above ₹5 lakh per-capita income in 2021 versus 1 in 2025. 1 districts are at or above ₹3 lakh in 2025. Prosperity Index leader: Kolkata (3,543).

Highest-income West Bengal districts in 2025

#DistrictPCI 2025Growth vs 2021Prosperity Index
1Kolkata₹556,85355.8%3,543
2North Twenty Four Parganas₹278,70155.8%1,773
3Darjiling₹267,97255.8%1,705
4Haora₹244,86155.8%1,558
5Hugli₹229,72955.8%1,462
6Barddhaman₹215,14855.8%1,369
7South Twenty Four Parganas₹145,54155.8%926
8Jalpaiguri₹144,16555.8%917
9Nadia₹139,76355.8%889
10Paschim Medinipur₹133,71155.8%851

Fastest-growing West Bengal districts, 2021–2025

#DistrictPCI growthPCI 2025Prosperity Index
1Koch Bihar55.8%₹96,569614
2Puruliya55.8%₹109,775698
3Bankura55.8%₹121,605774
4Uttar Dinajpur55.8%₹95,193606
5Darjiling55.8%₹267,9721,705
6Paschim Medinipur55.8%₹133,711851
7Barddhaman55.8%₹215,1481,369
8Maldah55.8%₹104,272663
9Nadia55.8%₹139,763889
10South Twenty Four Parganas55.8%₹145,541926

Source: Strategist Technologies 2025 population, per-capita-income and Prosperity Index estimates. Values are estimates, not official census or administrative income statistics. See Methodology & Validation.

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West Bengal Districtwise Prosperity Index

Compare relative prosperity across districts in West Bengal for the selected year.

West Bengal Districtwise Per Capita Income

Compare estimated per-capita income across districts in West Bengal for the selected year.

How businesses can use the West Bengal district map

  • Compare sales or customer density with district prosperity, population and income.
  • Identify affluent districts that may be underpenetrated by the current network.
  • Separate premium local markets from larger middle-market opportunities.
  • Find districts with market characteristics similar to strong existing sales areas.
  • Support branch, distribution, territory, dealer and local marketing decisions.

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