Report of the Study Team on Tribal Development Programmes West Bengal

Abstract

The area of West Bengal is 88,521 sq. kilometres. According to 1961 Census its population was 3,49,26,279. The tribal population of the State was 20,54,081 which is 5.88 per cent of its total population. The density per sq. kilometre is 399 as against the all India average of 138. Among the States, only Kerala has a higher density.