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| Statement - 2 | |||||||
| State/ District | Total/ | Percentage Distribution of | Difference (Percentage Point) 1991- 2001 | ||||
| Rural/ | Vacant | Occupied | |||||
| Urban | Vacant Houses | Occupied Census | Houses | Census | |||
| Houses | Col.(3)-(2) | Houses | |||||
| 1991 | 2001 | 1991 | 2001 | Col.(5)-(4) | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| WEST BENGAL | Total | 403675 | 631687 | 15687815 | 19508470 | 228012 | 3820655 |
| (2.51) | (3.14) | (97.49) | (96.86) | (0.63) | -(0.63) | ||
| Rural | 238495 | 361716 | 11402985 | 14051595 | 123221 | 2648610 | |
| (2.05) | (2.51) | (97.95) | (97.49) | (0.46) | -(0.46) | ||
| Urban | 165180 | 269971 | 4284830 | 5456875 | 104791 | 1172045 | |
| (3.71) | (4.71) | (96.29) | (95.29) | (1.00) | -(1.00) | ||
| DARJILING | Total | 9935 | 15693 | 277485 | 387568 | 5758 | 110083 |
| (3.46) | (3.89) | (96.54) | (96.11) | (0.43) | -(0.43) | ||
| Rural | 5530 | 7872 | 192450 | 261781 | 2342 | 69331 | |
| (2.79) | (2.92) | (97.21) | (97.08) | (0.13) | -(0.13) | ||
| Urban | 4405 | 7821 | 85035 | 125787 | 3416 | 40752 | |
| (4.93) | (5.85) | (95.07) | (94.15) | (0.93) | -(0.93) | ||
| JALPAIGURI | Total | 14500 | 20069 | 674695 | 882701 | 5569 | 208006 |
| (2.10) | (2.22) | (97.90) | (97.78) | (0.12) | -(0.12) | ||
| Rural | 9980 | 13533 | 563815 | 726421 | 3553 | 162606 | |
| (1.74) | (1.83) | (98.26) | (98.17) | (0.09) | -(0.09) | ||
| Urban | 4520 | 6536 | 110880 | 156280 | 2016 | 45400 | |
| (3.92) | (4.01) | (96.08) | (95.99) | (0.10) | -(0.10) | ||
| KOCH BIHAR | Total | 6140 | 11315 | 521920 | 682386 | 5175 | 160466 |
| (1.16) | (1.63) | (98.84) | (98.37) | (0.47) | -(0.47) | ||
| Rural | 4695 | 8788 | 480135 | 621644 | 4093 | 141509 | |
| (0.97) | (1.39) | (99.03) | (98.61) | (0.43) | -(0.43) | ||
| Urban | 1445 | 2527 | 41785 | 60742 | 1082 | 18957 | |
| (3.34) | (3.99) | (96.66) | (96.01) | (0.65) | -(0.65) | ||
| UTTAR DINAJPUR | Total | 4962 | 7430 | 462822 | 623653 | 2468 | 160831 |
| (1.06) | (1.18) | (98.94) | (98.82) | (0.12) | -(0.12) | ||
| Rural | 3682 | 5298 | 412528 | 559473 | 1616 | 146945 | |
| (0.88) | (0.94) | (99.12) | (99.06) | (0.05) | -(0.05) | ||
| Urban | 1280 | 2132 | 50294 | 64180 | 852 | 13886 | |
| (2.48) | (3.22) | (97.52) | (96.78) | (0.73) | -(0.73) | ||
| DAKSHIN DINAJPUR | Total | 3448 | 5675 | 321623 | 362604 | 2227 | 40981 |
| (1.06) | (1.54) | (98.94) | (98.46) | (0.48) | -(0.48) | ||
| Rural | 2558 | 4237 | 286672 | 315535 | 1679 | 28863 | |
| (0.88) | (1.33) | (99.12) | (98.67) | (0.44) | -(0.44) | ||
| Urban | 890 | 1438 | 34951 | 47069 | 548 | 12118 | |
| (2.48) | (2.96) | (97.52) | (97.04) | (0.48) | -(0.48) | ||
| MALDAH | Total | 8595 | 13836 | 545415 | 730544 | 5241 | 185129 |
| (1.55) | (1.86) | (98.45) | (98.14) | (0.31) | -(0.31) | ||
| Rural | 7190 | 11565 | 503520 | 670924 | 4375 | 167404 | |
| (1.41) | (1.69) | (98.59) | (98.31) | (0.29) | -(0.29) | ||
| Urban | 1405 | 2271 | 41895 | 59620 | 866 | 17725 | |
| (3.24) | (3.67) | (96.76) | (96.33) | (0.42) | -(0.42) | ||
| MURSHIDABAD | Total | 17480 | 28508 | 1062660 | 1360083 | 11028 | 297423 |
| (1.62) | (2.05) | (98.38) | (97.95) | (0.43) | -(0.43) | ||
| Rural | 13410 | 21600 | 950590 | 1189964 | 8190 | 239374 | |
| (1.39) | (1.78) | (98.61) | (98.22) | (0.39) | -(0.39) | ||
| Urban | 4070 | 6908 | 112070 | 170119 | 2838 | 58049 | |
| (3.50) | (3.90) | (96.50) | (96.10) | (0.40) | -(0.40) | ||
| BIRBHUM | Total | 19335 | 24784 | 591955 | 734303 | 5449 | 142348 |
| (3.16) | (3.26) | (96.84) | (96.74) | (0.10) | -(0.10) | ||
| Rural | 16420 | 21410 | 538710 | 668861 | 4990 | 130151 | |
| (2.96) | (3.10) | (97.04) | (96.90) | (0.14) | -(0.14) | ||
| Urban | 2915 | 3374 | 53245 | 65442 | 459 | 12197 | |
| (5.19) | (4.90) | (94.81) | (95.10) | -(0.29) | (0.29) | ||
| BARDDHAMAN | Total | 53295 | 76175 | 1390445 | 1704367 | 22880 | 313922 |
| (3.69) | (4.28) | (96.31) | (95.72) | (0.59) | -(0.59) | ||
| Rural | 28250 | 39300 | 891610 | 1079866 | 11050 | 188256 | |
| (3.07) | (3.51) | (96.93) | (96.49) | (0.44) | -(0.44) | ||
| Urban | 25045 | 36875 | 498835 | 624501 | 11830 | 125666 | |
| (4.78) | (5.58) | (95.22) | (94.42) | (0.79) | -(0.79) | ||
| NADIA | Total | 18790 | 29081 | 871125 | 1186239 | 10291 | 315114 |
| (2.11) | (2.39) | (97.89) | (97.61) | (0.28) | -(0.28) | ||
| Rural | 11045 | 18894 | 660610 | 920883 | 7849 | 260273 | |
| (1.64) | (2.01) | (98.36) | (97.99) | (0.37) | -(0.37) | ||
| Urban | 7745 | 10187 | 210515 | 265356 | 2442 | 54841 | |
| (3.55) | (3.70) | (96.45) | (96.30) | (0.15) | -(0.15) | ||
| NORTH | Total | 50325 | 76991 | 1599990 | 2153381 | 26666 | 553391 |
| TWENTYFOUR | (3.05) | (3.45) | (96.95) | (96.55) | (0.40) | -(0.40) | |
| PARGANAS | Rural | ||||||