Raiganj block had a total population of 362,285, out of which 187,183 were males and 175,102 were females. Raiganj block registered a population growth of 30.71 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 28.72 per cent. Census towns in Raiganj CD Block were (2011 population in brackets): Nachhratpur Katabari (6,011) and Kasba (10,067). Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Raiganj CD Block were (2011 population in brackets):Rupahar (4,155), Bhomra (5,539), Chhatrapur (4,138), Chhota Parua (5,258), Barabarua (6,198), Kasba Mahaso (4,368), Serpur (5,624), Karnajora (6,858), Dakshin Goalpara (5,648), Gauri (4,588), Soharai (4,449), Rampur (4,759), Dwipnagar (5,116), Sitgram (6,167), Sariabad (8,477), Runia (4,024), Adiar (5,834), Lakshmania (9,156), Jagadishpur (6,237), Malibari (4,219), Bhatol (5,135) and Gopalpur (5,618). Other villages in Raiganj CD Block included (2011 population in brackets): Bindol (1,486), Bahin (2,793), Birghai (2,126), Maraikura (917) and Mahipur (1,585). Decadal Population Growth Rate (%) Note: The CD Block data for 1971–1981, 1981-1991 and 1991-2001 is for Raiganj PS covering the block The decadal growth of population in Raiganj CD Block in 2001-2011 was 18.83%. The decadal growth of population in Raiganj PS in 1991-2001 was 23.14%, in 1981-91 was 57,70% and in 1971-81 was 30.37%. The decadal growth rate of population in Uttar Dinajpur district was as follows: 30.2% in 1971–81, 34.0% in 1981–91, 28.7% in 1991-2001 and 23.2% in 2001–11. The decadal growth rate for West Bengal was 13.93% in 2001–2011, 17.77% in 1991–2001, 24.73% in 1981-1991 and 23.17% in 1971–1981. Uttar Dinajpur district has the highest decadal population growth rate in West Bengal with a figure of 23.2% for the decade 2001-2011 and is much higher than the state average of 13.8%. According to the Human Development Report for Uttar Dinajpur district, population growth in the area that later became Uttar Dinajpur district was low in the pre-independence era and started picking up with waves of East Bengali refugees coming in from erstwhile East Pakistan. "A spurt in population growth rates first became evident between 1951-1961, and was further magnified between 1971-81 after the creation of Bangladesh when population growth in most districts bordering the Bangladesh-West Bengal frontier showed similar escalation. However, after 1981, when population growth in most other West Bengal districts had tapered off, growth rates in Uttar Dinajpur again showed a fresh spurt. Thus, no deceleration in population growth rates occurred in the district until after 1991… In addition to Hindu and tribal