Lowest Poverty in West Bengal

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest poverty

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Lowest Poverty — West Bengal

1 Uluberiya 18.5%

2 Tufānganj 18.5%

3 Titāgarh 18.5%

4 Tarakeswar 18.5%

5 Tamlūk 18.5%

6 Tāki 18.5%

7 Rajpur Sonarpur 18.5%

8 Sonāmukhi 18.5%

9 Siuri 18.5%

10 Singur 18.5%

11 Shyamnagar 18.5%

12 Shrīrāmpur 18.5%

13 Siliguri 18.5%

14 Shāntipur 18.5%

15 Sānkrāil 18.5%

16 Sainthia 18.5%

17 Rishra 18.5%

18 Rānīganj 18.5%

19 Rānāghāt 18.5%

20 Rampur Hat 18.5%

21 Rāmjībanpur 18.5%

22 Rāiganj 18.5%

23 Raghunathpur 18.5%

24 Puruliya 18.5%

25 Pātrasāer 18.5%

26 Pānihāti 18.5%

27 Pandua 18.5%

28 Odlābāri 18.5%

29 Navadwīp 18.5%

30 Nalhāti 18.5%

31 Naksalbāri 18.5%

32 Naihāti 18.5%

33 Murshidābād 18.5%

34 Muragācha 18.5%

35 Mirik 18.5%

36 Memāri 18.5%

37 Medinīpur 18.5%

38 Māyāpur 18.5%

39 Mātābhānga 18.5%

40 Maināguri 18.5%

41 Mahīshādal 18.5%

42 Madhyamgram 18.5%

43 Madanpur 18.5%

44 Lālgola 18.5%

45 Lakhyabad 18.5%

46 Kulti 18.5%

47 Krishnanagar 18.5%

48 Konnagar 18.5%

49 Koch Bihār 18.5%

50 Khātra 18.5%

51 Khardah 18.5%

52 Kharar 18.5%

53 Kharagpur 18.5%

54 Kenda 18.5%

55 Kātoya 18.5%

56 Kurseong 18.5%

57 Karīmpur 18.5%

58 Kāmārhāti 18.5%

59 Kalyani 18.5%

60 Kālna 18.5%

61 Kāliyāganj 18.5%

62 Kālimpong 18.5%

63 Kakdwip 18.5%

64 Kānchrāpāra 18.5%

65 Jhārgrām 18.5%

66 Jhalidā 18.5%

67 Jaynagar Majilpur 18.5%

68 Jangipur 18.5%

69 Jāmuria 18.5%

70 Jalpāiguri 18.5%

71 Islāmpur 18.5%

72 Malda 18.5%

73 Hugli 18.5%

74 Hāsimāra 18.5%

75 Haringhāta 18.5%

76 Hālīsahar 18.5%

77 Haldībāri 18.5%

78 Hābra 18.5%

79 Guskhara 18.5%

80 Goyerkāta 18.5%

81 Gobārdānga 18.5%

82 Ghātāl 18.5%

83 Gangārāmpur 18.5%

84 Fort Gloster 18.5%

85 Farakka 18.5%

86 Fālākāta 18.5%

87 Egra 18.5%

88 Durgapur 18.5%

89 Dam Dam 18.5%

90 Dubrājpur 18.5%

91 Dīnhāta 18.5%

92 Diamond Harbour 18.5%

93 Dhupgāri 18.5%

94 Dhuliān 18.5%

95 Debīpur 18.5%

96 Daulatpur 18.5%

97 Dārjiling 18.5%

98 Dalkola 18.5%

99 Chittaranjan 18.5%

100 Chandrakona 18.5%

Cities with the lowest poverty rates in West Bengal demonstrate strong economic conditions where most residents have adequate financial resources. Uluberiya has a poverty rate of just 18.5%.

Low poverty rates typically reflect a combination of strong job markets, educated populations, and higher wage levels. These communities often feature well-funded public services, good school systems, and active civic engagement.

While low poverty rates are encouraging, some of these cities maintain their statistics partly through high costs of living that effectively price out lower-income residents, raising questions about housing equity and economic diversity.

Did You Know?

1. Only 18.5% of residents in Uluberiya live below the poverty line.
2. The federal poverty line for a family of four is approximately $31,200 per year (2024).
3. Cities with the lowest poverty rates tend to also rank high in education, income, and safety metrics.

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