 Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

According to the "District Census Handbook 2011, Bankura", as of 2001, Bengali was the mother-tongue of 89.9% of the population, followed by Santali (8.1%), Kurmali Thar (1.1%), Hindi (0.5%) and Telugu (0.1%).There is a tribal presence in many of the CD blocks of the district.