Barddhaman Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Barddhaman in 2024	8,530,994
Estimated population of males in 2024	4,384,999
Estimated population of males in 2024	4,145,995

Population as per 2011 census

Population	7,717,563
Male Population	3,966,889
Female Population	3,750,674
Area (km2)	7,024
Density/km2	1,099
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	945
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	951
Literates	5,247,208
Male Literates	2,918,040
Female Literates	2,329,168
Average Literacy	76.21%
Male Literacy	82.42%
Female Literacy	69.63%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	832,033
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	426,385
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	405,648
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	10.78%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	10.75%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	10.82%

Barddhaman Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	6,008,472	77.85%	6,641,765
Muslims	1,599,764	20.73%	1,768,379
Christian	21,220	0.27%	23,457
Sikh	16,675	0.22%	18,433
Buddhist	1,602	0.02%	1,771
Jain	1,674	0.02%	1,850
Not Stated	23,188	0.30%	25,632
Others	44,968	0.58%	49,708
Total	7,717,563	100.00%	8,530,994

City/Metros in Barddhaman District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Asansol (Municipal Corporation)	563,917	623,354
Barddhaman (Municipality)	314,265	347,389
Durgapur (Municipal Corporation)	566,517	626,228
Jamuria (Municipality)	145,276	160,588
Kulti (Municipality)	313,809	346,884
Raniganj (Municipality)	129,441	143,084