Bhopal Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Bhopal in 2024	2,775,090
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,446,767
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,328,323

Population as per 2011 census

Population	2,371,061
Male Population	1,236,130
Female Population	1,134,931
Area (km2)	2,772
Density/km2	855
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	918
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	920
Literates	1,660,690
Male Literates	920,314
Female Literates	740,376
Average Literacy	80.37%
Male Literacy	85.42%
Female Literacy	74.87%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	304,713
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	158,721
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	145,992
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.85%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.84%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.86%

Bhopal Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	1,755,861	74.05%	2,055,060
Muslims	525,434	22.16%	614,968
Christian	23,432	0.99%	27,425
Sikh	10,789	0.46%	12,627
Buddhist	21,688	0.91%	25,384
Jain	25,950	1.09%	30,372
Not Stated	7,572	0.32%	8,862
Others	335	0.01%	392
Total	2,371,061	100.00%	2,775,090

City/Metros in Bhopal District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Bhopal (Municipal Corporation)	1,798,218	2,104,634