Murshidabad Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Murshidabad in 2024	7,852,548
Estimated population of males in 2024	4,009,909
Estimated population of males in 2024	3,842,639

Population as per 2011 census

Population	7,103,807
Male Population	3,627,564
Female Population	3,476,243
Area (km2)	5,324
Density/km2	1,334
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	958
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	968
Literates	4,055,834
Male Literates	2,177,187
Female Literates	1,878,647
Average Literacy	66.59%
Male Literacy	69.95%
Female Literacy	63.09%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	1,013,392
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	514,876
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	498,516
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	14.27%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	14.19%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	14.34%

Murshidabad Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	2,359,061	33.21%	2,607,706
Muslims	4,707,573	66.27%	5,203,751
Christian	18,102	0.25%	20,010
Sikh	766	0.01%	847
Buddhist	348	0.00%	385
Jain	3,037	0.04%	3,357
Not Stated	7,491	0.11%	8,281
Others	7,429	0.10%	8,212
Total	7,103,807	100.00%	7,852,548

City/Metros in Murshidabad District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Baharampur (Municipality)	195,223	215,800