Purulia Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Purulia in 2024	3,238,949
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,654,779
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,584,170

Population as per 2011 census

Population	2,930,115
Male Population	1,496,996
Female Population	1,433,119
Area (km2)	6,259
Density/km2	468
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	957
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	953
Literates	1,624,905
Male Literates	1,002,058
Female Literates	622,847
Average Literacy	64.48%
Male Literacy	77.86%
Female Literacy	50.52%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	410,227
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	210,003
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	200,224
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	14.00%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	14.03%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	13.97%

Purulia Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	2,373,120	80.99%	2,623,247
Muslims	227,249	7.76%	251,201
Christian	8,646	0.30%	9,557
Sikh	622	0.02%	688
Buddhist	209	0.01%	231
Jain	3,052	0.10%	3,374
Not Stated	8,188	0.28%	9,051
Others	309,029	10.55%	341,601
Total	2,930,115	100.00%	3,238,949

City/Metros in Purulia District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Puruliya (Municipality)	121,067	133,827