South Twenty Four Parganas Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of South Twenty Four Parganas in 2024	9,022,232
Estimated population of males in 2024	4,613,694
Estimated population of males in 2024	4,408,538

Population as per 2011 census

Population	8,161,961
Male Population	4,173,778
Female Population	3,988,183
Area (km2)	9,960
Density/km2	819
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	956
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	963
Literates	5,531,657
Male Literates	3,043,277
Female Literates	2,488,380
Average Literacy	77.51%
Male Literacy	83.35%
Female Literacy	71.40%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	1,025,679
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	522,552
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	503,127
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.57%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.52%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	12.62%

South Twenty Four Parganas Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	5,155,545	63.17%	5,698,939
Muslims	2,903,075	35.57%	3,209,059
Christian	66,498	0.81%	73,507
Sikh	2,783	0.03%	3,076
Buddhist	2,494	0.03%	2,757
Jain	972	0.01%	1,074
Not Stated	24,529	0.30%	27,114
Others	6,065	0.07%	6,704
Total	8,161,961	100.00%	9,022,232

City/Metros in South Twenty Four Parganas District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Maheshtala (Municipality)	448,317	495,570
Rajpur Sonarpur (Municipality)	424,368	469,096