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Bareilly Population 2024

Bareilly city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bareilly Metropolitan Region. The Bareilly city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.


The current estimate population of Bareilly city in 2024 is 1,282,000 , while Bareilly metro population is estimated at 1,398,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bareilly city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bareilly city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bareilly city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bareilly in 2011 is 903,668. Although Bareilly city has population of 903,668; its urban / metropolitan population is 985,752.

Bareilly Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Bareilly city are 543,515 of which 305,805 are males while 237,710 are females. Average literacy rate of Bareilly city is 68.25 percent of which male and female literacy was 72.74 and 63.23 percent. The sex ratio of Bareilly city is 895 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 899 per 1000 boys.

Bareilly Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Bareilly city & its Out Growth numbers 24,911 in which population of 144,097 resides. This is around 15.93% of total population of Bareilly city & its outgrowth which is 904,797.

Bareilly Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Bareilly city with 58.58 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bareilly with approximately 38.80 % following it. In Bareilly city, Christinity is followed by 0.78 %, Jainism by 0.05 %, Sikhism by 0.90 % and Buddhism by 0.05 %. Around 0.03 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.81 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 58.58 % 530,043
Muslims 38.80 % 351,025
Christian 0.78 % 7,097
Sikh 0.90 % 8,179
Buddhist 0.05 % 440
Jain 0.05 % 462
Others 0.03 % 228
Not Stated 0.81 % 7,323

Bareilly Future Population 2021-2031

Bareilly City Metropolitan
2011 903,668 985,752
2021 1,174,000 1,281,000
2022 1,209,000 1,319,000
2023 1,245,000 1,358,000
2024 1,282,000 1,398,000
2025 1,320,000 1,439,000
2026 1,359,000 1,482,000
2027 1,399,000 1,526,000
2028 1,440,000 1,571,000
2029 1,483,000 1,618,000
2030 1,527,000 1,666,000
2031 1,572,000 1,715,000
Bareilly City 2011 Total Male Female
City + Out Growths 904,797 477,515 427,282
City Population 903,668 476,927 426,741
Literates 543,515 305,805 237,710
Children (0-6) 107,323 56,523 50,800
Average Literacy (%) 68.25 % 72.74 % 63.23 %
Sexratio 895
Child Sexratio 899

Bareilly Metropolitan Region

Bareilly city comes under Bareilly Metropolitan area.
Bareilly Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 985,752 521,980 463,772
Literates 599,449 339,336 260,113
Children (0-6) 117,456 61,906 55,550
Average Literacy (%) 69.04 % 73.76 % 63.72 %
Sexratio 888
Child Sexratio 897
Bareilly Metropolitan Areas
Bareilly, Bareilly, Bareilly, Kakgaina, Kandharpur, Mohenpur, and Northern Railway Colony