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Pilibhit Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Pilibhit city in 2024 is 180,000 , while Pilibhit metro population is estimated at 221,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Pilibhit city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Pilibhit city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Pilibhit city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Pilibhit in 2011 is 127,988. Although Pilibhit city has population of 127,988; its urban / metropolitan population is 156,263.

Pilibhit Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Pilibhit city are 82,981 of which 46,229 are males while 36,752 are females. Average literacy rate of Pilibhit city is 72.73 percent of which male and female literacy was 76.72 and 68.25 percent. The sex ratio of Pilibhit city is 893 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 887 per 1000 boys.

Pilibhit Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Pilibhit city numbers 1,302 in which population of 7,285 resides. This is around 5.69% of total population of Pilibhit city.

Pilibhit Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Pilibhit city with 60.83 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Pilibhit with approximately 36.62 % following it. In Pilibhit city, Christinity is followed by 0.39 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 1.45 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.65 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 60.83 % 77,855
Muslims 36.62 % 46,873
Christian 0.39 % 493
Sikh 1.45 % 1,854
Buddhist 0.03 % 43
Jain 0.02 % 28
Others 0.00 % 5
Not Stated 0.65 % 837

Pilibhit Future Population 2021-2031

Pilibhit City Metropolitan
2011 127,988 156,263
2021 166,000 203,000
2022 170,000 209,000
2023 175,000 215,000
2024 180,000 221,000
2025 185,000 227,000
2026 190,000 233,000
2027 195,000 239,000
2028 200,000 246,000
2029 206,000 253,000
2030 212,000 260,000
2031 218,000 267,000
Pilibhit City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 127,988 67,614 60,374
Literates 82,981 46,229 36,752
Children (0-6) 13,889 7,361 6,528
Average Literacy (%) 72.73 % 76.72 % 68.25 %
Sexratio 893
Child Sexratio 887

Pilibhit Metropolitan Region

Pilibhit city comes under Pilibhit Metropolitan area.
Pilibhit Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 156,263 82,407 73,856
Literates 97,603 54,916 42,687
Children (0-6) 18,231 9,637 8,594
Average Literacy (%) 70.71 % 75.47 % 65.41 %
Sexratio 896
Child Sexratio 892
Pilibhit Metropolitan Areas
Barha, Pakriya Naugwan Mustqil, and Pilibhit