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Jalpaiguri Population 2024

Jalpaiguri city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Jalpaiguri Metropolitan Region. The Jalpaiguri city is located in West Bengal state of India.


The current estimate population of Jalpaiguri city in 2024 is 151,000 , while Jalpaiguri metro population is estimated at 237,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Jalpaiguri city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Jalpaiguri city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Jalpaiguri city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Jalpaiguri in 2011 is 107,341. Although Jalpaiguri city has population of 107,341; its urban / metropolitan population is 169,002.

Jalpaiguri Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Jalpaiguri city are 89,722 of which 46,050 are males while 43,672 are females. Average literacy rate of Jalpaiguri city is 90.64 percent of which male and female literacy was 93.14 and 88.15 percent. The sex ratio of Jalpaiguri city is 999 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 958 per 1000 boys.

Jalpaiguri Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Jalpaiguri city numbers 5,292 in which population of 23,095 resides. This is around 21.52% of total population of Jalpaiguri city.

Jalpaiguri Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Jalpaiguri city with 96.16 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Jalpaiguri with approximately 2.94 % following it. In Jalpaiguri city, Christinity is followed by 0.42 %, Jainism by 0.06 %, Sikhism by 0.03 % and Buddhism by 0.35 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.03 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 96.16 % 103,220
Muslims 2.94 % 3,160
Christian 0.42 % 453
Sikh 0.03 % 33
Buddhist 0.35 % 373
Jain 0.06 % 63
Others 0.01 % 7
Not Stated 0.03 % 32

Jalpaiguri Future Population 2021-2031

Jalpaiguri City Metropolitan
2011 107,341 169,002
2021 139,000 219,000
2022 143,000 225,000
2023 147,000 231,000
2024 151,000 237,000
2025 155,000 244,000
2026 159,000 251,000
2027 163,000 258,000
2028 167,000 265,000
2029 172,000 272,000
2030 177,000 280,000
2031 182,000 288,000
Jalpaiguri City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 107,341 53,708 53,633
Literates 89,722 46,050 43,672
Children (0-6) 8,355 4,267 4,088
Average Literacy (%) 90.64 % 93.14 % 88.15 %
Sexratio 999
Child Sexratio 958

Jalpaiguri Metropolitan Region

Jalpaiguri city comes under Jalpaiguri Metropolitan area.
Jalpaiguri Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 169,002 85,218 83,784
Literates 133,220 69,741 63,479
Children (0-6) 15,021 7,667 7,354
Average Literacy (%) 86.52 % 89.93 % 83.06 %
Sexratio 983
Child Sexratio 959
Jalpaiguri Metropolitan Areas
Jalpaiguri, and Kharia (P)