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English Bazar Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of English Bazar city in 2024 is 291,000 , while English Bazar metro population is estimated at 443,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for English Bazar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of English Bazar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for English Bazar city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of English Bazar in 2011 is 205,521. Although English Bazar city has population of 205,521; its urban / metropolitan population is 313,681.

English Bazar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in English Bazar city are 148,766 of which 78,235 are males while 70,531 are females. Average literacy rate of English Bazar city is 86.46 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.77 and 84.04 percent. The sex ratio of English Bazar city is 924 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 790 per 1000 boys.

English Bazar Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in English Bazar city numbers 12,337 in which population of 61,053 resides. This is around 29.71% of total population of English Bazar city.

English Bazar Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in English Bazar city with 86.95 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of English Bazar with approximately 11.02 % following it. In English Bazar city, Christinity is followed by 0.30 %, Jainism by 0.07 %, Sikhism by 0.05 % and Buddhism by 0.04 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 1.53 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 86.95 % 178,710
Muslims 11.02 % 22,653
Christian 0.30 % 610
Sikh 0.05 % 106
Buddhist 0.04 % 74
Jain 0.07 % 149
Others 0.04 % 81
Not Stated 1.53 % 3,138

English Bazar Future Population 2021-2031

English Bazar City Metropolitan
2011 205,521 313,681
2021 267,000 407,000
2022 275,000 419,000
2023 283,000 431,000
2024 291,000 443,000
2025 299,000 456,000
2026 307,000 469,000
2027 316,000 483,000
2028 325,000 497,000
2029 334,000 511,000
2030 344,000 526,000
2031 354,000 541,000
English Bazar City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 205,521 106,824 98,697
Literates 148,766 78,235 70,531
Children (0-6) 33,457 18,688 14,769
Average Literacy (%) 86.46 % 88.77 % 84.04 %
Sexratio 924
Child Sexratio 790

English Bazar Metropolitan Region

English Bazar city comes under English Bazar Metropolitan area.
English Bazar Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 313,681 166,756 146,925
Literates 220,433 118,898 101,535
Children (0-6) 45,011 24,603 20,408
Average Literacy (%) 82.05 % 83.64 % 80.25 %
Sexratio 881
Child Sexratio 829
English Bazar Metropolitan Areas
Bagbari, Chhatianmor, English Bazar, Old Maldah, and Sahapur