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Asansol Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Asansol city in 2024 is 799,000 , while Asansol metro population is estimated at 1,764,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Asansol city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Asansol city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Asansol city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Asansol in 2011 is 563,917. Although Asansol city has population of 563,917; its urban / metropolitan population is 1,243,414.

Asansol Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Asansol city are 419,592 of which 230,562 are males while 189,030 are females. Average literacy rate of Asansol city is 83.30 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.31 and 77.90 percent. The sex ratio of Asansol city is 929 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 922 per 1000 boys.

Asansol Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Asansol city numbers 37,036 in which population of 198,116 resides. This is around 35.13% of total population of Asansol city.

Asansol Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Asansol city with 75.18 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Asansol with approximately 21.26 % following it. In Asansol city, Christinity is followed by 0.99 %, Jainism by 0.04 %, Sikhism by 1.09 % and Buddhism by 0.05 %. Around 0.95 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.43 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 75.18 % 423,956
Muslims 21.26 % 119,893
Christian 0.99 % 5,608
Sikh 1.09 % 6,170
Buddhist 0.05 % 288
Jain 0.04 % 243
Others 0.95 % 5,332
Not Stated 0.43 % 2,427

Asansol Future Population 2021-2031

Asansol City Metropolitan
2011 563,917 1,243,414
2021 733,000 1,616,000
2022 754,000 1,664,000
2023 776,000 1,713,000
2024 799,000 1,764,000
2025 822,000 1,816,000
2026 846,000 1,870,000
2027 871,000 1,926,000
2028 897,000 1,983,000
2029 923,000 2,042,000
2030 950,000 2,103,000
2031 978,000 2,166,000
Asansol City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 563,917 292,387 271,530
Literates 419,592 230,562 189,030
Children (0-6) 60,183 31,309 28,874
Average Literacy (%) 83.30 % 88.31 % 77.90 %
Sexratio 929
Child Sexratio 922

Asansol Metropolitan Region

Asansol city comes under Asansol Metropolitan area.
Asansol Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 1,243,414 646,052 597,362
Literates 867,142 487,346 379,796
Children (0-6) 141,689 73,594 68,095
Average Literacy (%) 78.71 % 85.13 % 71.76 %
Sexratio 925
Child Sexratio 925
Asansol Metropolitan Areas
Amkula, Asansol, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Charanpur, Domohani, Egara, Jamuria, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Kulti, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Raniganj, Sahebganj, and Topsi