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Barasat Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Barasat city in 2024 is 393,000 , while Barasat metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Barasat city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Barasat city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Barasat city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Barasat in 2011 is 278,435. Although Barasat city has population of 278,435; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Barasat Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Barasat city are 229,279 of which 119,254 are males while 110,025 are females. Average literacy rate of Barasat city is 89.62 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.22 and 86.96 percent. The sex ratio of Barasat city is 977 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 963 per 1000 boys.

Barasat Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Barasat city numbers 18,004 in which population of 74,350 resides. This is around 26.70% of total population of Barasat city.

Barasat Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Barasat city with 87.23 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Barasat with approximately 11.98 % following it. In Barasat city, Christinity is followed by 0.24 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.05 % and Buddhism by 0.06 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.42 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 87.23 % 242,878
Muslims 11.98 % 33,360
Christian 0.24 % 675
Sikh 0.05 % 145
Buddhist 0.06 % 155
Jain 0.01 % 33
Others 0.01 % 29
Not Stated 0.42 % 1,160

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 278,435 14,035,959
2021 361,000 18,246,000
2022 371,000 18,793,000
2023 382,000 19,356,000
2024 393,000 19,936,000
2025 404,000 20,534,000
2026 416,000 21,150,000
2027 428,000 21,784,000
2028 440,000 22,437,000
2029 453,000 23,110,000
2030 466,000 23,803,000
2031 479,000 24,517,000
Barasat City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 278,435 140,822 137,613
Literates 229,279 119,254 110,025
Children (0-6) 22,605 11,514 11,091
Average Literacy (%) 89.62 % 92.22 % 86.96 %
Sexratio 977
Child Sexratio 963

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Barasat city comes under Kolkata Metropolitan area.
Kolkata Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 14,035,959 7,251,908 6,784,051
Literates 11,272,266 6,000,762 5,271,504
Children (0-6) 1,158,543 594,970 563,573
Average Literacy (%) 87.54 % 90.14 % 84.74 %
Sexratio 935
Child Sexratio 947
Kolkata Metropolitan Areas
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