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Naihati Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Naihati city in 2024 is 307,000 , while Naihati metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Naihati city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Naihati city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Naihati city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Naihati in 2011 is 217,900. Although Naihati city has population of 217,900; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Naihati Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Naihati city are 173,397 of which 91,016 are males while 82,381 are females. Average literacy rate of Naihati city is 87.51 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.18 and 83.79 percent. The sex ratio of Naihati city is 984 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 970 per 1000 boys.

Naihati Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Naihati city numbers 2,973 in which population of 18,507 resides. This is around 8.49% of total population of Naihati city.

Naihati Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Naihati city with 92.34 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Naihati with approximately 7.01 % following it. In Naihati city, Christinity is followed by 0.09 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 0.10 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.42 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 92.34 % 201,204
Muslims 7.01 % 15,273
Christian 0.09 % 203
Sikh 0.10 % 211
Buddhist 0.02 % 35
Jain 0.02 % 46
Others 0.01 % 15
Not Stated 0.42 % 913

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 217,900 14,035,959
2021 283,000 18,246,000
2022 291,000 18,793,000
2023 299,000 19,356,000
2024 307,000 19,936,000
2025 316,000 20,534,000
2026 325,000 21,150,000
2027 334,000 21,784,000
2028 344,000 22,437,000
2029 354,000 23,110,000
2030 364,000 23,803,000
2031 374,000 24,517,000
Naihati City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 217,900 109,849 108,051
Literates 173,397 91,016 82,381
Children (0-6) 19,761 10,031 9,730
Average Literacy (%) 87.51 % 91.18 % 83.79 %
Sexratio 984
Child Sexratio 970

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Naihati 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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