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North Barrackpur Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of North Barrackpur city in 2024 is 187,000 , while North Barrackpur metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for North Barrackpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of North Barrackpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for North Barrackpur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of North Barrackpur in 2011 is 132,806. Although North Barrackpur city has population of 132,806; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

North Barrackpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in North Barrackpur city are 116,524 of which 59,798 are males while 56,726 are females. Average literacy rate of North Barrackpur city is 93.90 percent of which male and female literacy was 95.87 and 91.91 percent. The sex ratio of North Barrackpur city is 984 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 915 per 1000 boys.

North Barrackpur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in North Barrackpur city numbers 1,644 in which population of 7,210 resides. This is around 5.43% of total population of North Barrackpur city.

North Barrackpur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in North Barrackpur city with 94.93 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of North Barrackpur with approximately 4.26 % following it. In North Barrackpur city, Christinity is followed by 0.22 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.17 % and Buddhism by 0.26 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.13 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 94.93 % 126,079
Muslims 4.26 % 5,662
Christian 0.22 % 293
Sikh 0.17 % 226
Buddhist 0.26 % 349
Jain 0.01 % 11
Others 0.01 % 15
Not Stated 0.13 % 171

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 132,806 14,035,959
2021 172,000 18,246,000
2022 177,000 18,793,000
2023 182,000 19,356,000
2024 187,000 19,936,000
2025 192,000 20,534,000
2026 197,000 21,150,000
2027 202,000 21,784,000
2028 208,000 22,437,000
2029 214,000 23,110,000
2030 220,000 23,803,000
2031 226,000 24,517,000
North Barrackpur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 132,806 66,924 65,882
Literates 116,524 59,798 56,726
Children (0-6) 8,710 4,548 4,162
Average Literacy (%) 93.90 % 95.87 % 91.91 %
Sexratio 984
Child Sexratio 915

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

North Barrackpur 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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