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Barrackpur Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Barrackpur city in 2024 is 215,000 , while Barrackpur metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Barrackpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Barrackpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Barrackpur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Barrackpur in 2011 is 152,783. Although Barrackpur city has population of 152,783; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Barrackpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Barrackpur city are 125,144 of which 66,214 are males while 58,930 are females. Average literacy rate of Barrackpur city is 88.76 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.63 and 85.74 percent. The sex ratio of Barrackpur city is 950 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 937 per 1000 boys.

Barrackpur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Barrackpur city numbers 4,830 in which population of 21,432 resides. This is around 14.03% of total population of Barrackpur city.

Barrackpur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Barrackpur city with 85.76 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Barrackpur with approximately 13.37 % following it. In Barrackpur city, Christinity is followed by 0.39 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 0.10 % and Buddhism by 0.11 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.23 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 85.76 % 131,022
Muslims 13.37 % 20,432
Christian 0.39 % 602
Sikh 0.10 % 157
Buddhist 0.11 % 166
Jain 0.02 % 36
Others 0.01 % 16
Not Stated 0.23 % 352

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 152,783 14,035,959
2021 198,000 18,246,000
2022 203,000 18,793,000
2023 209,000 19,356,000
2024 215,000 19,936,000
2025 221,000 20,534,000
2026 227,000 21,150,000
2027 233,000 21,784,000
2028 239,000 22,437,000
2029 246,000 23,110,000
2030 253,000 23,803,000
2031 260,000 24,517,000
Barrackpur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 152,783 78,349 74,434
Literates 125,144 66,214 58,930
Children (0-6) 11,786 6,086 5,700
Average Literacy (%) 88.76 % 91.63 % 85.74 %
Sexratio 950
Child Sexratio 937

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

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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