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Kamarhati Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Kamarhati city in 2024 is 467,000 , while Kamarhati metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kamarhati city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kamarhati city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kamarhati city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kamarhati in 2011 is 330,211. Although Kamarhati city has population of 330,211; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Kamarhati Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Kamarhati city are 267,267 of which 141,864 are males while 125,403 are females. Average literacy rate of Kamarhati city is 87.67 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.24 and 84.93 percent. The sex ratio of Kamarhati city is 939 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 938 per 1000 boys.

Kamarhati Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Kamarhati city numbers 19,373 in which population of 116,628 resides. This is around 35.32% of total population of Kamarhati city.

Kamarhati Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Kamarhati city with 72.35 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kamarhati with approximately 26.89 % following it. In Kamarhati city, Christinity is followed by 0.12 %, Jainism by 0.04 %, Sikhism by 0.12 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.40 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 72.35 % 238,902
Muslims 26.89 % 88,790
Christian 0.12 % 411
Sikh 0.12 % 411
Buddhist 0.03 % 104
Jain 0.04 % 138
Others 0.04 % 119
Not Stated 0.40 % 1,336

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 330,211 14,035,959
2021 429,000 18,246,000
2022 441,000 18,793,000
2023 454,000 19,356,000
2024 467,000 19,936,000
2025 481,000 20,534,000
2026 495,000 21,150,000
2027 509,000 21,784,000
2028 524,000 22,437,000
2029 539,000 23,110,000
2030 555,000 23,803,000
2031 571,000 24,517,000
Kamarhati City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 330,211 170,293 159,918
Literates 267,267 141,864 125,403
Children (0-6) 25,350 13,078 12,272
Average Literacy (%) 87.67 % 90.24 % 84.93 %
Sexratio 939
Child Sexratio 938

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Kamarhati 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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