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Baranagar Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Baranagar city in 2024 is 346,000 , while Baranagar metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Baranagar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Baranagar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Baranagar city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Baranagar in 2011 is 245,213. Although Baranagar city has population of 245,213; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Baranagar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Baranagar city are 208,779 of which 110,118 are males while 98,661 are females. Average literacy rate of Baranagar city is 91.41 percent of which male and female literacy was 93.69 and 89.00 percent. The sex ratio of Baranagar city is 943 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 945 per 1000 boys.

Baranagar Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Baranagar city numbers 13,563 in which population of 54,568 resides. This is around 22.25% of total population of Baranagar city.

Baranagar Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Baranagar city with 94.95 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Baranagar with approximately 2.96 % following it. In Baranagar city, Christinity is followed by 0.27 %, Jainism by 0.14 %, Sikhism by 1.15 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.50 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 94.95 % 232,839
Muslims 2.96 % 7,269
Christian 0.27 % 653
Sikh 1.15 % 2,810
Buddhist 0.03 % 63
Jain 0.14 % 345
Others 0.00 % 12
Not Stated 0.50 % 1,222

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 245,213 14,035,959
2021 318,000 18,246,000
2022 327,000 18,793,000
2023 336,000 19,356,000
2024 346,000 19,936,000
2025 356,000 20,534,000
2026 366,000 21,150,000
2027 376,000 21,784,000
2028 387,000 22,437,000
2029 398,000 23,110,000
2030 409,000 23,803,000
2031 421,000 24,517,000
Baranagar City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 245,213 126,187 119,026
Literates 208,779 110,118 98,661
Children (0-6) 16,825 8,649 8,176
Average Literacy (%) 91.41 % 93.69 % 89.00 %
Sexratio 943
Child Sexratio 945

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Baranagar 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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