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Hugli and Chinsurah Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Hugli and Chinsurah city in 2024 is 250,000 , while Hugli and Chinsurah metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Hugli and Chinsurah city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Hugli and Chinsurah city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Hugli and Chinsurah city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Hugli and Chinsurah in 2011 is 177,259. Although Hugli and Chinsurah city has population of 177,259; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Hugli and Chinsurah Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Hugli and Chinsurah city are 150,287 of which 77,518 are males while 72,769 are females. Average literacy rate of Hugli and Chinsurah city is 91.10 percent of which male and female literacy was 93.81 and 88.39 percent. The sex ratio of Hugli and Chinsurah city is 995 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 981 per 1000 boys.

Hugli and Chinsurah Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Hugli and Chinsurah city & its Out Growth numbers 5,807 in which population of 24,674 resides. This is around 13.71% of total population of Hugli and Chinsurah city & its outgrowth which is 179,931.

Hugli and Chinsurah Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Hugli and Chinsurah city with 92.15 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Hugli and Chinsurah with approximately 5.95 % following it. In Hugli and Chinsurah city, Christinity is followed by 1.06 %, Jainism by 0.03 %, Sikhism by 0.13 % and Buddhism by 0.14 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.51 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 92.15 % 165,809
Muslims 5.95 % 10,702
Christian 1.06 % 1,910
Sikh 0.13 % 235
Buddhist 0.14 % 252
Jain 0.03 % 47
Others 0.04 % 66
Not Stated 0.51 % 910

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 177,259 14,035,959
2021 230,000 18,246,000
2022 236,000 18,793,000
2023 243,000 19,356,000
2024 250,000 19,936,000
2025 257,000 20,534,000
2026 264,000 21,150,000
2027 271,000 21,784,000
2028 279,000 22,437,000
2029 287,000 23,110,000
2030 295,000 23,803,000
2031 303,000 24,517,000
Hugli and Chinsurah City 2011 Total Male Female
City + Out Growths 179,931 90,217 89,714
City Population 177,259 88,844 88,415
Literates 150,287 77,518 72,769
Children (0-6) 12,296 6,207 6,089
Average Literacy (%) 91.10 % 93.81 % 88.39 %
Sexratio 995
Child Sexratio 981

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Hugli and Chinsurah 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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