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Serampore Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Serampore city in 2024 is 257,000 , while Serampore metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Serampore city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Serampore city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Serampore city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Serampore in 2011 is 181,842. Although Serampore city has population of 181,842; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Serampore Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Serampore city are 148,641 of which 79,268 are males while 69,373 are females. Average literacy rate of Serampore city is 88.73 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.77 and 85.48 percent. The sex ratio of Serampore city is 941 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 955 per 1000 boys.

Serampore Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Serampore city numbers 11,998 in which population of 55,441 resides. This is around 30.49% of total population of Serampore city.

Serampore Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Serampore city with 90.23 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Serampore with approximately 8.63 % following it. In Serampore city, Christinity is followed by 0.25 %, Jainism by 0.04 %, Sikhism by 0.16 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.05 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.62 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 90.23 % 164,073
Muslims 8.63 % 15,686
Christian 0.25 % 460
Sikh 0.16 % 288
Buddhist 0.03 % 56
Jain 0.04 % 72
Others 0.05 % 82
Not Stated 0.62 % 1,125

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 181,842 14,035,959
2021 236,000 18,246,000
2022 243,000 18,793,000
2023 250,000 19,356,000
2024 257,000 19,936,000
2025 264,000 20,534,000
2026 271,000 21,150,000
2027 279,000 21,784,000
2028 287,000 22,437,000
2029 295,000 23,110,000
2030 303,000 23,803,000
2031 312,000 24,517,000
Serampore City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 181,842 93,694 88,148
Literates 148,641 79,268 69,373
Children (0-6) 14,316 7,321 6,995
Average Literacy (%) 88.73 % 91.77 % 85.48 %
Sexratio 941
Child Sexratio 955

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Serampore 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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