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Rishra Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Rishra city in 2024 is 174,000 , while Rishra metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Rishra city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Rishra city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Rishra city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Rishra in 2011 is 124,577. Although Rishra city has population of 124,577; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Rishra Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Rishra city are 98,753 of which 55,064 are males while 43,689 are females. Average literacy rate of Rishra city is 87.89 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.46 and 83.78 percent. The sex ratio of Rishra city is 870 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 910 per 1000 boys.

Rishra Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Rishra city numbers 19,044 in which population of 87,847 resides. This is around 70.52% of total population of Rishra city.

Rishra Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Rishra city with 83.26 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Rishra with approximately 15.93 % following it. In Rishra city, Christinity is followed by 0.11 %, Jainism by 0.24 %, Sikhism by 0.10 % and Buddhism by 0.10 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.24 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 83.26 % 103,720
Muslims 15.93 % 19,850
Christian 0.11 % 136
Sikh 0.10 % 129
Buddhist 0.10 % 120
Jain 0.24 % 295
Others 0.02 % 26
Not Stated 0.24 % 301

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 124,577 14,035,959
2021 161,000 18,246,000
2022 165,000 18,793,000
2023 169,000 19,356,000
2024 174,000 19,936,000
2025 179,000 20,534,000
2026 184,000 21,150,000
2027 189,000 21,784,000
2028 194,000 22,437,000
2029 199,000 23,110,000
2030 204,000 23,803,000
2031 210,000 24,517,000
Rishra City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 124,577 66,606 57,971
Literates 98,753 55,064 43,689
Children (0-6) 12,222 6,399 5,823
Average Literacy (%) 87.89 % 91.46 % 83.78 %
Sexratio 870
Child Sexratio 910

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Rishra 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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