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Kharagpur Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Kharagpur city in 2024 is 293,000 , while Kharagpur metro population is estimated at 424,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kharagpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kharagpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kharagpur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kharagpur in 2011 is 207,604. Although Kharagpur city has population of 207,604; its urban / metropolitan population is 299,683.

Kharagpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Kharagpur city are 161,741 of which 87,221 are males while 74,520 are females. Average literacy rate of Kharagpur city is 85.76 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.03 and 81.25 percent. The sex ratio of Kharagpur city is 948 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 964 per 1000 boys.

Kharagpur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Kharagpur city numbers 11,114 in which population of 52,610 resides. This is around 25.34% of total population of Kharagpur city.

Kharagpur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Kharagpur city with 80.71 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kharagpur with approximately 12.95 % following it. In Kharagpur city, Christinity is followed by 1.49 %, Jainism by 0.43 %, Sikhism by 0.78 % and Buddhism by 0.20 %. Around 0.05 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 3.38 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 80.71 % 167,564
Muslims 12.95 % 26,893
Christian 1.49 % 3,094
Sikh 0.78 % 1,610
Buddhist 0.20 % 423
Jain 0.43 % 903
Others 0.05 % 109
Not Stated 3.38 % 7,008

Kharagpur Future Population 2021-2031

Kharagpur City Metropolitan
2011 207,604 299,683
2021 269,000 389,000
2022 277,000 400,000
2023 285,000 412,000
2024 293,000 424,000
2025 301,000 436,000
2026 310,000 449,000
2027 319,000 462,000
2028 328,000 475,000
2029 337,000 489,000
2030 347,000 503,000
2031 357,000 518,000
Kharagpur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 207,604 106,559 101,045
Literates 161,741 87,221 74,520
Children (0-6) 19,007 9,680 9,327
Average Literacy (%) 85.76 % 90.03 % 81.25 %
Sexratio 948
Child Sexratio 964

Kharagpur Metropolitan Region

Kharagpur city comes under Kharagpur Metropolitan area.
Kharagpur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 299,683 153,143 146,540
Literates 230,285 124,156 106,129
Children (0-6) 27,465 14,008 13,457
Average Literacy (%) 84.60 % 89.23 % 79.75 %
Sexratio 957
Child Sexratio 961
Kharagpur Metropolitan Areas
Kalaikunda, Kharagpur, and Kharagpur Rly. Settlement(CT)