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Jamshedpur Population 2024

Jamshedpur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Jamshedpur Metropolitan Region. The Jamshedpur city is located in Jharkhand state of India.


The current estimate population of Jamshedpur city in 2024 is 895,000 , while Jamshedpur metro population is estimated at 1,901,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Jamshedpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Jamshedpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Jamshedpur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Jamshedpur in 2011 is 631,364. Although Jamshedpur city has population of 631,364; its urban / metropolitan population is 1,339,438.

Jamshedpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Jamshedpur city are 490,297 of which 268,233 are males while 222,064 are females. Average literacy rate of Jamshedpur city is 86.91 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.50 and 81.94 percent. The sex ratio of Jamshedpur city is 920 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 883 per 1000 boys.

Jamshedpur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Jamshedpur city & its Out Growth numbers 8,829 in which population of 42,026 resides. This is around 6.20% of total population of Jamshedpur city & its outgrowth which is 677,350.

Jamshedpur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Jamshedpur city with 83.67 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Jamshedpur with approximately 6.95 % following it. In Jamshedpur city, Christinity is followed by 2.24 %, Jainism by 0.16 %, Sikhism by 4.12 % and Buddhism by 0.09 %. Around 2.67 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.10 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 83.67 % 566,749
Muslims 6.95 % 47,053
Christian 2.24 % 15,142
Sikh 4.12 % 27,899
Buddhist 0.09 % 604
Jain 0.16 % 1,111
Others 2.67 % 18,112
Not Stated 0.10 % 680

Jamshedpur Future Population 2021-2031

Jamshedpur City Metropolitan
2011 631,364 1,339,438
2021 820,000 1,741,000
2022 844,000 1,793,000
2023 869,000 1,846,000
2024 895,000 1,901,000
2025 921,000 1,958,000
2026 948,000 2,016,000
2027 976,000 2,076,000
2028 1,005,000 2,138,000
2029 1,035,000 2,202,000
2030 1,066,000 2,268,000
2031 1,097,000 2,336,000
Jamshedpur City 2011 Total Male Female
City + Out Growths 677,350 353,212 324,138
City Population 631,364 328,836 302,528
Literates 490,297 268,233 222,064
Children (0-6) 67,189 35,680 31,509
Average Literacy (%) 86.91 % 91.50 % 81.94 %
Sexratio 920
Child Sexratio 883

Jamshedpur Metropolitan Region

Jamshedpur city comes under Jamshedpur Metropolitan area.
Jamshedpur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 1,339,438 697,926 641,512
Literates 1,003,865 554,239 449,626
Children (0-6) 160,574 84,591 75,983
Average Literacy (%) 85.16 % 90.36 % 79.51 %
Sexratio 919
Child Sexratio 898
Jamshedpur Metropolitan Areas
Adityapur, Bagbera, Chhota Gobindpur, Chota Gamahria, Gadhra, Ghorabandha, Haludbani, Jamshedpur, Jugsalai, Mango, Purihasa, Sarjamda, and Tata Nagar Railway Colony