Bhavnagar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bhavnagar Metropolitan Region. The Bhavnagar city is located in Gujarat state of India.
The current estimate population of Bhavnagar city in 2024 is
841,000
, while Bhavnagar metro population is estimated at
859,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bhavnagar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bhavnagar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bhavnagar city, we will update the same here in 2024.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bhavnagar in 2011 is 593,368. Although Bhavnagar city has population of 593,368; its urban / metropolitan population is 605,882.
Bhavnagar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Bhavnagar city are 446,905 of which 246,326 are males while 200,579 are females. Average literacy rate of Bhavnagar city is 84.70 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.15 and 78.85 percent.
The sex ratio of Bhavnagar city is 921 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 844 per 1000 boys.
Bhavnagar Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Bhavnagar city & its Out Growth numbers 12,119 in which population of 61,632 resides. This is around 10.17% of total population of Bhavnagar city & its outgrowth which is 605,882.
Bhavnagar Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Bhavnagar city with 84.58 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bhavnagar with approximately 12.21 % following it.
In Bhavnagar city, Christinity is followed by 0.25 %, Jainism by 2.64 %, Sikhism by 0.13 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.15 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
84.58 %
512,427
Muslims
12.21 %
73,974
Christian
0.25 %
1,538
Sikh
0.13 %
764
Buddhist
0.03 %
188
Jain
2.64 %
16,014
Others
0.01 %
58
Not Stated
0.15 %
919
Bhavnagar Future Population 2021-2031
Bhavnagar
City
Metropolitan
2011
593,368
605,882
2021
771,000
787,000
2022
794,000
810,000
2023
817,000
834,000
2024
841,000
859,000
2025
866,000
884,000
2026
891,000
910,000
2027
917,000
937,000
2028
944,000
965,000
2029
972,000
993,000
2030
1,001,000
1,022,000
2031
1,031,000
1,052,000
Bhavnagar City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
605,882
315,429
290,453
City Population
593,368
308,892
284,476
Literates
446,905
246,326
200,579
Children (0-6)
65,741
35,642
30,099
Average Literacy (%)
84.70 %
90.15 %
78.85 %
Sexratio
921
Child Sexratio
844
Bhavnagar Metropolitan Region
Bhavnagar city comes under Bhavnagar Metropolitan area.