Bongaon is a Municipality city in district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Bongaon city is divided into 22 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Bongaon Municipality has population of 108,864 of which 55,382 are males while 53,482 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8863 which is 8.14 % of total population of Bongaon (M). In Bongaon Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 966 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Bongaon is around 943 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Bongaon city is 89.70 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Bongaon, Male literacy is around 93.03 % while female literacy rate is 86.26 %.
Bongaon Municipality has total administration over 26,332 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Bongaon 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Bongaon Municipality in 2024 is approximately
153,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Bongaon city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Bongaon city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Bongaon town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Bongaon Caste Factor
Bongaon (M) of North Twenty Four Parganas has substantial population of Schedule Caste.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.57 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.89 % of total population in Bongaon (M).
Bongaon Work Profile
Out of total population, 39,634 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 32,598 were males while 7,036 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 39634 working population, 91.82 % were engaged in Main Work while 8.18 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.