Pilibhit city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Pilibhit Metropolitan Region. The Pilibhit city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Pilibhit city in 2025 is
185,000
, while Pilibhit metro population is estimated at
227,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Pilibhit city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Pilibhit city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Pilibhit city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Pilibhit in 2011 is 127,988. Although Pilibhit city has population of 127,988; its urban / metropolitan population is 156,263.
Pilibhit Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Pilibhit city are 82,981 of which 46,229 are males while 36,752 are females. Average literacy rate of Pilibhit city is 72.73 percent of which male and female literacy was 76.72 and 68.25 percent.
The sex ratio of Pilibhit city is 893 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 887 per 1000 boys.
Pilibhit Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Pilibhit city numbers 1,302 in which population of 7,285 resides. This is around 5.69% of total population of Pilibhit city.
Pilibhit Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Pilibhit city with 60.83 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Pilibhit with approximately 36.62 % following it.
In Pilibhit city, Christinity is followed by 0.39 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 1.45 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.65 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
60.83 %
77,855
Muslims
36.62 %
46,873
Christian
0.39 %
493
Sikh
1.45 %
1,854
Buddhist
0.03 %
43
Jain
0.02 %
28
Others
0.00 %
5
Not Stated
0.65 %
837
Pilibhit Future Population 2021-2031
Pilibhit
City
Metropolitan
2011
127,988
156,263
2021
166,000
203,000
2022
170,000
209,000
2023
175,000
215,000
2024
180,000
221,000
2025
185,000
227,000
2026
190,000
233,000
2027
195,000
239,000
2028
200,000
246,000
2029
206,000
253,000
2030
212,000
260,000
2031
218,000
267,000
Pilibhit City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
127,988
67,614
60,374
Literates
82,981
46,229
36,752
Children (0-6)
13,889
7,361
6,528
Average Literacy (%)
72.73 %
76.72 %
68.25 %
Sexratio
893
Child Sexratio
887
Pilibhit Metropolitan Region
Pilibhit city comes under Pilibhit Metropolitan area.