Jalpaiguri city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Jalpaiguri Metropolitan Region. The Jalpaiguri city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Jalpaiguri city in 2024 is
151,000
, while Jalpaiguri metro population is estimated at
237,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Jalpaiguri city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Jalpaiguri city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Jalpaiguri city, we will update the same here in 2024.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Jalpaiguri in 2011 is 107,341. Although Jalpaiguri city has population of 107,341; its urban / metropolitan population is 169,002.
Jalpaiguri Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Jalpaiguri city are 89,722 of which 46,050 are males while 43,672 are females. Average literacy rate of Jalpaiguri city is 90.64 percent of which male and female literacy was 93.14 and 88.15 percent.
The sex ratio of Jalpaiguri city is 999 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 958 per 1000 boys.
Jalpaiguri Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Jalpaiguri city numbers 5,292 in which population of 23,095 resides. This is around 21.52% of total population of Jalpaiguri city.
Jalpaiguri Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Jalpaiguri city with 96.16 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Jalpaiguri with approximately 2.94 % following it.
In Jalpaiguri city, Christinity is followed by 0.42 %, Jainism by 0.06 %, Sikhism by 0.03 % and Buddhism by 0.35 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.03 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
96.16 %
103,220
Muslims
2.94 %
3,160
Christian
0.42 %
453
Sikh
0.03 %
33
Buddhist
0.35 %
373
Jain
0.06 %
63
Others
0.01 %
7
Not Stated
0.03 %
32
Jalpaiguri Future Population 2021-2031
Jalpaiguri
City
Metropolitan
2011
107,341
169,002
2021
139,000
219,000
2022
143,000
225,000
2023
147,000
231,000
2024
151,000
237,000
2025
155,000
244,000
2026
159,000
251,000
2027
163,000
258,000
2028
167,000
265,000
2029
172,000
272,000
2030
177,000
280,000
2031
182,000
288,000
Jalpaiguri City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
107,341
53,708
53,633
Literates
89,722
46,050
43,672
Children (0-6)
8,355
4,267
4,088
Average Literacy (%)
90.64 %
93.14 %
88.15 %
Sexratio
999
Child Sexratio
958
Jalpaiguri Metropolitan Region
Jalpaiguri city comes under Jalpaiguri Metropolitan area.