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Khardaha Population 2024

Khardaha city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Kolkata Metropolitan Region. The Khardaha city is located in West Bengal state of India.


The current estimate population of Khardaha city in 2024 is 153,000 , while Khardaha metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Khardaha city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Khardaha city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Khardaha city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Khardaha in 2011 is 108,496. Although Khardaha city has population of 108,496; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Khardaha Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Khardaha city are 95,469 of which 49,165 are males while 46,304 are females. Average literacy rate of Khardaha city is 94.37 percent of which male and female literacy was 96.20 and 92.50 percent. The sex ratio of Khardaha city is 977 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 944 per 1000 boys.

Khardaha Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Khardaha city numbers 9,446 in which population of 39,835 resides. This is around 36.72% of total population of Khardaha city.

Khardaha Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Khardaha city with 90.58 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Khardaha with approximately 8.79 % following it. In Khardaha city, Christinity is followed by 0.14 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.07 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.06 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.33 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 90.58 % 98,280
Muslims 8.79 % 9,541
Christian 0.14 % 153
Sikh 0.07 % 79
Buddhist 0.01 % 16
Jain 0.01 % 10
Others 0.06 % 60
Not Stated 0.33 % 357

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 108,496 14,035,959
2021 141,000 18,246,000
2022 145,000 18,793,000
2023 149,000 19,356,000
2024 153,000 19,936,000
2025 157,000 20,534,000
2026 161,000 21,150,000
2027 165,000 21,784,000
2028 169,000 22,437,000
2029 174,000 23,110,000
2030 179,000 23,803,000
2031 184,000 24,517,000
Khardaha City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 108,496 54,879 53,617
Literates 95,469 49,165 46,304
Children (0-6) 7,332 3,771 3,561
Average Literacy (%) 94.37 % 96.20 % 92.50 %
Sexratio 977
Child Sexratio 944

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Khardaha city comes under Kolkata Metropolitan area.
Kolkata Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 14,035,959 7,251,908 6,784,051
Literates 11,272,266 6,000,762 5,271,504
Children (0-6) 1,158,543 594,970 563,573
Average Literacy (%) 87.54 % 90.14 % 84.74 %
Sexratio 935
Child Sexratio 947
Kolkata Metropolitan Areas
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