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Roorkee Population 2024

Roorkee city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Roorkee Metropolitan Region. The Roorkee city is located in Uttarakhand state of India.


The current estimate population of Roorkee city in 2024 is 165,000 , while Roorkee metro population is estimated at 336,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Roorkee city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Roorkee city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Roorkee city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Roorkee in 2011 is 118,200. Although Roorkee city has population of 118,200; its urban / metropolitan population is 238,422.

Roorkee Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Roorkee city are 95,048 of which 52,967 are males while 42,081 are females. Average literacy rate of Roorkee city is 89.48 percent of which male and female literacy was 93.16 and 85.23 percent. The sex ratio of Roorkee city is 863 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 820 per 1000 boys.

Roorkee Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Roorkee city numbers 7,477 in which population of 41,104 resides. This is around 34.77% of total population of Roorkee city.

Roorkee Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Roorkee city with 72.72 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Roorkee with approximately 23.62 % following it. In Roorkee city, Christinity is followed by 0.94 %, Jainism by 1.02 %, Sikhism by 1.54 % and Buddhism by 0.06 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.09 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 72.72 % 85,958
Muslims 23.62 % 27,918
Christian 0.94 % 1,114
Sikh 1.54 % 1,818
Buddhist 0.06 % 75
Jain 1.02 % 1,207
Others 0.01 % 8
Not Stated 0.09 % 102

Roorkee Future Population 2021-2031

Roorkee City Metropolitan
2011 118,200 238,422
2021 153,000 309,000
2022 157,000 318,000
2023 161,000 327,000
2024 165,000 336,000
2025 169,000 346,000
2026 174,000 356,000
2027 179,000 366,000
2028 184,000 376,000
2029 189,000 387,000
2030 194,000 398,000
2031 199,000 409,000
Roorkee City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 118,200 63,434 54,766
Literates 95,048 52,967 42,081
Children (0-6) 11,974 6,579 5,395
Average Literacy (%) 89.48 % 93.16 % 85.23 %
Sexratio 863
Child Sexratio 820

Roorkee Metropolitan Region

Roorkee city comes under Roorkee Metropolitan area.
Roorkee Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 238,422 129,802 108,620
Literates 177,211 102,494 74,717
Children (0-6) 28,549 15,626 12,923
Average Literacy (%) 84.44 % 89.77 % 78.08 %
Sexratio 837
Child Sexratio 827
Roorkee Metropolitan Areas
Dhandera, Khanjarpur, Landhaura, Mohanpur Mohammadpur, Nagla Imarti, Padali Gujar, Roorkee, Roorkee, Shafipur, and Sunhaira