Rishra is a Municipality city in district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Rishra city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Rishra Municipality has population of 124,577 of which 66,606 are males while 57,971 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 12222 which is 9.81 % of total population of Rishra (M). In Rishra Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 870 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Rishra is around 910 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Rishra city is 87.89 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Rishra, Male literacy is around 91.46 % while female literacy rate is 83.78 %.
Rishra Municipality has total administration over 27,906 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.
Rishra 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Rishra Municipality in 2024 is approximately
174,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Rishra city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Rishra city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Rishra town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Rishra Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.78 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.19 % of total population in Rishra (M).
Rishra Work Profile
Out of total population, 42,471 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 37,173 were males while 5,298 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 42471 working population, 90.29 % were engaged in Main Work while 9.71 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.