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Bhagalpur Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Bhagalpur city in 2024 is 567,000 , while Bhagalpur metro population is estimated at 584,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bhagalpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bhagalpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bhagalpur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bhagalpur in 2011 is 400,146. Although Bhagalpur city has population of 400,146; its urban / metropolitan population is 412,209.

Bhagalpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Bhagalpur city are 273,695 of which 153,821 are males while 119,874 are females. Average literacy rate of Bhagalpur city is 79.26 percent of which male and female literacy was 83.56 and 74.34 percent. The sex ratio of Bhagalpur city is 880 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 908 per 1000 boys.

Bhagalpur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Bhagalpur city numbers 2,933 in which population of 15,823 resides. This is around 3.95% of total population of Bhagalpur city.

Bhagalpur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Bhagalpur city with 69.92 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bhagalpur with approximately 29.05 % following it. In Bhagalpur city, Christinity is followed by 0.29 %, Jainism by 0.21 %, Sikhism by 0.04 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.46 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 69.92 % 279,765
Muslims 29.05 % 116,256
Christian 0.29 % 1,175
Sikh 0.04 % 171
Buddhist 0.01 % 53
Jain 0.21 % 859
Others 0.00 % 11
Not Stated 0.46 % 1,856

Bhagalpur Future Population 2021-2031

Bhagalpur City Metropolitan
2011 400,146 412,209
2021 520,000 535,000
2022 535,000 551,000
2023 551,000 567,000
2024 567,000 584,000
2025 584,000 601,000
2026 601,000 619,000
2027 619,000 637,000
2028 637,000 656,000
2029 656,000 675,000
2030 675,000 695,000
2031 695,000 715,000
Bhagalpur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 400,146 212,813 187,333
Literates 273,695 153,821 119,874
Children (0-6) 54,818 28,734 26,084
Average Literacy (%) 79.26 % 83.56 % 74.34 %
Sexratio 880
Child Sexratio 908

Bhagalpur Metropolitan Region

Bhagalpur city comes under Bhagalpur Metropolitan area.
Bhagalpur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 412,209 219,092 193,117
Literates 280,185 157,407 122,778
Children (0-6) 56,939 29,752 27,187
Average Literacy (%) 78.87 % 83.13 % 73.99 %
Sexratio 881
Child Sexratio 914
Bhagalpur Metropolitan Areas
Bhagalpur, and Habibpur