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Halisahar Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Halisahar city in 2024 is 175,000 , while Halisahar metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Halisahar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Halisahar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Halisahar city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Halisahar in 2011 is 124,939. Although Halisahar city has population of 124,939; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Halisahar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Halisahar city are 100,560 of which 54,972 are males while 45,588 are females. Average literacy rate of Halisahar city is 88.36 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.15 and 84.20 percent. The sex ratio of Halisahar city is 908 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 917 per 1000 boys.

Halisahar Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Halisahar city numbers 20,200 in which population of 85,004 resides. This is around 68.04% of total population of Halisahar city.

Halisahar Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Halisahar city with 89.82 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Halisahar with approximately 9.70 % following it. In Halisahar city, Christinity is followed by 0.27 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 0.04 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.13 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 89.82 % 112,220
Muslims 9.70 % 12,124
Christian 0.27 % 332
Sikh 0.04 % 48
Buddhist 0.03 % 32
Jain 0.02 % 24
Others 0.00 % 0
Not Stated 0.13 % 159

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 124,939 14,035,959
2021 162,000 18,246,000
2022 166,000 18,793,000
2023 170,000 19,356,000
2024 175,000 19,936,000
2025 180,000 20,534,000
2026 185,000 21,150,000
2027 190,000 21,784,000
2028 195,000 22,437,000
2029 200,000 23,110,000
2030 206,000 23,803,000
2031 212,000 24,517,000
Halisahar City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 124,939 65,467 59,472
Literates 100,560 54,972 45,588
Children (0-6) 11,138 5,810 5,328
Average Literacy (%) 88.36 % 92.15 % 84.20 %
Sexratio 908
Child Sexratio 917

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Halisahar 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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