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South Dum Dum Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of South Dum Dum city in 2024 is 571,000 , while South Dum Dum metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for South Dum Dum city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of South Dum Dum city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for South Dum Dum city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of South Dum Dum in 2011 is 403,316. Although South Dum Dum city has population of 403,316; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

South Dum Dum Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in South Dum Dum city are 344,971 of which 176,828 are males while 168,143 are females. Average literacy rate of South Dum Dum city is 92.09 percent of which male and female literacy was 94.25 and 89.92 percent. The sex ratio of South Dum Dum city is 995 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 966 per 1000 boys.

South Dum Dum Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in South Dum Dum city numbers 27,986 in which population of 111,672 resides. This is around 27.69% of total population of South Dum Dum city.

South Dum Dum Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in South Dum Dum city with 95.71 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of South Dum Dum with approximately 2.49 % following it. In South Dum Dum city, Christinity is followed by 0.83 %, Jainism by 0.51 %, Sikhism by 0.20 % and Buddhism by 0.15 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.10 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 95.71 % 386,026
Muslims 2.49 % 10,035
Christian 0.83 % 3,331
Sikh 0.20 % 816
Buddhist 0.15 % 612
Jain 0.51 % 2,044
Others 0.01 % 40
Not Stated 0.10 % 412

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 403,316 14,035,959
2021 524,000 18,246,000
2022 539,000 18,793,000
2023 555,000 19,356,000
2024 571,000 19,936,000
2025 588,000 20,534,000
2026 605,000 21,150,000
2027 623,000 21,784,000
2028 641,000 22,437,000
2029 660,000 23,110,000
2030 679,000 23,803,000
2031 699,000 24,517,000
South Dum Dum City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 403,316 202,214 201,102
Literates 344,971 176,828 168,143
Children (0-6) 28,703 14,599 14,104
Average Literacy (%) 92.09 % 94.25 % 89.92 %
Sexratio 995
Child Sexratio 966

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

South Dum Dum 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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