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Gorakhpur Population 2024

Gorakhpur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Gorakhpur Metropolitan Region. The Gorakhpur city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.


The current estimate population of Gorakhpur city in 2024 is 955,000 , while Gorakhpur metro population is estimated at 985,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Gorakhpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Gorakhpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Gorakhpur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Gorakhpur in 2011 is 673,446. Although Gorakhpur city has population of 673,446; its urban / metropolitan population is 694,889.

Gorakhpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Gorakhpur city are 506,694 of which 281,118 are males while 225,576 are females. Average literacy rate of Gorakhpur city is 83.91 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.67 and 78.65 percent. The sex ratio of Gorakhpur city is 903 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 887 per 1000 boys.

Gorakhpur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Gorakhpur city numbers 8,056 in which population of 49,268 resides. This is around 7.32% of total population of Gorakhpur city.

Gorakhpur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Gorakhpur city with 77.88 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Gorakhpur with approximately 20.61 % following it. In Gorakhpur city, Christinity is followed by 0.74 %, Jainism by 0.04 %, Sikhism by 0.18 % and Buddhism by 0.07 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.48 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 77.88 % 524,476
Muslims 20.61 % 138,785
Christian 0.74 % 4,980
Sikh 0.18 % 1,231
Buddhist 0.07 % 441
Jain 0.04 % 257
Others 0.01 % 37
Not Stated 0.48 % 3,239

Gorakhpur Future Population 2021-2031

Gorakhpur City Metropolitan
2011 673,446 694,889
2021 875,000 903,000
2022 901,000 930,000
2023 928,000 957,000
2024 955,000 985,000
2025 983,000 1,014,000
2026 1,012,000 1,044,000
2027 1,042,000 1,075,000
2028 1,073,000 1,107,000
2029 1,105,000 1,140,000
2030 1,138,000 1,174,000
2031 1,172,000 1,209,000
Gorakhpur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 673,446 353,907 319,539
Literates 506,694 281,118 225,576
Children (0-6) 69,596 36,881 32,715
Average Literacy (%) 83.91 % 88.67 % 78.65 %
Sexratio 903
Child Sexratio 887

Gorakhpur Metropolitan Region

Gorakhpur city comes under Gorakhpur Metropolitan area.
Gorakhpur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 694,889 365,405 329,484
Literates 519,818 289,102 230,716
Children (0-6) 72,663 38,491 34,172
Average Literacy (%) 83.54 % 88.43 % 78.13 %
Sexratio 902
Child Sexratio 888
Gorakhpur Metropolitan Areas
Air Force Area, Gorakhpur, Harsewakpur No.2, and Jangl Hakeem No 2