Guwahati city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Guwahati Metropolitan Region. The Guwahati city is located in Assam state of India.
The current estimate population of Guwahati city in 2023 is
1,319,000
, while Guwahati metro population is estimated at
1,326,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Guwahati city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Guwahati city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Guwahati city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Guwahati in 2011 is 957,352. Although Guwahati city has population of 957,352; its urban / metropolitan population is 962,334.
Guwahati Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Guwahati city are 793,360 of which 423,122 are males while 370,238 are females. Average literacy rate of Guwahati city is 91.47 percent of which male and female literacy was 94.24 and 88.50 percent.
The sex ratio of Guwahati city is 933 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 940 per 1000 boys.
Guwahati Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Guwahati city numbers 5,883 in which population of 25,739 resides. This is around 2.69% of total population of Guwahati city.
Guwahati Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Guwahati city with 84.74 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Guwahati with approximately 12.45 % following it.
In Guwahati city, Christinity is followed by 0.93 %, Jainism by 0.96 %, Sikhism by 0.36 % and Buddhism by 0.16 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.40 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
84.74 %
815,499
Muslims
12.45 %
119,825
Christian
0.93 %
8,913
Sikh
0.36 %
3,449
Buddhist
0.16 %
1,495
Jain
0.96 %
9,193
Others
0.02 %
147
Not Stated
0.40 %
3,813
Guwahati Future Population 2021-2031
Guwahati
City
Metropolitan
2011
957,352
962,334
2021
1,244,000
1,251,000
2022
1,281,000
1,288,000
2023
1,319,000
1,326,000
2024
1,358,000
1,365,000
2025
1,398,000
1,405,000
2026
1,439,000
1,447,000
2027
1,482,000
1,490,000
2028
1,526,000
1,534,000
2029
1,571,000
1,580,000
2030
1,618,000
1,627,000
2031
1,666,000
1,675,000
Guwahati City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
962,334
498,450
463,884
City Population
957,352
495,362
461,990
Literates
793,360
423,122
370,238
Children (0-6)
90,029
46,401
43,628
Average Literacy (%)
91.47 %
94.24 %
88.50 %
Sexratio
933
Child Sexratio
940
Guwahati Metropolitan Region
Guwahati city comes under Guwahati Metropolitan area.