Siliguri city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Siliguri Metropolitan Region. The Siliguri city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Siliguri city in 2023 is
707,000
, while Siliguri metro population is estimated at
972,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Siliguri city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Siliguri city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Siliguri city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Siliguri in 2011 is 513,264. Although Siliguri city has population of 513,264; its urban / metropolitan population is 705,579.
Siliguri Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Siliguri city are 395,802 of which 211,682 are males while 184,120 are females. Average literacy rate of Siliguri city is 85.91 percent of which male and female literacy was 89.51 and 82.11 percent.
The sex ratio of Siliguri city is 946 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 931 per 1000 boys.
Siliguri Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Siliguri city numbers 26,619 in which population of 122,958 resides. This is around 23.96% of total population of Siliguri city.
Siliguri Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Siliguri city with 91.98 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Siliguri with approximately 5.37 % following it.
In Siliguri city, Christinity is followed by 0.94 %, Jainism by 0.23 %, Sikhism by 0.21 % and Buddhism by 0.65 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.59 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
91.98 %
472,108
Muslims
5.37 %
27,559
Christian
0.94 %
4,832
Sikh
0.21 %
1,089
Buddhist
0.65 %
3,337
Jain
0.23 %
1,197
Others
0.02 %
93
Not Stated
0.59 %
3,049
Siliguri Future Population 2021-2031
Siliguri
City
Metropolitan
2011
513,264
705,579
2021
667,000
917,000
2022
687,000
944,000
2023
707,000
972,000
2024
728,000
1,001,000
2025
749,000
1,031,000
2026
771,000
1,061,000
2027
794,000
1,092,000
2028
817,000
1,124,000
2029
841,000
1,157,000
2030
866,000
1,191,000
2031
891,000
1,226,000
Siliguri City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
513,264
263,702
249,562
Literates
395,802
211,682
184,120
Children (0-6)
52,540
27,215
25,325
Average Literacy (%)
85.91 %
89.51 %
82.11 %
Sexratio
946
Child Sexratio
931
Siliguri Metropolitan Region
Siliguri city comes under Siliguri Metropolitan area.
Siliguri Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
705,579
362,523
343,056
Literates
516,056
278,867
237,189
Children (0-6)
77,475
39,982
37,493
Average Literacy (%)
82.16 %
86.46 %
77.62 %
Sexratio
946
Child Sexratio
938
Siliguri Metropolitan Areas
Binnaguri, Chakiabhita, Dabgram (P), Kalkut (P), and Siliguri