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Baharampur Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Baharampur city in 2024 is 275,000 , while Baharampur metro population is estimated at 430,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Baharampur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Baharampur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Baharampur city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Baharampur in 2011 is 195,223. Although Baharampur city has population of 195,223; its urban / metropolitan population is 304,487.

Baharampur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Baharampur city are 163,312 of which 85,970 are males while 77,342 are females. Average literacy rate of Baharampur city is 90.06 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.25 and 87.74 percent. The sex ratio of Baharampur city is 947 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 969 per 1000 boys.

Baharampur Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Baharampur city numbers 9,300 in which population of 41,314 resides. This is around 21.16% of total population of Baharampur city.

Baharampur Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Baharampur city with 90.14 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Baharampur with approximately 9.07 % following it. In Baharampur city, Christinity is followed by 0.30 %, Jainism by 0.26 %, Sikhism by 0.03 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.17 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 90.14 % 175,979
Muslims 9.07 % 17,706
Christian 0.30 % 586
Sikh 0.03 % 63
Buddhist 0.01 % 20
Jain 0.26 % 502
Others 0.02 % 34
Not Stated 0.17 % 333

Baharampur Future Population 2021-2031

Baharampur City Metropolitan
2011 195,223 304,487
2021 253,000 395,000
2022 260,000 406,000
2023 267,000 418,000
2024 275,000 430,000
2025 283,000 442,000
2026 291,000 455,000
2027 299,000 468,000
2028 307,000 482,000
2029 316,000 496,000
2030 325,000 510,000
2031 334,000 525,000
Baharampur City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 195,223 100,247 94,976
Literates 163,312 85,970 77,342
Children (0-6) 13,881 7,051 6,830
Average Literacy (%) 90.06 % 92.25 % 87.74 %
Sexratio 947
Child Sexratio 969

Baharampur Metropolitan Region

Baharampur city comes under Baharampur Metropolitan area.
Baharampur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 304,487 155,768 148,719
Literates 245,901 129,570 116,331
Children (0-6) 24,364 12,434 11,930
Average Literacy (%) 87.78 % 90.40 % 85.04 %
Sexratio 955
Child Sexratio 959
Baharampur Metropolitan Areas
Ajodhya Nagar (P), Baharampur, Banjetia, Chaltia, Goaljan, Gopjan, Gora Bazar, Haridasmati, Kasimbazar, and Sibdanga Badarpur