Durgapur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Durgapur Metropolitan Region. The Durgapur city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Durgapur city in 2025 is
827,000
, while Durgapur metro population is estimated at
848,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Durgapur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Durgapur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Durgapur city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Durgapur in 2011 is 566,517. Although Durgapur city has population of 566,517; its urban / metropolitan population is 580,990.
Durgapur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Durgapur city are 439,225 of which 240,985 are males while 198,240 are females. Average literacy rate of Durgapur city is 86.02 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.81 and 80.84 percent.
The sex ratio of Durgapur city is 925 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 936 per 1000 boys.
Durgapur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Durgapur city numbers 9,785 in which population of 43,529 resides. This is around 7.68% of total population of Durgapur city.
Durgapur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Durgapur city with 91.63 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Durgapur with approximately 6.34 % following it.
In Durgapur city, Christinity is followed by 0.33 %, Jainism by 0.07 %, Sikhism by 0.41 % and Buddhism by 0.09 %. Around 0.16 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.96 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
91.63 %
519,122
Muslims
6.34 %
35,923
Christian
0.33 %
1,889
Sikh
0.41 %
2,346
Buddhist
0.09 %
513
Jain
0.07 %
382
Others
0.16 %
906
Not Stated
0.96 %
5,436
Durgapur Future Population 2021-2031
Durgapur
City
Metropolitan
2011
566,517
580,990
2021
736,000
755,000
2022
758,000
777,000
2023
780,000
800,000
2024
803,000
824,000
2025
827,000
848,000
2026
851,000
873,000
2027
876,000
899,000
2028
902,000
925,000
2029
929,000
952,000
2030
956,000
980,000
2031
984,000
1,009,000
Durgapur City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
566,517
294,255
272,262
Literates
439,225
240,985
198,240
Children (0-6)
55,906
28,878
27,028
Average Literacy (%)
86.02 %
90.81 %
80.84 %
Sexratio
925
Child Sexratio
936
Durgapur Metropolitan Region
Durgapur city comes under Durgapur Metropolitan area.