Barddhaman city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Barddhaman Metropolitan Region. The Barddhaman city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Barddhaman city in 2023 is
432,000
, while Barddhaman metro population is estimated at
476,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Barddhaman city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Barddhaman city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Barddhaman city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Barddhaman in 2011 is 314,265. Although Barddhaman city has population of 314,265; its urban / metropolitan population is 346,639.
Barddhaman Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Barddhaman city are 255,824 of which 135,186 are males while 120,638 are females. Average literacy rate of Barddhaman city is 88.31 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.77 and 84.74 percent.
The sex ratio of Barddhaman city is 965 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 947 per 1000 boys.
Barddhaman Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Barddhaman city numbers 15,156 in which population of 68,216 resides. This is around 21.71% of total population of Barddhaman city.
Barddhaman Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Barddhaman city with 83.42 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Barddhaman with approximately 14.88 % following it.
In Barddhaman city, Christinity is followed by 0.19 %, Jainism by 0.04 %, Sikhism by 0.22 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.03 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 1.19 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
83.42 %
262,155
Muslims
14.88 %
46,762
Christian
0.19 %
602
Sikh
0.22 %
701
Buddhist
0.02 %
67
Jain
0.04 %
118
Others
0.03 %
107
Not Stated
1.19 %
3,753
Barddhaman Future Population 2021-2031
Barddhaman
City
Metropolitan
2011
314,265
346,639
2021
408,000
450,000
2022
420,000
463,000
2023
432,000
476,000
2024
444,000
490,000
2025
457,000
504,000
2026
470,000
519,000
2027
484,000
534,000
2028
498,000
550,000
2029
512,000
566,000
2030
527,000
582,000
2031
542,000
599,000
Barddhaman City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
314,265
159,936
154,329
Literates
255,824
135,186
120,638
Children (0-6)
24,587
12,628
11,959
Average Literacy (%)
88.31 %
91.77 %
84.74 %
Sexratio
965
Child Sexratio
947
Barddhaman Metropolitan Region
Barddhaman city comes under Barddhaman Metropolitan area.
Barddhaman Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
346,639
176,391
170,248
Literates
280,160
148,305
131,855
Children (0-6)
27,705
14,207
13,498
Average Literacy (%)
87.84 %
91.44 %
84.12 %
Sexratio
965
Child Sexratio
950
Barddhaman Metropolitan Areas
Bahir Sarbamangala (P), Barddhaman, Goda (P), and Nari (P)