Krishnanagar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Krishnanagar Metropolitan Region. The Krishnanagar city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Krishnanagar city in 2023 is
209,000
, while Krishnanagar metro population is estimated at
250,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Krishnanagar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Krishnanagar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Krishnanagar city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Krishnanagar in 2011 is 153,062. Although Krishnanagar city has population of 153,062; its urban / metropolitan population is 182,010.
Krishnanagar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Krishnanagar city are 127,927 of which 65,879 are males while 62,048 are females. Average literacy rate of Krishnanagar city is 90.36 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.59 and 88.11 percent.
The sex ratio of Krishnanagar city is 984 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 918 per 1000 boys.
Krishnanagar Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Krishnanagar city numbers 11,995 in which population of 49,482 resides. This is around 32.33% of total population of Krishnanagar city.
Krishnanagar Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Krishnanagar city with 90.82 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Krishnanagar with approximately 5.98 % following it.
In Krishnanagar city, Christinity is followed by 3.07 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.04 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.07 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
90.82 %
139,015
Muslims
5.98 %
9,151
Christian
3.07 %
4,694
Sikh
0.04 %
55
Buddhist
0.02 %
24
Jain
0.01 %
15
Others
0.01 %
8
Not Stated
0.07 %
100
Krishnanagar Future Population 2021-2031
Krishnanagar
City
Metropolitan
2011
153,062
182,010
2021
198,000
236,000
2022
203,000
243,000
2023
209,000
250,000
2024
215,000
257,000
2025
221,000
264,000
2026
227,000
271,000
2027
233,000
279,000
2028
239,000
287,000
2029
246,000
295,000
2030
253,000
303,000
2031
260,000
312,000
Krishnanagar City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
153,062
77,146
75,916
Literates
127,927
65,879
62,048
Children (0-6)
11,490
5,992
5,498
Average Literacy (%)
90.36 %
92.59 %
88.11 %
Sexratio
984
Child Sexratio
918
Krishnanagar Metropolitan Region
Krishnanagar city comes under Krishnanagar Metropolitan area.
Krishnanagar Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
182,010
91,993
90,017
Literates
146,689
76,212
70,477
Children (0-6)
14,462
7,524
6,938
Average Literacy (%)
87.55 %
90.22 %
84.83 %
Sexratio
979
Child Sexratio
922
Krishnanagar Metropolitan Areas
Baruihuda, Krishnanagar, Paschim bhatjangla, and Sonda (P)