Basirhat city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Basirhat Metropolitan Region. The Basirhat city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Basirhat city in 2025 is
180,000
, while Basirhat metro population is estimated at
206,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Basirhat city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Basirhat city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Basirhat city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Basirhat in 2011 is 125,254. Although Basirhat city has population of 125,254; its urban / metropolitan population is 143,007.
Basirhat Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Basirhat city are 99,633 of which 52,044 are males while 47,589 are females. Average literacy rate of Basirhat city is 87.35 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.51 and 84.15 percent.
The sex ratio of Basirhat city is 981 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 957 per 1000 boys.
Basirhat Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Basirhat city & its Out Growth numbers 0 in which population of 0 resides. This is around 0.00% of total population of Basirhat city & its outgrowth which is 125,254.
Basirhat Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Basirhat city with 77.60 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Basirhat with approximately 22.21 % following it.
In Basirhat city, Christinity is followed by 0.04 %, Jainism by 0.02 %, Sikhism by 0.02 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.10 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
77.60 %
97,196
Muslims
22.21 %
27,823
Christian
0.04 %
44
Sikh
0.02 %
22
Buddhist
0.01 %
15
Jain
0.02 %
26
Others
0.01 %
7
Not Stated
0.10 %
121
Basirhat Future Population 2021-2031
Basirhat
City
Metropolitan
2011
125,254
143,007
2021
162,000
185,000
2022
166,000
190,000
2023
170,000
195,000
2024
175,000
200,000
2025
180,000
206,000
2026
185,000
212,000
2027
190,000
218,000
2028
195,000
224,000
2029
200,000
230,000
2030
206,000
236,000
2031
212,000
243,000
Basirhat City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
125,254
63,223
62,031
Literates
99,633
52,044
47,589
Children (0-6)
11,196
5,720
5,476
Average Literacy (%)
87.35 %
90.51 %
84.15 %
Sexratio
981
Child Sexratio
957
Basirhat Metropolitan Region
Basirhat city comes under Basirhat Metropolitan area.
Basirhat Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
143,007
72,296
70,711
Literates
111,678
58,513
53,165
Children (0-6)
13,112
6,720
6,392
Average Literacy (%)
85.98 %
89.23 %
82.66 %
Sexratio
978
Child Sexratio
951
Basirhat Metropolitan Areas
Basirhat, Dandirhat (P), Raghunathpur (P), and Uttar Bagundi