Puruliya city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Puruliya Metropolitan Region. The Puruliya city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Puruliya city in 2023 is
165,000
, while Puruliya metro population is estimated at
173,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Puruliya city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Puruliya city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Puruliya city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Puruliya in 2011 is 121,067. Although Puruliya city has population of 121,067; its urban / metropolitan population is 126,815.
Puruliya Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Puruliya city are 89,000 of which 49,365 are males while 39,635 are females. Average literacy rate of Puruliya city is 82.09 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.40 and 75.39 percent.
The sex ratio of Puruliya city is 942 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 945 per 1000 boys.
Puruliya Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Puruliya city numbers 9,205 in which population of 50,071 resides. This is around 41.36% of total population of Puruliya city.
Puruliya Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Puruliya city with 82.66 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Puruliya with approximately 13.57 % following it.
In Puruliya city, Christinity is followed by 1.53 %, Jainism by 0.18 %, Sikhism by 0.04 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 1.98 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
82.66 %
100,072
Muslims
13.57 %
16,432
Christian
1.53 %
1,857
Sikh
0.04 %
43
Buddhist
0.02 %
30
Jain
0.18 %
214
Others
0.02 %
24
Not Stated
1.98 %
2,395
Puruliya Future Population 2021-2031
Puruliya
City
Metropolitan
2011
121,067
126,815
2021
157,000
164,000
2022
161,000
168,000
2023
165,000
173,000
2024
169,000
178,000
2025
174,000
183,000
2026
179,000
188,000
2027
184,000
193,000
2028
189,000
198,000
2029
194,000
203,000
2030
199,000
209,000
2031
204,000
215,000
Puruliya City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
121,067
62,351
58,716
Literates
89,000
49,365
39,635
Children (0-6)
12,653
6,507
6,146
Average Literacy (%)
82.09 %
88.40 %
75.39 %
Sexratio
942
Child Sexratio
945
Puruliya Metropolitan Region
Puruliya city comes under Puruliya Metropolitan area.