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Uttarpara Kotrung Population 2024

Uttarpara Kotrung city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Kolkata Metropolitan Region. The Uttarpara Kotrung city is located in West Bengal state of India.


The current estimate population of Uttarpara Kotrung city in 2024 is 224,000 , while Uttarpara Kotrung metro population is estimated at 19,936,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Uttarpara Kotrung city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Uttarpara Kotrung city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Uttarpara Kotrung city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Uttarpara Kotrung in 2011 is 159,147. Although Uttarpara Kotrung city has population of 159,147; its urban / metropolitan population is 14,035,959.

Uttarpara Kotrung Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Uttarpara Kotrung city are 133,610 of which 69,908 are males while 63,702 are females. Average literacy rate of Uttarpara Kotrung city is 90.65 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.93 and 88.28 percent. The sex ratio of Uttarpara Kotrung city is 955 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 902 per 1000 boys.

Uttarpara Kotrung Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Uttarpara Kotrung city numbers 6,458 in which population of 26,080 resides. This is around 16.39% of total population of Uttarpara Kotrung city.

Uttarpara Kotrung Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Uttarpara Kotrung city with 96.61 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Uttarpara Kotrung with approximately 2.24 % following it. In Uttarpara Kotrung city, Christinity is followed by 0.10 %, Jainism by 0.61 %, Sikhism by 0.10 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.13 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.19 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 96.61 % 153,759
Muslims 2.24 % 3,567
Christian 0.10 % 163
Sikh 0.10 % 162
Buddhist 0.01 % 10
Jain 0.61 % 969
Others 0.13 % 213
Not Stated 0.19 % 304

Kolkata Future Population 2021-2031

Kolkata City Metropolitan
2011 159,147 14,035,959
2021 206,000 18,246,000
2022 212,000 18,793,000
2023 218,000 19,356,000
2024 224,000 19,936,000
2025 230,000 20,534,000
2026 236,000 21,150,000
2027 243,000 21,784,000
2028 250,000 22,437,000
2029 257,000 23,110,000
2030 264,000 23,803,000
2031 271,000 24,517,000
Uttarpara Kotrung City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 159,147 81,410 77,737
Literates 133,610 69,908 63,702
Children (0-6) 11,760 6,183 5,577
Average Literacy (%) 90.65 % 92.93 % 88.28 %
Sexratio 955
Child Sexratio 902

Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Uttarpara Kotrung city comes under Kolkata Metropolitan area.
Kolkata Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 14,035,959 7,251,908 6,784,051
Literates 11,272,266 6,000,762 5,271,504
Children (0-6) 1,158,543 594,970 563,573
Average Literacy (%) 87.54 % 90.14 % 84.74 %
Sexratio 935
Child Sexratio 947
Kolkata Metropolitan Areas
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