Kharagpur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Kharagpur Metropolitan Region. The Kharagpur city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Kharagpur city in 2025 is
301,000
, while Kharagpur metro population is estimated at
436,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kharagpur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kharagpur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kharagpur city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kharagpur in 2011 is 207,604. Although Kharagpur city has population of 207,604; its urban / metropolitan population is 299,683.
Kharagpur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Kharagpur city are 161,741 of which 87,221 are males while 74,520 are females. Average literacy rate of Kharagpur city is 85.76 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.03 and 81.25 percent.
The sex ratio of Kharagpur city is 948 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 964 per 1000 boys.
Kharagpur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Kharagpur city numbers 11,114 in which population of 52,610 resides. This is around 25.34% of total population of Kharagpur city.
Kharagpur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Kharagpur city with 80.71 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kharagpur with approximately 12.95 % following it.
In Kharagpur city, Christinity is followed by 1.49 %, Jainism by 0.43 %, Sikhism by 0.78 % and Buddhism by 0.20 %. Around 0.05 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 3.38 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
80.71 %
167,564
Muslims
12.95 %
26,893
Christian
1.49 %
3,094
Sikh
0.78 %
1,610
Buddhist
0.20 %
423
Jain
0.43 %
903
Others
0.05 %
109
Not Stated
3.38 %
7,008
Kharagpur Future Population 2021-2031
Kharagpur
City
Metropolitan
2011
207,604
299,683
2021
269,000
389,000
2022
277,000
400,000
2023
285,000
412,000
2024
293,000
424,000
2025
301,000
436,000
2026
310,000
449,000
2027
319,000
462,000
2028
328,000
475,000
2029
337,000
489,000
2030
347,000
503,000
2031
357,000
518,000
Kharagpur City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
207,604
106,559
101,045
Literates
161,741
87,221
74,520
Children (0-6)
19,007
9,680
9,327
Average Literacy (%)
85.76 %
90.03 %
81.25 %
Sexratio
948
Child Sexratio
964
Kharagpur Metropolitan Region
Kharagpur city comes under Kharagpur Metropolitan area.
Kharagpur Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
299,683
153,143
146,540
Literates
230,285
124,156
106,129
Children (0-6)
27,465
14,008
13,457
Average Literacy (%)
84.60 %
89.23 %
79.75 %
Sexratio
957
Child Sexratio
961
Kharagpur Metropolitan Areas
Kalaikunda, Kharagpur, and Kharagpur Rly. Settlement(CT)