Bhuj city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bhuj Metropolitan Region. The Bhuj city is located in Gujarat state of India.
The current estimate population of Bhuj city in 2023 is
196,000
, while Bhuj metro population is estimated at
258,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bhuj city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bhuj city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bhuj city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bhuj in 2011 is 143,286. Although Bhuj city has population of 143,286; its urban / metropolitan population is 188,236.
Bhuj Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Bhuj city are 109,706 of which 61,051 are males while 48,655 are females. Average literacy rate of Bhuj city is 86.59 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.84 and 81.79 percent.
The sex ratio of Bhuj city is 887 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 905 per 1000 boys.
Bhuj Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Bhuj city & its Out Growth numbers 258 in which population of 1,195 resides. This is around 0.80% of total population of Bhuj city & its outgrowth which is 148,834.
Bhuj Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Bhuj city with 68.62 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bhuj with approximately 25.64 % following it.
In Bhuj city, Christinity is followed by 0.45 %, Jainism by 4.02 %, Sikhism by 0.59 % and Buddhism by 0.07 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.61 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.