Porbandar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Porbandar Metropolitan Region. The Porbandar city is located in Gujarat state of India.
The current estimate population of Porbandar city in 2023 is
208,000
, while Porbandar metro population is estimated at
298,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Porbandar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Porbandar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Porbandar city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Porbandar in 2011 is 151,770. Although Porbandar city has population of 151,770; its urban / metropolitan population is 217,203.
Porbandar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Porbandar city are 117,452 of which 63,699 are males while 53,753 are females. Average literacy rate of Porbandar city is 85.76 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.68 and 80.57 percent.
The sex ratio of Porbandar city is 943 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 886 per 1000 boys.
Porbandar Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Porbandar city & its Out Growth numbers 2,958 in which population of 15,564 resides. This is around 10.19% of total population of Porbandar city & its outgrowth which is 152,760.
Porbandar Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Porbandar city with 88.49 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Porbandar with approximately 10.65 % following it.
In Porbandar city, Christinity is followed by 0.16 %, Jainism by 0.25 %, Sikhism by 0.09 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.33 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
88.49 %
135,184
Muslims
10.65 %
16,268
Christian
0.16 %
242
Sikh
0.09 %
131
Buddhist
0.02 %
26
Jain
0.25 %
385
Others
0.02 %
24
Not Stated
0.33 %
500
Porbandar Future Population 2021-2031
Porbandar
City
Metropolitan
2011
151,770
217,203
2021
197,000
282,000
2022
202,000
290,000
2023
208,000
298,000
2024
214,000
306,000
2025
220,000
315,000
2026
226,000
324,000
2027
232,000
333,000
2028
238,000
342,000
2029
245,000
352,000
2030
252,000
362,000
2031
259,000
372,000
Porbandar City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
152,760
78,604
74,156
City Population
151,770
78,097
73,673
Literates
117,452
63,699
53,753
Children (0-6)
14,809
7,851
6,958
Average Literacy (%)
85.76 %
90.68 %
80.57 %
Sexratio
943
Child Sexratio
886
Porbandar Metropolitan Region
Porbandar city comes under Porbandar Metropolitan area.