Bharuch city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bharuch Metropolitan Region. The Bharuch city is located in Gujarat state of India.
The current estimate population of Bharuch city in 2025 is
244,000
, while Bharuch metro population is estimated at
324,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bharuch city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bharuch city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bharuch city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bharuch in 2011 is 169,007. Although Bharuch city has population of 169,007; its urban / metropolitan population is 223,647.
Bharuch Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Bharuch city are 132,572 of which 70,654 are males while 61,918 are females. Average literacy rate of Bharuch city is 87.27 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.76 and 83.60 percent.
The sex ratio of Bharuch city is 947 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 907 per 1000 boys.
Bharuch Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Bharuch city numbers 2,742 in which population of 13,143 resides. This is around 7.78% of total population of Bharuch city.
Bharuch Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Bharuch city with 60.48 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bharuch with approximately 37.65 % following it.
In Bharuch city, Christinity is followed by 0.58 %, Jainism by 0.66 %, Sikhism by 0.27 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.05 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.28 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
60.48 %
102,213
Muslims
37.65 %
63,633
Christian
0.58 %
982
Sikh
0.27 %
464
Buddhist
0.03 %
47
Jain
0.66 %
1,107
Others
0.05 %
89
Not Stated
0.28 %
472
Bharuch Future Population 2021-2031
Bharuch
City
Metropolitan
2011
169,007
223,647
2021
219,000
290,000
2022
225,000
298,000
2023
231,000
306,000
2024
237,000
315,000
2025
244,000
324,000
2026
251,000
333,000
2027
258,000
342,000
2028
265,000
352,000
2029
272,000
362,000
2030
280,000
372,000
2031
288,000
383,000
Bharuch City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
169,007
86,810
82,197
Literates
132,572
70,654
61,918
Children (0-6)
17,095
8,962
8,133
Average Literacy (%)
87.27 %
90.76 %
83.60 %
Sexratio
947
Child Sexratio
907
Bharuch Metropolitan Region
Bharuch city comes under Bharuch Metropolitan area.
Bharuch Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
223,647
115,251
108,396
Literates
178,497
95,040
83,457
Children (0-6)
22,384
11,756
10,628
Average Literacy (%)
88.69 %
91.83 %
85.36 %
Sexratio
941
Child Sexratio
904
Bharuch Metropolitan Areas
Bharuch, Bholav, Maktampur, Nandelav, and Sherpura