Gulbarga city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Gulbarga Metropolitan Region. The Gulbarga city is located in Karnataka state of India.
The current estimate population of Gulbarga city in 2025 is
778,000
, while Gulbarga metro population is estimated at
793,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Gulbarga city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Gulbarga city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Gulbarga city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Gulbarga in 2011 is 533,587. Although Gulbarga city has population of 533,587; its urban / metropolitan population is 543,147.
Gulbarga Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Gulbarga city are 382,775 of which 207,498 are males while 175,277 are females. Average literacy rate of Gulbarga city is 82.30 percent of which male and female literacy was 87.87 and 76.57 percent.
The sex ratio of Gulbarga city is 964 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 930 per 1000 boys.
Gulbarga Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Gulbarga city & its Out Growth numbers 8,385 in which population of 44,867 resides. This is around 8.26% of total population of Gulbarga city & its outgrowth which is 543,147.
Gulbarga Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Gulbarga city with 59.62 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Gulbarga with approximately 37.29 % following it.
In Gulbarga city, Christinity is followed by 0.52 %, Jainism by 0.40 %, Sikhism by 0.06 % and Buddhism by 0.22 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 1.88 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
59.62 %
323,803
Muslims
37.29 %
202,552
Christian
0.52 %
2,835
Sikh
0.06 %
350
Buddhist
0.22 %
1,195
Jain
0.40 %
2,181
Others
0.01 %
34
Not Stated
1.88 %
10,197
Gulbarga Future Population 2021-2031
Gulbarga
City
Metropolitan
2011
533,587
543,147
2021
693,000
706,000
2022
713,000
727,000
2023
734,000
748,000
2024
756,000
770,000
2025
778,000
793,000
2026
801,000
816,000
2027
825,000
840,000
2028
849,000
865,000
2029
874,000
890,000
2030
900,000
916,000
2031
927,000
943,000
Gulbarga City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
543,147
276,552
266,595
City Population
533,587
271,660
261,927
Literates
382,775
207,498
175,277
Children (0-6)
68,511
35,505
33,006
Average Literacy (%)
82.30 %
87.87 %
76.57 %
Sexratio
964
Child Sexratio
930
Gulbarga Metropolitan Region
Gulbarga city comes under Gulbarga Metropolitan area.
Gulbarga Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
543,147
276,552
266,595
Literates
389,182
211,138
178,044
Children (0-6)
69,666
36,096
33,570
Average Literacy (%)
82.20 %
87.81 %
76.41 %
Sexratio
964
Child Sexratio
930
Gulbarga Metropolitan Areas
Gulbarga, Kotnoor Darwesh, Kusnoor (Part), and Rajapur