Kolkata is a Municipal Corporation city in district of Kolkata, West Bengal. The Kolkata city is divided into 141 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has population of 4,496,694 of which 2,356,766 are males while 2,139,928 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 339323 which is 7.55 % of total population of Kolkata (M Corp). In Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Female Sex Ratio is of 908 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kolkata is around 933 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Kolkata city is 86.31 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Kolkata, Male literacy is around 88.34 % while female literacy rate is 84.06 %.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has total administration over 1,024,928 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Kolkata 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2024 is approximately
6,386,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Kolkata city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Kolkata city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Kolkata town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Kolkata Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.38 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.24 % of total population in Kolkata (M Corp).
Kolkata Work Profile
Out of total population, 1,795,740 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 1,412,466 were males while 383,274 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 1795740 working population, 87.79 % were engaged in Main Work while 12.21 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.