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Kharagpur Town Population Census 2011 - 2024

Kharagpur is a Municipality city in district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Kharagpur city is divided into 29 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kharagpur Municipality has population of 207,604 of which 106,559 are males while 101,045 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 19007 which is 9.16 % of total population of Kharagpur (M). In Kharagpur Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 948 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kharagpur is around 964 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Kharagpur city is 85.76 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Kharagpur, Male literacy is around 90.03 % while female literacy rate is 81.25 %.

Kharagpur Municipality has total administration over 44,618 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kharagpur 2023 - 2024 Population

Current estimated population of Kharagpur Municipality in 2024 is approximately 293,000. The schedule census of 2021 for Kharagpur city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Kharagpur city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Kharagpur town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.

Kharagpur Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.23 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.71 % of total population in Kharagpur (M).

Kharagpur Work Profile

Out of total population, 68,612 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 54,252 were males while 14,360 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 68612 working population, 79.93 % were engaged in Main Work while 20.07 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Kharagpur Population Religion Data

Religion Percentage
Hindu 80.71%
Muslim 12.95%
Christian 1.49%
Sikh 0.78%
Buddhist 0.20%
Jain 0.43%
Others 0.05%
No Religion 3.38%

Kharagpur City Ward List

# Ward Population
1 Kharagpur Ward No - 1 6662
2 Kharagpur Ward No - 2 6836
3 Kharagpur Ward No - 3 6247
4 Kharagpur Ward No - 4 14254
5 Kharagpur Ward No - 5 8776
6 Kharagpur Ward No - 6 6443
7 Kharagpur Ward No - 7 6237
8 Kharagpur Ward No - 8 6228
9 Kharagpur Ward No - 9 6922
10 Kharagpur Ward No - 10 7406
11 Kharagpur Ward No - 11 7034
12 Kharagpur Ward No - 12 8182
13 Kharagpur Ward No - 13 496
14 Kharagpur Ward No - 14 5464
15 Kharagpur Ward No - 16 6420
16 Kharagpur Ward No - 17 7110
17 Kharagpur Ward No - 19 6886
18 Kharagpur Ward No - 23 7400
19 Kharagpur Ward No - 24 10988
20 Kharagpur Ward No - 25 11009
21 Kharagpur Ward No - 27 691
22 Kharagpur Ward No - 28 8272
23 Kharagpur Ward No - 29 7970
24 Kharagpur Ward No - 30 11078
25 Kharagpur Ward No - 31 5356
26 Kharagpur Ward No - 32 7456
27 Kharagpur Ward No - 33 8204
28 Kharagpur Ward No - 34 6950
29 Kharagpur Ward No - 35 4627

Kharagpur City/Town Future Population 2021-2031

Kharagpur City Population
2011 207,604
2021 269,000
2022 277,000
2023 285,000
2024 293,000
2025 301,000
2026 310,000
2027 319,000
2028 328,000
2029 337,000
2030 347,000
2031 357,000