City in West Bengal
Panihati Population 2026
City, metro area and district compared
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
4,00,000 400,000 1 March 2026
Panihati is estimated at ≈4 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 3,77,347; it is part of the Kolkata urban agglomeration (1,40,57,991).
Estimates: method M1 on 2011 boundaries, not official figures. Census: ORGI.
Which number do you mean?
Three areas share the name. Quoting the district figure as the “city population” is the most common mistake.
City
Panihati (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 3,77,347
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 4 lakh
Metro area (UA)
- Census 2011
- 1,40,57,991
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 1.47 crore
District
- Census 2011
- 1,00,09,781
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 1.09 crore
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 4 lakh 4,00,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 3.77 lakh 3,77,347 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Metro area (UA) · 2011
- 1.41 crore 1,40,57,991
- Metro area (UA) · 2026
- ≈ 1.47 crore 1,46,90,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 992 West Bengal: 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 967 West Bengal: 956
- Literacy rate
- 91.9% Male 94.0% · Female 89.8%
- Households
- 86 thousand 4.4 people per household
- Area
- 19.4km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 19,471per km² 2011
- Growth 2001–11
- +8.3% City
- Work participation
- 34.8% 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Census
- Estimate
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| Year | City |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 49,514 |
| 1961 | 93,749 |
| 1971 | 1,48,046 |
| 1981 | 2,05,718 |
| 1991 | 2,75,990 |
| 2001 | 3,48,438 |
| 2011 | 3,77,347 |
| 2016 * | 3,90,000 |
| 2021 * | 3,90,000 |
| 2026 * | 4,00,000 |
| 2031 * | 4,00,000 |
| 2036 * | 4,10,000 |
* Estimate
What the Kolkata metro area includes
Constituent units of the urban agglomeration, Census 2011. CT = census town; OG = outgrowth.
- Kolkata 44,96,694
- Howrah 10,77,075
- Maheshtala 4,48,317
- Rajpur Sonarpur 4,24,368
- South Dum Dum 4,03,316
- Rajarhat Gopalpur 4,02,844
- Bhatpara OG 3,86,019
- Panihati 3,77,347
- Kamarhati 3,30,211
- Bally 2,93,373
- Barasat 2,78,435
- North Dum Dum 2,49,142
What the numbers say
- Panihati is part of the Kolkata urban agglomeration, which had 1.41 crore people in 2011.
- The city accounts for 3.8% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Within comparable limits, the city grew 8.3% between 2001 and 2011.
- Literacy in the city was 91.9% in 2011, against 76.3% for West Bengal.
- There were 992 females per 1,000 males, more than in the state (950).
- By 2011 population it ranks 138th among the 150+ cities on this site and 11th in West Bengal.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈4 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (16 August 2026 – 14 September 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Panihati, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →
Frequently asked questions
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Why do sources give such different numbers for Panihati?
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Sources and method
- Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (ORGI)
- Census 2011 Table A-4: towns and urban agglomerations since 1901
- Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract for urban agglomerations
- Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections 2011–2036 (July 2020)
- Our estimation method M1 (formulas and checks)
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