City in West Bengal
Rajarhat Gopalpur Population 2026
City, metro area and district compared
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 4.4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
4,40,000 440,000 1 March 2026
Rajarhat Gopalpur is estimated at ≈4.4 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 4,02,844; 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
Rajarhat Gopalpur (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 4,02,844
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 4.4 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
- ≈ 4.4 lakh 4,40,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 4.03 lakh 4,02,844 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
- 976 West Bengal: 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 958 West Bengal: 956
- Literacy rate
- 89.7% Male 92.2% · Female 87.2%
- Households
- 1.01 lakh 4.0 people per household
- Area
- 28.0km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 14,387per km² 2011
- Work participation
- 37.0% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 36 thousand 0–6 · 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,712 |
| 1971 | 37,594 |
| 1981 | 85,945 |
| 1991 | 1,47,348 |
| 2001 | 2,71,811 |
| 2011 | 4,02,844 |
| 2016 * | 4,20,000 |
| 2021 * | 4,30,000 |
| 2026 * | 4,40,000 |
| 2031 * | 4,40,000 |
| 2036 * | 4,40,000 |
* 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
- Rajarhat Gopalpur is part of the Kolkata urban agglomeration, which had 1.41 crore people in 2011.
- The city accounts for 4.0% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Literacy in the city was 89.7% in 2011, against 76.3% for West Bengal.
- There were 976 females per 1,000 males, more than in the state (950).
- By 2011 population it ranks 131st among the 150+ cities on this site and 9th in West Bengal.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈4.4 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
Note: Merged into Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation in 2015.
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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 Rajarhat Gopalpur, 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 Rajarhat Gopalpur?
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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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