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Asansol City Population
Asansol is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth-largest and most populated city of West Bengal and also one of the fastest-growing cities in India. Asansol Metropolitan area or urban agglomeration is the second-largest and most populated after Kolkata in West Bengal.
As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Asansol City in 2011 is 5,63,917 (5.63 Lakh) and the estimated population of Asansol in 2025 is 8 lakh.
| Asansol City | Census 2011 |
| Total Population | 563,917 (5.63 Lakhs) |
| Male Population | 292,387 |
| Female Population | 271,530 |
| Average Literacy (%) | 83.30% |
| % of Male Literates | 88.31% |
| % of Female Literates | 77.90% |
| Sex Ratio | 929 |
| Child Sex Ratio | 922 |
| Children (0-6 years) | 60,183 |
Source: Census 2011
Asansol Metropolitan Area is the second-largest Urban Agglomeration* in West Bengal after Kolkata. As per the census 2011, Asansol Metropolitan Area Population is 12,43,414 (12.43 Lakhs) and its estimated population in 2025 is 16 lakh.
*An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns
Asansol Historical Population
As per Census 2011, Asansol has a population growth rate of 18.61% during 2001-2011. It’s expected to have a population growth rate of 15% during 2011-2021.
Let’s look at population & percentage change from Year 1901 to 2021.
| Year | Population | Actual Change | Percentage Change |
| 1901 | 14,906 | – | – |
| 1911 | 21,919 | 7,013 | 47.05% |
| 1921 | 26,499 | 4,580 | 20.90% |
| 1931 | 37,026 | 10,527 | 39.73% |
| 1941 | 69,475 | 32,449 | 87.64% |
| 1951 | 94,764 | 25,289 | 36.40% |
| 1961 | 168,689 | 73,925 | 78.01% |
| 1971 | 247,578 | 78,889 | 46.77% |
| 1981 | 316,714 | 69,136 | 27.92% |
| 1991 | 454,513 | 137,799 | 43.51% |
| 2001 | 475,439 | 20,926 | 4.60% |
| 2011 | 563,917 | 88,478 | 18.61% |
| 2021 | 652,000 | 88,083 | 15.62% |
Sources: Census 2011
Census 2011 Details
As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Asansol City in 2011 was 5,63,917 (5.63 Lakh) of which the male population was 2,92,387 and the female population was 2,71,530
DENSITY
The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that the density of Asansol for 2011 is 3500 people per sq. km. Asansol city administers area is 326 sq. km
LITERACY RATE
The average literacy rate of Asansol City in 2011 was 83.30%. If things are looked at gender-wise, male and female literacy was 88.31% and 77.90% respectively. The total literate in Asansol city was 419,592 of which 230,562 are males while 189,030 are females.
SEX RATIO
With regards to the Sex Ratio in Asansol, it stood at 929 per 1000 males. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per the latest reports of the Census 2011 Directorate. In the 2011 census, the child sex ratio is 922 girls per 1000 boys
CHILD POPULATION
In census enumeration, data regarding children under 0-6 age were also collected. There were a total of 60,183 children under the age of 0-6 years. Of the total 31,309 are boys while 28,874 are girls. The child Sex Ratio as per the census 2011 was 922. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 10.67% of the total population of Asansol City.
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