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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 2026 is 8 lakh.
Census 2011 Details
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
| 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 Population
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 2026 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
Religion in Asansol
Religion Percentage in Asansol
- Hinduism – 75.2%
- Islam – 21.3%
- Sikhism – 1.09%
- Christianity – 0.99%
- Others – 1.04%
- Not stated – 0.43%
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