Kanpur, India Population 2024

Kanpur's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,286,140In 1950, the population of Kanpur was 688,228Kanpur has grown by 51,980 in the last year, which represents a 1.61% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Kanpur, which typically includes Kanpur's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Kanpur is a city that is located in India. It is found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, and it is the most populous city within the state. The city was once known as Cawnpore. The city has a population of 2,767,348, which is a large number of residents. However, this only places Kanpur as the 12th most populous city in the country. The metro area of the city has a slightly higher population of just over 2.9 million.

Kanpur Size and Population Density

The city of Kanpur covers a total surface area of approximately 403.70 square kilometers (155.87 square miles). When we factor in the overall population of this city, the population density comes to about 6,900 residents per square kilometer (approximately 18,000 residents per square mile).

Demographics of Kanpur

Taking a closer look at the population of Kanpur shows that the city has a literacy rate of over 80%.

Kanpur’s dominant religion is Hinduism, with over 78% of residents following the religion. Islam is another popular religion followed by almost 20% of Kanpur’s residents.

The ethinic makeup of the population of Kanpur is composed of a large number of residents from the state of Uttar Pradesh, and there are also people from other states and countries like Punjabis, Irish, Bengalis, South Indians, Anglo Indian, Gujaratis, Iraqis, Portuguese, Gypsies, Parsis, and different ethnicities.

Population Growth

The city is a hub of commercial and industrial activity and is thought to be the commercial capital of Uttar Pradesh. Because of these roles and based on past growth rates, it’s safe to predict that Kanpur will continue to experience population growth well into the future.

Country
India
Growth Rate
1.61%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20354,133,220
20344,048,130
20333,963,510
20323,879,550
20313,796,530
20303,714,710
20293,634,520
20283,556,560
20273,481,700
20263,410,920
20253,345,370
20243,286,140
20233,234,160
20223,189,930
20213,153,420
20203,123,990
20193,100,280
20183,080,570
20173,058,240
20163,036,070
20153,014,060
20142,992,210
20132,970,520
20122,948,980
20112,927,610
20102,906,380
20092,885,320
20082,864,430
20072,843,630
20062,823,020
20052,802,550
20042,782,260
20032,762,070
20022,742,040
20012,722,170
20002,663,560
19992,587,060
19982,512,850
19972,440,780
19962,370,870
19952,302,770
19942,236,720
19932,172,570
19922,110,340
19912,049,730
19902,001,190
19891,958,850
19881,917,460
19871,876,840
19861,837,120
19851,798,250
19841,760,260
19831,722,960
19821,686,510
19811,650,820
19801,611,730
19791,571,390
19781,532,110
19771,493,810
19761,456,520
19751,420,060
19741,384,570
19731,349,960
19721,316,260
19711,283,320
19701,249,640
19691,216,320
19681,183,940
19671,152,340
19661,121,620
19651,091,710
19641,062,650
19631,034,280
19621,006,710
1961979,872
1960950,657
1959920,710
1958891,745
1957863,691
1956836,556
1955810,203
1954784,714
1953760,028
1952736,150
1951712,960
1950688,228

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950688,2280%0
1951712,9603.59%24,732
1952736,1503.25%23,190
1953760,0283.24%23,878
1954784,7143.25%24,686
1955810,2033.25%25,489
1956836,5563.25%26,353
1957863,6913.24%27,135
1958891,7453.25%28,054
1959920,7103.25%28,965
1960950,6573.25%29,947
1961979,8723.07%29,215
19621,006,7102.74%26,838
19631,034,2802.74%27,570
19641,062,6502.74%28,370
19651,091,7102.73%29,060
19661,121,6202.74%29,910
19671,152,3402.74%30,720
19681,183,9402.74%31,600
19691,216,3202.73%32,380
19701,249,6402.74%33,320
19711,283,3202.7%33,680
19721,316,2602.57%32,940
19731,349,9602.56%33,700
19741,384,5702.56%34,610
19751,420,0602.56%35,490
19761,456,5202.57%36,460
19771,493,8102.56%37,290
19781,532,1102.56%38,300
19791,571,3902.56%39,280
19801,611,7302.57%40,340
19811,650,8202.43%39,090
19821,686,5102.16%35,690
19831,722,9602.16%36,450
19841,760,2602.16%37,300
19851,798,2502.16%37,990
19861,837,1202.16%38,870
19871,876,8402.16%39,720
19881,917,4602.16%40,620
19891,958,8502.16%41,390
19902,001,1902.16%42,340
19912,049,7302.43%48,540
19922,110,3402.96%60,610
19932,172,5702.95%62,230
19942,236,7202.95%64,150
19952,302,7702.95%66,050
19962,370,8702.96%68,100
19972,440,7802.95%69,910
19982,512,8502.95%72,070
19992,587,0602.95%74,210
20002,663,5602.96%76,500
20012,722,1702.2%58,610
20022,742,0400.73%19,870
20032,762,0700.73%20,030
20042,782,2600.73%20,190
20052,802,5500.73%20,290
20062,823,0200.73%20,470
20072,843,6300.73%20,610
20082,864,4300.73%20,800
20092,885,3200.73%20,890
20102,906,3800.73%21,060
20112,927,6100.73%21,230
20122,948,9800.73%21,370
20132,970,5200.73%21,540
20142,992,2100.73%21,690
20153,014,0600.73%21,850
20163,036,0700.73%22,010
20173,058,2400.73%22,170
20183,080,5700.73%22,330
20193,100,2800.64%19,710
20203,123,9900.76%23,710
20213,153,4200.94%29,430
20223,189,9301.16%36,510
20233,234,1601.39%44,230
20243,286,1401.61%51,980
20253,345,3701.8%59,230
20263,410,9201.96%65,550
20273,481,7002.08%70,780
20283,556,5602.15%74,860
20293,634,5202.19%77,960
20303,714,7102.21%80,190
20313,796,5302.2%81,820
20323,879,5502.19%83,020
20333,963,5102.16%83,960
20344,048,1302.13%84,620
20354,133,2202.1%85,090

Kanpur Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Delhi33,807,4002.63%
Mumbai21,673,1001.77%
Kolkata15,570,8001.55%
Bangalore14,008,3002.94%
Chennai12,053,7002.36%
Hyderabad11,068,9002.48%
Ahmedabad8,854,4402.36%
Surat8,330,5303.29%
Pune7,345,8502.5%
Jaipur4,308,5102.41%
Kozhikode4,243,9603.8%
Malappuram4,184,9204.39%
Lucknow4,038,2102.35%
Thrissur3,605,2403.53%
Kochi3,507,0502.97%
Indore3,393,3802.76%
Kanpur3,286,1401.61%
Nagpur3,106,3401.96%
Coimbatore3,083,7202.48%
Thiruvananthapuram2,984,1503.22%

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