Nagpur, India Population 2024

Nagpur's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,106,340In 1950, the population of Nagpur was 472,859Nagpur has grown by 59,650 in the last year, which represents a 1.96% 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 Nagpur, which typically includes Nagpur's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Nagpur is a city in India located within the state of Maharashtra in the Vidarbha region. It is the third largest city in the state and the 13th largest by population in the entire country. The city has a population of nearly 2.5 million. The larger metro area has a population of over 3.6 million, according to estimates. This city is known for being one of the cleanest in India. It is also one of the most livable cities as a leader in healthcare, green spaces and public transportation.

City Size and Population Density

Spread across a total surface area of just over 84 miles, this gives Nagpur a population density of 30,000 people per square mile.

Demographics of Nagpur

Taking a closer look at the population demographics in Nagpur shows that there is a higher concentration of males than females. There are a large number of children in the city, making up over 10% of the total population.

When it comes to religion, almost 60% of the population is Hindu. Buddhists make up over one-quarter of the population, while there are also Muslims, Christians, Jains and Sikhs.

There are over 859,000 residents living in slums – or more than 35% of the population. The literacy rate is almost 92%, with a higher rate of literacy among males than females.

The most commonly spoken language is Marathi, which is also the official language. However, the language has been heavily influenced by other languages, so in some areas slang is used that combines Marathi and Hindi. In businesses and schools, English is often spoken.

Population Growth in Nagpur

The city has seen steady population growth over the years and with the announcement of its becoming a smart city, is only expected to increase its population in the future. The 2011 growth rate was at 13%, so we can assume another considerable increase in population is on the way.

Country
India
Growth Rate
1.96%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20353,932,940
20343,851,960
20333,771,420
20323,691,470
20313,612,340
20303,534,160
20293,457,220
20283,381,840
20273,308,510
20263,237,750
20253,170,180
20243,106,340
20233,046,690
20222,991,430
20212,940,490
20202,893,460
20192,849,570
20182,807,960
20172,763,510
20162,719,770
20152,676,720
20142,634,350
20132,592,650
20122,551,620
20112,511,230
20102,471,480
20092,432,360
20082,393,910
20072,355,970
20062,318,680
20052,281,970
20042,245,900
20032,210,300
20022,175,320
20012,140,890
20002,094,890
19992,043,780
19981,993,980
19971,945,400
19961,898,070
19951,851,760
19941,806,640
19931,762,620
19921,719,740
19911,677,780
19901,637,060
19891,597,390
19881,558,740
19871,520,920
19861,484,070
19851,448,110
19841,413,070
19831,378,790
19821,345,380
19811,312,780
19801,273,080
19791,230,600
19781,189,590
19771,149,950
19761,111,680
19751,074,590
19741,038,780
19731,004,160
1972970,746
1971938,354
1970910,010
1969883,465
1968857,730
1967832,676
1966808,387
1965784,807
1964761,946
1963739,690
1962718,113
1961697,166
1960674,326
1959650,943
1958628,401
1957606,640
1956585,660
1955565,351
1954545,773
1953526,873
1952508,653
1951491,014
1950472,859

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950472,8590%0
1951491,0143.84%18,155
1952508,6533.59%17,639
1953526,8733.58%18,220
1954545,7733.59%18,900
1955565,3513.59%19,578
1956585,6603.59%20,309
1957606,6403.58%20,980
1958628,4013.59%21,761
1959650,9433.59%22,542
1960674,3263.59%23,383
1961697,1663.39%22,840
1962718,1133%20,947
1963739,6903%21,577
1964761,9463.01%22,256
1965784,8073%22,861
1966808,3873%23,580
1967832,6763%24,289
1968857,7303.01%25,054
1969883,4653%25,735
1970910,0103%26,545
1971938,3543.11%28,344
1972970,7463.45%32,392
19731,004,1603.44%33,414
19741,038,7803.45%34,620
19751,074,5903.45%35,810
19761,111,6803.45%37,090
19771,149,9503.44%38,270
19781,189,5903.45%39,640
19791,230,6003.45%41,010
19801,273,0803.45%42,480
19811,312,7803.12%39,700
19821,345,3802.48%32,600
19831,378,7902.48%33,410
19841,413,0702.49%34,280
19851,448,1102.48%35,040
19861,484,0702.48%35,960
19871,520,9202.48%36,850
19881,558,7402.49%37,820
19891,597,3902.48%38,650
19901,637,0602.48%39,670
19911,677,7802.49%40,720
19921,719,7402.5%41,960
19931,762,6202.49%42,880
19941,806,6402.5%44,020
19951,851,7602.5%45,120
19961,898,0702.5%46,310
19971,945,4002.49%47,330
19981,993,9802.5%48,580
19992,043,7802.5%49,800
20002,094,8902.5%51,110
20012,140,8902.2%46,000
20022,175,3201.61%34,430
20032,210,3001.61%34,980
20042,245,9001.61%35,600
20052,281,9701.61%36,070
20062,318,6801.61%36,710
20072,355,9701.61%37,290
20082,393,9101.61%37,940
20092,432,3601.61%38,450
20102,471,4801.61%39,120
20112,511,2301.61%39,750
20122,551,6201.61%40,390
20132,592,6501.61%41,030
20142,634,3501.61%41,700
20152,676,7201.61%42,370
20162,719,7701.61%43,050
20172,763,5101.61%43,740
20182,807,9601.61%44,450
20192,849,5701.48%41,610
20202,893,4601.54%43,890
20212,940,4901.63%47,030
20222,991,4301.73%50,940
20233,046,6901.85%55,260
20243,106,3401.96%59,650
20253,170,1802.06%63,840
20263,237,7502.13%67,570
20273,308,5102.19%70,760
20283,381,8402.22%73,330
20293,457,2202.23%75,380
20303,534,1602.23%76,940
20313,612,3402.21%78,180
20323,691,4702.19%79,130
20333,771,4202.17%79,950
20343,851,9602.14%80,540
20353,932,9402.1%80,980

Nagpur 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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