Muzaffarnagar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Muzaffarnagar Metropolitan Region. The Muzaffarnagar city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.
The current estimate population of Muzaffarnagar city in 2025 is
572,000
, while Muzaffarnagar metro population is estimated at
723,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Muzaffarnagar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Muzaffarnagar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Muzaffarnagar city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Muzaffarnagar in 2011 is 392,768. Although Muzaffarnagar city has population of 392,768; its urban / metropolitan population is 495,543.
Muzaffarnagar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Muzaffarnagar city are 273,175 of which 151,713 are males while 121,462 are females. Average literacy rate of Muzaffarnagar city is 79.80 percent of which male and female literacy was 84.56 and 74.56 percent.
The sex ratio of Muzaffarnagar city is 899 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 843 per 1000 boys.
Muzaffarnagar Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Muzaffarnagar city & its Out Growth numbers 0 in which population of 0 resides. This is around 0.00% of total population of Muzaffarnagar city & its outgrowth which is 392,768.
Muzaffarnagar Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Muzaffarnagar city with 55.79 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Muzaffarnagar with approximately 41.39 % following it.
In Muzaffarnagar city, Christinity is followed by 0.17 %, Jainism by 1.76 %, Sikhism by 0.67 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.21 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
55.79 %
219,107
Muslims
41.39 %
162,554
Christian
0.17 %
668
Sikh
0.67 %
2,640
Buddhist
0.01 %
51
Jain
1.76 %
6,932
Others
0.00 %
4
Not Stated
0.21 %
812
Muzaffarnagar Future Population 2021-2031
Muzaffarnagar
City
Metropolitan
2011
392,768
495,543
2021
510,000
644,000
2022
525,000
663,000
2023
540,000
682,000
2024
556,000
702,000
2025
572,000
723,000
2026
589,000
744,000
2027
606,000
766,000
2028
624,000
788,000
2029
642,000
811,000
2030
661,000
835,000
2031
680,000
860,000
Muzaffarnagar City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
392,768
206,782
185,986
Literates
273,175
151,713
121,462
Children (0-6)
50,443
27,372
23,071
Average Literacy (%)
79.80 %
84.56 %
74.56 %
Sexratio
899
Child Sexratio
843
Muzaffarnagar Metropolitan Region
Muzaffarnagar city comes under Muzaffarnagar Metropolitan area.
Muzaffarnagar Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
495,543
261,130
234,413
Literates
332,275
186,629
145,646
Children (0-6)
66,470
35,962
30,508
Average Literacy (%)
77.44 %
82.88 %
71.43 %
Sexratio
898
Child Sexratio
848
Muzaffarnagar Metropolitan Areas
Almaspur, Kukra, Muzaffarnagar, Sarwat, and Shahbudinpur