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Aligarh Population 2024

Aligarh city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Aligarh Metropolitan Region. The Aligarh city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.


The current estimate population of Aligarh city in 2024 is 1,241,000 , while Aligarh metro population is estimated at 1,292,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Aligarh city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Aligarh city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Aligarh city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Aligarh in 2011 is 874,408. Although Aligarh city has population of 874,408; its urban / metropolitan population is 911,223.

Aligarh Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Aligarh city are 517,228 of which 292,892 are males while 224,336 are females. Average literacy rate of Aligarh city is 68.52 percent of which male and female literacy was 73.52 and 62.93 percent. The sex ratio of Aligarh city is 894 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 885 per 1000 boys.

Aligarh Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Aligarh city numbers 42,682 in which population of 258,841 resides. This is around 29.60% of total population of Aligarh city.

Aligarh Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Aligarh city with 55.36 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Aligarh with approximately 42.64 % following it. In Aligarh city, Christinity is followed by 0.53 %, Jainism by 0.28 %, Sikhism by 0.36 % and Buddhism by 0.05 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.79 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 55.36 % 484,036
Muslims 42.64 % 372,881
Christian 0.53 % 4,612
Sikh 0.36 % 3,139
Buddhist 0.05 % 423
Jain 0.28 % 2,419
Others 0.00 % 20
Not Stated 0.79 % 6,878

Aligarh Future Population 2021-2031

Aligarh City Metropolitan
2011 874,408 911,223
2021 1,136,000 1,184,000
2022 1,170,000 1,219,000
2023 1,205,000 1,255,000
2024 1,241,000 1,292,000
2025 1,278,000 1,330,000
2026 1,316,000 1,369,000
2027 1,355,000 1,410,000
2028 1,395,000 1,452,000
2029 1,436,000 1,495,000
2030 1,479,000 1,539,000
2031 1,523,000 1,585,000
Aligarh City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 874,408 461,772 412,636
Literates 517,228 292,892 224,336
Children (0-6) 119,543 63,412 56,131
Average Literacy (%) 68.52 % 73.52 % 62.93 %
Sexratio 894
Child Sexratio 885

Aligarh Metropolitan Region

Aligarh city comes under Aligarh Metropolitan area.
Aligarh Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 911,223 481,207 430,016
Literates 540,064 306,284 233,780
Children (0-6) 125,010 66,360 58,650
Average Literacy (%) 68.69 % 73.83 % 62.95 %
Sexratio 894
Child Sexratio 884
Aligarh Metropolitan Areas
Aligarh, Ashrafpur Jalal, Kwarasi, and Sarsaul