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Ambala Sadar Population 2024

Ambala Sadar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Ambala Metropolitan Region. The Ambala Sadar city is located in Haryana state of India.


The current estimate population of Ambala Sadar city in 2024 is 146,000 , while Ambala Sadar metro population is estimated at 291,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Ambala Sadar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Ambala Sadar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Ambala Sadar city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ambala Sadar in 2011 is 103,093. Although Ambala Sadar city has population of 103,093; its urban / metropolitan population is 205,418.

Ambala Sadar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Ambala Sadar city are 82,283 of which 43,996 are males while 38,287 are females. Average literacy rate of Ambala Sadar city is 88.46 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.30 and 85.40 percent. The sex ratio of Ambala Sadar city is 921 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 840 per 1000 boys.

Ambala Sadar Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Ambala Sadar city & its Out Growth numbers 7,290 in which population of 35,434 resides. This is around 33.76% of total population of Ambala Sadar city & its outgrowth which is 104,974.

Ambala Sadar Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Ambala Sadar city with 88.18 % followers. Sikhism is second most popular religion in Ambala Sadar city with 7.68 % following it. In Ambala Sadar city, Islam is followed by 1.54 %, Jainism by 1.32 %, Christinity by 7.68 % and Buddhism by 0.19 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.54 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 88.18 % 92,571
Muslims 1.54 % 1,617
Christian 0.54 % 562
Sikh 7.68 % 8,060
Buddhist 0.19 % 202
Jain 1.32 % 1,383
Others 0.01 % 15
Not Stated 0.54 % 564

Ambala Future Population 2021-2031

Ambala City Metropolitan
2011 103,093 205,418
2021 134,000 267,000
2022 138,000 275,000
2023 142,000 283,000
2024 146,000 291,000
2025 150,000 299,000
2026 154,000 307,000
2027 158,000 316,000
2028 162,000 325,000
2029 166,000 334,000
2030 170,000 344,000
2031 175,000 354,000
Ambala Sadar City 2011 Total Male Female
City + Out Growths 104,974 54,680 50,294
City Population 103,093 53,664 49,429
Literates 82,283 43,996 38,287
Children (0-6) 10,077 5,478 4,599
Average Literacy (%) 88.46 % 91.30 % 85.40 %
Sexratio 921
Child Sexratio 840

Ambala Metropolitan Region

Ambala Sadar city comes under Ambala Metropolitan area.
Ambala Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 205,418 111,475 93,943
Literates 163,645 92,261 71,384
Children (0-6) 21,517 11,741 9,776
Average Literacy (%) 88.99 % 92.51 % 84.81 %
Sexratio 843
Child Sexratio 833
Ambala Metropolitan Areas
Ambala Cantonment Board, Ambala Sadar, Babiyal, Kardhan, and Sarsehri