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Ambala Population 2024

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


The current estimate population of Ambala city in 2024 is 275,000 , while Ambala metro population is estimated at 291,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Ambala city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Ambala city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Ambala city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ambala in 2011 is 195,153. Although Ambala city has population of 195,153; its urban / metropolitan population is 205,418.

Ambala Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Ambala city are 152,546 of which 82,859 are males while 69,687 are females. Average literacy rate of Ambala city is 87.35 percent of which male and female literacy was 90.63 and 83.76 percent. The sex ratio of Ambala city is 902 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 836 per 1000 boys.

Ambala Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Ambala city numbers 4,827 in which population of 23,143 resides. This is around 11.86% of total population of Ambala city.

Ambala Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Ambala city with 81.94 % followers. Sikhism is second most popular religion in Ambala city with 14.59 % following it. In Ambala city, Islam is followed by 1.25 %, Jainism by 1.44 %, Christinity by 14.59 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.36 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 81.94 % 159,912
Muslims 1.25 % 2,431
Christian 0.38 % 739
Sikh 14.59 % 28,471
Buddhist 0.03 % 55
Jain 1.44 % 2,816
Others 0.01 % 29
Not Stated 0.36 % 700

Ambala Future Population 2021-2031

Ambala City Metropolitan
2011 195,153 205,418
2021 253,000 267,000
2022 260,000 275,000
2023 267,000 283,000
2024 275,000 291,000
2025 283,000 299,000
2026 291,000 307,000
2027 299,000 316,000
2028 307,000 325,000
2029 316,000 334,000
2030 325,000 344,000
2031 334,000 354,000
Ambala City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 195,153 102,607 92,546
Literates 152,546 82,859 69,687
Children (0-6) 20,521 11,177 9,344
Average Literacy (%) 87.35 % 90.63 % 83.76 %
Sexratio 902
Child Sexratio 836

Ambala Metropolitan Region

Ambala 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