Ambikapur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Ambikapur Metropolitan Region. The Ambikapur city is located in Chhattisgarh state of India.
The current estimate population of Ambikapur city in 2023 is
154,000
, while Ambikapur metro population is estimated at
165,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Ambikapur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Ambikapur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Ambikapur city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ambikapur in 2011 is 112,449. Although Ambikapur city has population of 112,449; its urban / metropolitan population is 121,071.
Ambikapur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Ambikapur city are 87,446 of which 47,527 are males while 39,919 are females. Average literacy rate of Ambikapur city is 88.29 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.84 and 83.41 percent.
The sex ratio of Ambikapur city is 928 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 877 per 1000 boys.
Ambikapur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Ambikapur city & its Out Growth numbers 4,010 in which population of 19,151 resides. This is around 15.82% of total population of Ambikapur city & its outgrowth which is 121,071.
Ambikapur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Ambikapur city with 79.07 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Ambikapur with approximately 11.46 % following it.
In Ambikapur city, Christinity is followed by 8.21 %, Jainism by 0.19 %, Sikhism by 0.91 % and Buddhism by 0.05 %. Around 0.05 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.07 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
79.07 %
95,729
Muslims
11.46 %
13,872
Christian
8.21 %
9,934
Sikh
0.91 %
1,096
Buddhist
0.05 %
56
Jain
0.19 %
236
Others
0.05 %
63
Not Stated
0.07 %
85
Ambikapur Future Population 2021-2031
Ambikapur
City
Metropolitan
2011
112,449
121,071
2021
146,000
157,000
2022
150,000
161,000
2023
154,000
165,000
2024
158,000
169,000
2025
162,000
174,000
2026
166,000
179,000
2027
170,000
184,000
2028
175,000
189,000
2029
180,000
194,000
2030
185,000
199,000
2031
190,000
204,000
Ambikapur City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
121,071
62,776
58,295
City Population
112,449
58,332
54,117
Literates
87,446
47,527
39,919
Children (0-6)
13,401
7,140
6,261
Average Literacy (%)
88.29 %
92.84 %
83.41 %
Sexratio
928
Child Sexratio
877
Ambikapur Metropolitan Region
Ambikapur city comes under Ambikapur Metropolitan area.
Ambikapur Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
121,071
62,776
58,295
Literates
93,489
50,909
42,580
Children (0-6)
14,629
7,775
6,854
Average Literacy (%)
87.83 %
92.56 %
82.77 %
Sexratio
929
Child Sexratio
882
Ambikapur Metropolitan Areas
Ambikapur, Bhagawanpur Khurd, Nawagarh, and Shubhashnagar