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 2025 is
150,000
, while Ambala Sadar metro population is estimated at
299,000
. 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 2025.
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