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 2023 is
267,000
, while Ambala metro population is estimated at
283,000
. 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 2023.
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