Jamnagar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Jamnagar Metropolitan Region. The Jamnagar city is located in Gujarat state of India.
The current estimate population of Jamnagar city in 2023 is
660,000
, while Jamnagar metro population is estimated at
828,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Jamnagar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Jamnagar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Jamnagar city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Jamnagar in 2011 is 479,920. Although Jamnagar city has population of 479,920; its urban / metropolitan population is 600,943.
Jamnagar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Jamnagar city are 353,058 of which 192,987 are males while 160,071 are females. Average literacy rate of Jamnagar city is 82.14 percent of which male and female literacy was 86.90 and 77.05 percent.
The sex ratio of Jamnagar city is 928 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 864 per 1000 boys.
Jamnagar Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Jamnagar city & its Out Growth numbers 14,077 in which population of 71,497 resides. This is around 11.90% of total population of Jamnagar city & its outgrowth which is 600,943.
Jamnagar Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Jamnagar city with 77.59 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Jamnagar with approximately 18.99 % following it.
In Jamnagar city, Christinity is followed by 0.37 %, Jainism by 2.51 %, Sikhism by 0.14 % and Buddhism by 0.13 %. Around 0.01 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.26 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
77.59 %
466,297
Muslims
18.99 %
114,106
Christian
0.37 %
2,214
Sikh
0.14 %
834
Buddhist
0.13 %
783
Jain
2.51 %
15,086
Others
0.01 %
88
Not Stated
0.26 %
1,535
Jamnagar Future Population 2021-2031
Jamnagar
City
Metropolitan
2011
479,920
600,943
2021
623,000
781,000
2022
641,000
804,000
2023
660,000
828,000
2024
679,000
852,000
2025
699,000
877,000
2026
719,000
903,000
2027
740,000
930,000
2028
762,000
957,000
2029
784,000
985,000
2030
807,000
1,014,000
2031
831,000
1,044,000
Jamnagar City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
600,943
313,214
287,729
City Population
479,920
248,947
230,973
Literates
353,058
192,987
160,071
Children (0-6)
50,097
26,873
23,224
Average Literacy (%)
82.14 %
86.90 %
77.05 %
Sexratio
928
Child Sexratio
864
Jamnagar Metropolitan Region
Jamnagar city comes under Jamnagar Metropolitan area.