Aurangabad city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Aurangabad Metropolitan Region. The Aurangabad city is located in Maharashtra state of India.
The current estimate population of Aurangabad city in 2025 is
1,717,000
, while Aurangabad metro population is estimated at
1,743,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Aurangabad city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Aurangabad city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Aurangabad city, we will update the same here in 2025.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Aurangabad in 2011 is 1,175,116. Although Aurangabad city has population of 1,175,116; its urban / metropolitan population is 1,193,167.
Aurangabad Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Aurangabad city are 889,224 of which 483,343 are males while 405,881 are females. Average literacy rate of Aurangabad city is 87.49 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.18 and 82.50 percent.
The sex ratio of Aurangabad city is 929 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 871 per 1000 boys.
Aurangabad Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Aurangabad city numbers 41,723 in which population of 221,001 resides. This is around 18.81% of total population of Aurangabad city.
Aurangabad Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Aurangabad city with 51.07 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Aurangabad with approximately 30.79 % following it.
In Aurangabad city, Christinity is followed by 0.86 %, Jainism by 1.62 %, Sikhism by 0.29 % and Buddhism by 15.17 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.15 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
51.07 %
600,183
Muslims
30.79 %
361,817
Christian
0.86 %
10,060
Sikh
0.29 %
3,427
Buddhist
15.17 %
178,307
Jain
1.62 %
19,073
Others
0.04 %
515
Not Stated
0.15 %
1,734
Aurangabad Future Population 2021-2031
Aurangabad
City
Metropolitan
2011
1,175,116
1,193,167
2021
1,527,000
1,551,000
2022
1,572,000
1,597,000
2023
1,619,000
1,644,000
2024
1,667,000
1,693,000
2025
1,717,000
1,743,000
2026
1,768,000
1,795,000
2027
1,821,000
1,848,000
2028
1,875,000
1,903,000
2029
1,931,000
1,960,000
2030
1,988,000
2,018,000
2031
2,047,000
2,078,000
Aurangabad City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
1,175,116
609,206
565,910
Literates
889,224
483,343
405,881
Children (0-6)
158,779
84,851
73,928
Average Literacy (%)
87.49 %
92.18 %
82.50 %
Sexratio
929
Child Sexratio
871
Aurangabad Metropolitan Region
Aurangabad city comes under Aurangabad Metropolitan area.