FACULTY OF

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING, LUCKNOW

CENSUS OF AHEMDABAD

GROUP MEMBERS:
URVASHI SINDHI
VAIBHAV SRIVASTAVA
RAHUL SINGH
YASHI AGRAWAL
TASHU SAHU
INTRODUCTION : Ahmedabad is the largest city in the State
of Gujarat and the Seventh- largest urban agglomeration in India, with a
population of almost 74 lakhs (7.4 Million). City is Located on the banks
of the River Sabarmati. The city is the administrative centre of
Ahmedabad district, and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970;
the capital was shifted to Gandhinagar thereafter. Kankaria Lake, in the
neighbourhood of Maninagar, is an artificial lake developed by Qutb-ud-
din Aibak, the Sultan of Delhi, in 1451 A.D. . The City established itself as
the home of a booming textile industry, which earned the nickname
“The Manchester of India.” With the creation of the state of Gujarat in
1960, Ahmedabad gained prominence as the political and commercial
capital of the state. Once characterized by dusty roads and congested
localities, the city is witnessing a major construction boom and
population increase. A rising centre of education, information
technology and scientific industries, Ahmedabad remains the cultural
and commercial heart of Gujarat, and much of western India.
DEMOGRAPHY OF AHMEDABAD
The municipal area comes under the jurisdiction of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the
administrative boundaries of which were last extended in 2010, to cover an area of 466 sq. kms.3 The
Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration (AUA) includes 4 towns and 103 villages, apart from the area under AMC,
and covers a total area of 1,866 sq. kms. A third entity in the city’s governance structure is the Ahmedabad
Urban Development Authority (AUDA), a planning authority that largely covers the AUA area and more (AUD
2013).
Ahmedabad Population 2023: The current estimate population of Ahmedabad city in 2023 is 7,692,000 , while Ahmedabad metro population is estimated
at 8,772,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Ahmedabad city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Ahmedabad city are
based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Ahmedabad city, we will update the same here in 2023.As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ahmedabad
in 2011 is 5,577,940. Although Ahmedabad city has population of 5,577,940; its urban / metropolitan population is 6,361,084.

Ahmedabad Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio: In education section, total literates in Ahmedabad city are 4,376,393 of which 2,402,523 are males
while 1,973,870 are females. Average literacy rate of Ahmedabad city is 88.29 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.30 and 83.85 percent. The sex ratio of Ahmedabad city
is 898 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 848 per 1000 boys.

Ahmedabad Slum Population: Total no. of Slums in Ahmedabad city numbers 51,451 in which population of 250,681 resides. This is around 4.49% of total
population of Ahmedabad city.

Ahmedabad Religion: Hinduism is majority religion in Ahmedabad city with 81.56 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Ahmedabad with
approximately 13.51 % following it. In Ahmedabad city, Christinity is followed by 0.85 %, Jainism by 3.62 %, Sikhism by 0.24 % and Buddhism by 0.08 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other
Religion', approximately 0.12 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
POPULATION ACCORDING TO RELIGION
SEX RATIO ALONG THE YEARS
SLUMS AND
CHAWLS
LOCATION IN
AHMEDABAD
HOUSEHOLDS IN SLUMS
MIGRATION PROFILE
Variation in migration profile between 1991–2001 in
Gujarat, based on their last residence
While the exact number of migrants coming to
Ahmedabad city is currently unavailable, some
studies suggest that large groups, both
seasonal, intra-state (from the tribal districts
within Gujarat) and inter-state migrants (from
the tribal districts of Rajasthan and Madhya
Pradesh and other states such as Maharashtra,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand) come to
Ahmedabad for informal-sector work (Mosse et
al. 2007, Desai et al. 2014). These migrants are
predominantly involved in the construction and
hotel industries. They come for a short
duration at a time of distress or need, or for a
period of 6–10 months in a year and return to
their respective villages for a fortnight or a
couple of months during festivals and the
sowing/harvest season.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE