District of Gujarat

Ahmedabad District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Ahmedabad district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈87,90,000 (87.9 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ahmedabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 70,59,056.

Q: What was the population of Ahmedabad district in Census 2011?

70,59,056: 37,08,196 males and 33,50,860 females, of whom 60,28,152 lived in towns and 10,30,904 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 87.9 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

87,90,000 8.79 million 1 March 2026

Ahmedabad district's population is estimated at ≈87.9 lakh (87,90,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 70,59,056 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Gujarat. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Ahmedabad (municipal limits)

Census 2011: 55,77,940
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 69.5 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Ahmedabad urban agglomeration

Census 2011: 63,57,693
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 78.4 lakh

District

Ahmedabad district

Census 2011: 70,59,056
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 87.9 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 87.9 lakh 87,90,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 70.59 lakh 70,59,056 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 970per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 904 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6): 855 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate: 85.7% Male 91.0% · Female 79.8%
Urban share: 85.4% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11: +22.4% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area: ≈ 7,274km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 14.82 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages: 456 Census 2011
Towns: 11 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Reconstructed
Estimate

97 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	45,32,264
2001	57,66,931
2011	70,59,056
2016 *	76,53,000
2021 *	82,40,000
2026 *	87,90,000
2031 *	92,89,000
2036 *	97,32,000

* Estimate

How Ahmedabad's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Ahmedabad's 2011 population was spread
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1	Ahmadabad City	55,85,528	79.1%	898	88.3%	100.0%
2	Daskroi	3,21,817	4.6%	930	81.7%	42.0%
3	Dholka	2,49,852	3.5%	920	77.6%	32.4%
4	Sanand	2,37,845	3.4%	922	73.8%	40.3%
5	Viramgam	1,93,283	2.7%	930	71.2%	28.9%
6	Bavla	1,58,191	2.2%	919	70.1%	26.8%
7	Dhandhuka(part)	1,42,349	2.0%	915	73.9%	22.8%
8	Detroj-Rampura(part)	77,652	1.1%	935	73.1%	0.0%
9	Mandal	70,346	1.0%	951	72.8%	0.0%
10	Barwala(part)	10,809	0.2%	930	75.5%	0.0%
11	Limbdi(part)	8,110	0.1%	899	77.3%	0.0%
12	Chuda(part)	3,274	0.0%	908	76.2%	0.0%

Largest towns in Ahmedabad (Census 2011)

Ahmadabad 56,33,927
Sanand 95,890
Dholka 80,945
Viramgam 55,821
Bavla 42,458
Bopal CT 37,635
Dhandhuka 32,475
Bareja 19,690
Singarva CT 12,547
Nandej CT 9,176

How people in Ahmedabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

5.1%

Agricultural labourers

9.6%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

83.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 35.9%.

Age structure of Ahmedabad

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	3,08,681	2,69,511
5-9	3,36,549	2,76,085
10-14	3,59,174	2,95,812
15-19	3,61,840	3,02,953
20-24	3,61,476	3,33,900
25-29	3,40,632	3,21,685
30-34	3,04,188	2,86,828
35-39	2,73,326	2,55,130
40-44	2,41,223	2,25,118
45-49	2,12,189	2,01,555
50-54	1,81,705	1,61,708
55-59	1,37,742	1,25,928
60-64	1,07,389	1,02,035
65-69	68,211	68,888
70-74	48,834	52,627
75-79	25,330	28,272
80+	27,941	35,698

Children (0–14): 26.2%; Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59): 65.8%; Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+): 8.0%; Gujarat 8.0%
Median age: 27.4years; Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio: 45.5; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Ahmedabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 50 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Gujarati 74.3%
Hindi 17.9%
Urdu 2.8%
Sindhi 1.8%
Marathi 1.6%
Punjabi 0.3%
Malayalam 0.3%
Tamil 0.2%
All other languages 0.8%

Largest mother tongues

Gujarati74.2%
Hindi16.0%
Urdu2.8%
Sindhi1.8%
Marathi1.6%
Marwari1.5%
Punjabi0.3%
Malayalam0.3%

Housing and amenities in Ahmedabad

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 97.6%

Gujarat 90.4%
Tap water 85.1%

Gujarat 69.1%
Water source within premises 86.8%

Gujarat 64.1%
Toilet within premises 84.2%

Gujarat 57.4%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 12.1%

Gujarat 40.3%
Bathing area within premises 87.5%

Gujarat 67.5%
Closed drainage 78.4%

Gujarat 37.4%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 65.9%

Gujarat 38.4%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 20.3%

Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

Mobile phone 75.2%

Gujarat 65.7%
Television 78.4%

Gujarat 53.8%
Scooter or motorcycle 47.0%

Gujarat 34.2%
Computer or laptop 18.6%

Gujarat 8.9%
Car, jeep or van 11.9%

Gujarat 6.1%
Use banking services 67.8%

Gujarat 57.9%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 7.6%

Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

Own their home 79.6%

Gujarat 83.9%
Rent their home 18.3%

Gujarat 13.6%
Permanent (pucca) house 89.6%

Gujarat 75.2%
House in good condition 73.1%

Gujarat 67.3%
Concrete roof 64.2%

Gujarat 44.0%
Cement or tiled floor 75.9%

Gujarat 63.8%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 41.6%

Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

Ahmedabad district held 11.7% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 1st of 34 districts.
Literacy is 85.7%, 7.6 points above the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
The sex ratio of 904 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 919.
The child sex ratio was just 855 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
85.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
The population grew 22.4% in 2001–11, faster than Gujarat's 19.3% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈87.9 lakh, implies growth of about 25% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
Its largest town, Ahmadabad, had 56.34 lakh people in 2011, 79.8% of the district.

How this district was formed

Ahmedabad covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

Ahmadabad (2011) 99.8% of this district
97.7% of the 2011 district
Surendranagar (2011) 0.2% of this district
0.7% of the 2011 district

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All districts of Gujarat →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (20 April 2026 – 19 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Ahmedabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ahmedabad (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ahmedabad (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Gujarat
Hindu	≈ 58,98,700	83.6%	88.6%
Muslim	≈ 8,72,700	12.4%	9.7%
Christian	≈ 50,600	0.7%	0.5%
Sikh	≈ 14,500	0.2%	0.1%
Buddhist	≈ 4,500	0.1%	0.1%
Jain	≈ 2,08,700	3.0%	1.0%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 2,100	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 7,300	0.1%	0.1%
Total	70,59,056	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ahmedabad district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈87,90,000 (87.9 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ahmedabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 70,59,056.

What was the population of Ahmedabad district in Census 2011?

70,59,056: 37,08,196 males and 33,50,860 females, of whom 60,28,152 lived in towns and 10,30,904 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ahmedabad?

Literacy was 85.7% in 2011 (men 91.0%, women 79.8%). The sex ratio was 904 females per 1,000 males, and 855 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ahmedabad district?

Ahmadabad, with 56,33,927 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ahmedabad district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 456 Census 2011 villages and 11 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction