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District of Haryana

Ambala District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 13.19 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,19,000 1.32 million 1 March 2026

Ambala district's population is estimated at ≈13.19 lakh (13,19,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,28,350.

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

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Ambala district

Census 2011
11,28,350
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13.19 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
5,00,774

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,27,576

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 13.19 lakh 13,19,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
11.28 lakh 11,28,350 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
717per km² 2011
Sex ratio
885 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)
810 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate
81.8% Male 87.3% · Female 75.5%
Urban share
44.4% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11
+11.2% Haryana: +19.9%
Area
1,574km² Census 2011
Households
2.24 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages
470 Census 2011
Towns
15 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Ambala: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,65,383
19614,53,581
19715,39,297
19816,59,385
19918,06,482
200110,14,411
201111,28,350
2016 *12,00,000
2021 *12,66,000
2026 *13,19,000
2031 *13,62,000
2036 *13,98,000

* Estimate

How Ambala'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 Ambala's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Ambala6,55,56458.1%87984.1%67.1%
2 Barara2,44,03921.6%89479.0%12.1%
3 Naraingarh2,28,74720.3%89077.7%13.5%

Largest towns in Ambala (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ambala (Census 2011)
  1. Ambala 1,95,153
  2. Ambala Sadar 1,04,974
  3. Ambala Cantonment 55,370
  4. Babiyal CT 26,412
  5. Naraingarh 22,832
  6. Barara CT 21,545
  7. Kardhan CT 18,662
  8. Jandli CT 14,397
  9. Boh CT 8,482
  10. Saha CT 8,100

How people in Ambala worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

14.2%

Agricultural labourers

15.4%

Household industry

4.2%

Other work

66.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.0%.

Age structure of Ambala

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Ambala
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-449,30540,205
5-953,12741,745
10-1456,82643,606
15-1961,04549,713
20-2460,61155,621
25-2955,71150,344
30-3445,86242,706
35-3942,25240,106
40-4437,25335,602
45-4933,87830,467
50-5426,28423,803
55-5920,31119,700
60-6420,57720,767
65-6913,25612,915
70-7410,0189,623
75-795,2155,214
80+6,7747,228
Children (0–14)
25.3%
Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59)
64.8%
Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+)
9.9%
Haryana 8.7%
Median age
27.5years
Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio
46.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Ambala

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 45 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Ambala
  1. Hindi 87.7%
  2. Punjabi 11.0%
  3. Bengali 0.2%
  4. Marathi 0.2%
  5. Tamil 0.1%
  6. Telugu 0.1%
  7. Urdu 0.1%
  8. Malayalam 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.4%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi84.6%
  2. Punjabi11.0%
  3. Haryanvi2.7%
  4. Bengali0.2%
  5. Marathi0.2%
  6. Bhojpuri0.2%
  7. Tamil0.1%
  8. Telugu0.1%

Housing and amenities in Ambala

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 96.0%

    Haryana 90.6%

  • Tap water 83.6%

    Haryana 68.9%

  • Water source within premises 84.3%

    Haryana 66.6%

  • Toilet within premises 68.7%

    Haryana 68.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 28.7%

    Haryana 29.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 89.5%

    Haryana 82.5%

  • Closed drainage 16.8%

    Haryana 21.1%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 58.5%

    Haryana 44.1%

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

    Haryana 54.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 74.1%

    Haryana 74.9%

  • Television 82.7%

    Haryana 68.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 44.4%

    Haryana 33.4%

  • Computer or laptop 15.7%

    Haryana 13.2%

  • Car, jeep or van 12.6%

    Haryana 10.5%

  • Use banking services 73.2%

    Haryana 68.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.5%

    Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 88.4%

    Haryana 88.3%

  • Rent their home 8.9%

    Haryana 9.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 79.1%

    Haryana 77.1%

  • House in good condition 59.2%

    Haryana 53.7%

  • Concrete roof 55.5%

    Haryana 32.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 51.6%

    Haryana 49.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 23.4%

    Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

  • Ambala district held 4.5% of Haryana's population in 2011, 11th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 81.8%, 6.2 points above the Haryana average of 75.6%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 810 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 44.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
  • The population grew 11.2% in 2001–11, slower than Haryana's 19.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈13.19 lakh, implies growth of about 17% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
  • Its largest town, Ambala, had 1.95 lakh people in 2011, 17.3% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Haryana →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

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

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

Population by religion in Ambala (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ambala (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareHaryana
Hindu 9,55,096 84.6% 87.5%
Muslim 22,143 2.0% 7.0%
Christian 3,705 0.3% 0.2%
Sikh 1,38,202 12.2% 4.9%
Buddhist 381 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 4,845 0.4% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 110 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 3,868 0.3% 0.2%
Total11,28,350100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ambala district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,19,000 (13.19 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ambala's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,28,350.

What was the population of Ambala district in Census 2011?
11,28,350: 5,98,703 males and 5,29,647 females, of whom 5,00,774 lived in towns and 6,27,576 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ambala?
Literacy was 81.8% in 2011 (men 87.3%, women 75.5%). The sex ratio was 885 females per 1,000 males, and 810 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ambala district?
Ambala, with 1,95,153 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ambala district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 470 Census 2011 villages and 15 towns.

⤓ Download Haryana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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