Ambala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ambala, Hariyana - Census 2011

Ambala is a Municipal Council city situated in Ambala tehsil of Ambala district. The Ambala city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 42,027 families residing in the Ambala city. The total population of Ambala is 195,153 out of which 102,607 are males and 92,546 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ambala is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ambala city is 20521 which is 11% of the total population. There are 11177 male children and 9344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ambala is 836 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ambala is 87.3%. Thus Ambala has higher literacy rate compared to 81.7% of Ambala district. The male literacy rate is 90.63% and the female literacy rate is 83.76% in Ambala.

Ambala Municipal Council has total administration over 42,027 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ambala Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ambala Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 20,521 11,177 9,344
Literacy 87.3% 80.8% 75.3%
Scheduled Caste 26,846 14,162 12,684
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 42,607 19,748 22,859

Caste-wise Population - Ambala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ambala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,846 14,162 12,684
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ambala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ambala is 159,912 which is 81.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ambala is 2,431 which is 1.25% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ambala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 159,912 (81.94%) 84,094 75,818
Muslim 2,431 (1.25%) 1,340 1,091
Christian 739 (0.38%) 408 331
Sikh 28,471 (14.59%) 14,918 13,553
Buddhist 55 (0.03%) 34 21
Jain 2,816 (1.44%) 1,479 1,337
Other Religion 29 (0.01%) 15 14
No Religion Specified 700 (0.36%) 319 381

Literacy Rate - Ambala

The total literacy rate of Ambala was 87.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total 152,546 literates, males were 82,859 while females were 69,687. Also the male literacy rate was 90.63% and the female literacy rate was 83.76% in Ambala.

  Ambala Hariyana
Female 83.76% 65.94%
Male 90.63% 84.06%
Total 87.35% 75.55%

Sex Ratio - Ambala

The Sex Ratio of Ambala is 902. Thus per every 1000 men there were 902 females in Ambala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 836 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 902 ) of Ambala.

Child Population - Ambala

According to Census 2011, there were 20,521 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ambala. Out of which 11,177 were male while 9,344 were female.

Working Population - Ambala

In Ambala Municipal Council out of total population, 68,770 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 68,770 workers engaged in Main Work, 551 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 970 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 61,645 51,381 10,264
Cultivators 551 496 55
Agriculture Labourer 970 858 112
Household Industries 3,491 3,043 448
Other Workers 56,633 46,984 9,649
Marginal Workers 7,125 4,616 2,509
Non Working 126,383 46,610 79,773

Ambala Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ambala is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,155 78.4% 895
2 Ward No - 2 4,715 77.7% 968
3 Ward No - 3 3,596 84.5% 938
4 Ward No - 4 4,222 80.9% 892
5 Ward No - 5 5,284 81.8% 913
6 Ward No - 6 5,087 88.5% 915
7 Ward No - 7 5,103 83.5% 682
8 Ward No - 8 6,141 82.5% 915
9 Ward No - 9 3,173 83.4% 943
10 Ward No - 10 4,431 83.6% 959
11 Ward No - 11 7,410 58.7% 939
12 Ward No - 12 21,728 82.7% 881
13 Ward No - 13 22,227 78.7% 907
14 Ward No - 14 5,354 76.6% 907
15 Ward No - 15 8,322 65.2% 883
16 Ward No - 16 8,258 74.5% 890
17 Ward No - 17 2,416 86.2% 945
18 Ward No - 18 2,966 82.9% 869
19 Ward No - 19 5,675 77% 889
20 Ward No - 20 3,568 82.9% 942
21 Ward No - 21 2,640 86.4% 916
22 Ward No - 22 6,575 84.2% 929
23 Ward No - 23 2,782 84% 962
24 Ward No - 24 2,592 84.9% 955
25 Ward No - 25 3,130 81.7% 903
26 Ward No - 26 6,333 74% 921
27 Ward No - 27 3,751 66.1% 934
28 Ward No - 28 3,705 75.3% 930
29 Ward No - 29 6,249 82.1% 899
30 Ward No - 30 5,521 75.5% 870
31 Ward No - 31 14,044 71.2% 899

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