Ahmedabad (or Amdavad), located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and largest city of Indian state Gujarat. The former capital of Gujarat is the seventh largest city in India concerning population. It is 23 km away from its twin city – the state capital Gandhinagar. The Manchester of India holds country’s second oldest stock exchange and has emerged as one of the busiest industrial hubs in Western India. Besides, Ahmedabad was chosen as India’s best city to live in by the Times of India in 2012.
AHMEDABAD’S POPULATION IN 2021
The total population of Ahmedabad was 4,920,239 as per 2001 India census which had grown by 29.5% in 2011 India census. However, Ahmedabad’s population, as per 2011 India census, was 6,357,693 (Hindus – 81.56%, Muslims – 13.51%, Jains – 3.62%, Christians – 0.85% and Sikhs – 0.24%) in which 440,000 were living in slums.
| YEAR | Yearly growth figure | Yearly (compound) growth percentage | Total Population | Density |
| 2001 | 4920239 | 10600 | ||
| 2002 | 127739 | 2.5962% | 5047978 | 10875.5 |
| 2003 | 131055 | 2.5962% | 5179033 | 11157.8 |
| 2004 | 134458 | 2.5962% | 5313491 | 11447.5 |
| 2005 | 137948 | 2.5962% | 5451440 | 11744.7 |
| 2006 | 141530 | 2.5962% | 5592970 | 12049.6 |
| 2007 | 145205 | 2.5962% | 5738175 | 12362.5 |
| 2008 | 148975 | 2.5962% | 5887150 | 12683 |
| 2009 | 150842 | 2.5962% | 6039992 | 13012.7 |
| 2010 | 156810 | 2.5962% | 6196802 | 13350.57 |
| 2011 | 160881 | 2.5962% | 6357693 | 13697 |
For finding out the population of Ahmedabad in 2021, we are ought to have a look at the population growth rate of the past decade which was 2.5962% annually. Pointless to say that, the Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad will push the population growth in both the cities. Besides, the Gujarat International Financial Tech City has already started its operation. Due to these reasons, the growth rate will go little higher in the current decade. If we consider 10% growth in the annual population increment rate for 2011 to 2021, we get a growth percentage as 2.85582%.
| YEAR | Yearly growth figure | Yearly (compound) growth percentage | Total Population | Density |
| 2011 | 6357693 | 13697 | ||
| 2012 | 181525 | 2.85582% | 6539218 | 14088 |
| 2013 | 186748 | 2.85582% | 6725966 | 14490.6 |
| 2014 | 192081 | 2.85582% | 6918047 | 14904 |
| 2015 | 197567 | 2.85582% | 7115614 | 15330 |
| 2016 | 203209 | 2.85582% | 7318823 | 15767.9 |
| 2017 | 209012 | 2.85582% | 7527835 | 16218 |
| 2018 | 214981 | 2.85582% | 7742816 | 16681 |
| 2019 | 221120 | 2.85582% | 7963936 | 17157.7 |
| 2020 | 227435 | 2.85582% | 8191371 | 17647.7 |
| 2021 | 233930 | 2.85582% | 8425302 | 18151.7 |
It is expected that the population of Ahmedabad will grow by 2067608 in these ten years. Here the overall growth rate is 32.5% which is little higher than the past decade. The population density of former Gujarat capital in 2018 will approximately be 16681.4.
AHMEDABAD, THE CITY WITH THE LOWEST CRIME RATE
Ahmedabad, the second largest producer of cotton, has the lowest crime rate among the 35 Indian cities with a population of more than ten lakhs. It is according to the National Crime Records Bureau study done in 2003. Other study done by a market research firm IMRB says the Manchester of India was the best megacity to live in.
