Chandigarh - Demographics

Demographics

Chandigarh Population
Census Pop.
1961 119,881
1971 257,251 114.6%
1981 451,610 75.6%
1991 642,015 42.2%
2001 900,635 40.3%
source:Census of India

As of 2011 India census, Chandigarh had a population of 960,787 with metro population of 1,025,682, making for a density of about 7900 persons per square kilometre. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. The sex ratio is 829 females for every 1,000 males –which is the lowest in the country, up from 777 in 2001. Chandigarh has an average literacy rate of 86.77%, higher than the national average; with male literacy of 90.81% and female literacy of 81.88%. 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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