Chandigarh Population

Estimated population in 2025

Estimated population of Chandigarh in 2025	1,158,040
Estimated population of males in 2025	637,103
Estimated population of males in 2025	520,937

Population as per 2011 census

Population	1,055,450
Male Population	580,663
Female Population	474,787
Area (km2)	114
Density/km2	9,258
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	818
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	880
Literates	805,438
Male Literates	465,346
Female Literates	340,092
Average Literacy	86.05%
Male Literacy	89.99%
Female Literacy	81.19%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	119,434
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	63,536
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	55,898
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	11.32%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	10.94%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	11.77%

Chandigarh Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2025
Hindu	852,574	80.78%	935,444
Muslims	51,447	4.87%	56,448
Christian	8,720	0.83%	9,568
Sikh	138,329	13.11%	151,775
Buddhist	1,160	0.11%	1,273
Jain	1,960	0.19%	2,151
Not Stated	1,014	0.10%	1,113
Others	246	0.02%	270
Total	1,055,450	100.00%	1,158,040

City/Metros in Chandigarh District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2025
Chandigarh (Municipal Corporation)	961,587	1,055,053