# Ahmadnagar, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – Town Population, History, Wards & Facts

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Town · Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra 

# Ahmadnagar

Ahmadnagar is a town in Nagar sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra (cantonment board). The 2011 Census counted **28,986 people** in 5,608 households. Literacy was 92.3%.

- 28,986people (2011)
- 5,608households
- 92.3%literacy
- 7census wards

## Population of Ahmadnagar

■ Ahmadnagar · ■ Ahmadnagar urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**866

Working population ****40.7%**

**36.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ahmadnagar

Of every 100 households in Ahmadnagar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ahmadnagar · ■ Ahmadnagar urban average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**13%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**16%

Use banking services ****86%**

**72%

Television ****88%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****52%**

**68%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Ahmadnagar work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 10,515 (89%) · **■** Household industry 410 (3%) · **■** Farming 95 (1%) · **■** Marginal 777 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Ahmadnagar changed?

From 15,639 in 1931 to 28,986 in 2011.

**1931

**1941

**1951

**1971

**1981

**1991

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Ahmadnagar in numbers and road distances

- Density827 per km²
- Growth 2001–2011-27.4%
- Annual rainfall575 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 42 °C

### Road distances

- Greater Mumbai (state capital)252 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)4 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (city of 1 lakh+)4 km by road
- Aurangabad (city of 5 lakh+)112 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (railway station)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Ahmadnagar

### Civic services

- Pucca roads50 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets690
- Water storage1,362 kl
- Electricity — homes5,600
- Electricity — industry35

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals2 · 300 beds · 15 doctors
- ●Dispensaries2 · 36 beds · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools36 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schools2 govt · 2 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks3
- Co-operative banks2

**Main manufactured goods:** handloom saree.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Ahmadnagar ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/nagar/ahmadnagar-802829/ward-1/) 9,455 1,610 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/nagar/ahmadnagar-802829/ward-2/) 3,405 611 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/nagar/ahmadnagar-802829/ward-3/) 3,433 758 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/nagar/ahmadnagar-802829/ward-4/) 3,472 736 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/nagar/ahmadnagar-802829/ward-5/) 2,943 649 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/nagar/ahmadnagar-802829/ward-6/) 3,307 696 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/nagar/ahmadnagar-802829/ward-7/) 2,971 548 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ahmadnagar?28,986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahmadnagar in?Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra
- What was the population of Ahmadnagar in 1931?15,639
- How many wards does Ahmadnagar have?7 census wards (2011)