City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal

Chapter - 2 Final Report: Ambur Municipality
2.4.2 Population Growth
The townís population growth rate has been consistent between 1.5% to 3.7% during
the past decades from 1971-2001. The population growth during 1991-2001 was 3.12 %
lower than the State figure for urban population growth. The decadal population
growth rate of Ambur Municipality is given in the table below.
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Table 2-2: Population Growth in Ambur Municipality
Census Year Population Variation Growth rate in %
1971 54001 14546 3.69
1981 66042 12041 2.23
1991 75,911 9,869 1.49
2001 99,624 23,713 3.12
Source: Primary Census Abstract of Tamil Nadu, Census of India - 2001
2.4.3 Population Projections
Based on the growth rate for the past few decades, the future population of the town
has been projected and given in the table below:
Source: Estimated
Table 2-3: Population projection
Year Population Growth Rate in %
1951 39992 -
1961 39455 -0.13
1971 54001 3.69
1981 66042 2.23
1991 75,911 1.49
2001 99,624 3.12
2007 102782 0.53
2009 103985 0.59
2011 105538 0.75
2016 112948 1.40
2020 115678 0.60
2025 123089 1.28
2030 134578 1.87
2035 155021 3.04
2.4.4 Population Density
The population density in Ambur municipality in 1991 was 79 persons per ha which has
increased to 87 persons per ha in 2001. The population density in state, district, and
town is given in the table below
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