The urban city of Chandigarh spreading over an area of 114 sq km has a total population of 10,55,450 people. It includes 5,80,663 males and 4,74,787 females. The city has density of 9,258 persons per sq km.
As per the State Primary Census Abstract data 2011 released by the Census Department, the city has 97.3 per cent population living in urban areas and 2.74 per cent living in rural areas. The data stated that the city has 28,991 rural and 10,26,459 urban population.
In the 2001 census, of the total population of 9,00,635, the urban population was 8,08,515, comprising 89.77 per cent. The child population in the age group 0-6 years in 2011 Census is 1,19,434 including 63,536 males and 55,898 females.
As per the data, the city’s population includes 19,90,896 scheduled caste people including 1,06,358 males and 92,730 females. The data stated that Chandigarh has 2,41,173 households including 7,140 rural and 2,34,033 urban.
The 2011 census has registered total workers of 4,04,136 including 12,350 rural and 391786 from urban population in the city. It included 3,85,929 main workers in Chandigarh including 3,17,190 males and 68,739 females.
According to the data, the main workers included 2,169 cultivators, 1,396 agricultural labourers, 4,219 household industry workers and 3,78,145 other workers in Chandigarh.
The census also registered 18,207 marginal workers including 409 cultivators, 291 agricultural labourers, 580 household industry workers, 16,927 other workers.
The city also registered 6,51,316 non-workers including 2,52,504 males and 3,98,810 females. The non-workers comprised of 16,641 rural and 6,34,673 urban population.
As per the Census Department definition, the main workers are those who had worked for the major part of the year preceding the date of enumeration i.e., those who were engaged in any economically productive activity for 183 days (or six months) or more during the year.
While marginal workers were those who worked any time at all in the year preceding the enumeration but did not work for a major part of the year, i.e., those who worked for less than 183 days (or six months).
And, non-workers were those who had not worked any time at all in the year preceding the date of enumeration. Earlier, the census Department had released houselisting and housing data of the city.
According to the data, the city has the highest car ownership in the country. Of the total households, 25.7 per cent own four wheelers including cars, jeeps and vans in Chandigarh.
Data states that in the city of Chandigarh, 80.1 per cent households avail banking services, 47.7 per cent have owned houses, 47 percent lives in rented accommodation, 89.3 per cent have telephone facility, 46.7 per cent owns scooter, motorcycle, moped, 82.5 per cent owns television, 87.6 per cent have toilet facility within premises and 98.4 per cent have electricity facility.