JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA

Chapter 3
Demography
3.1 POPULATION GROWTH
City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
The population of Agra city is 12.75 lakhs as per Census 2001 with a decadal growth rate of
30.37 per cent. During the post-independence period commerce showed a phenomenal
increase with the associated industrial development and establishment of industrial estate,
which resulted in the increase of city population.
In last four decades, the
decadal growth rate was
maximum of 32.15 per cent
during 1971-81 (Table 3.1).
The increase in the Nagar
Nigam limits in the year 1981
attributed to the increase in
population and high growth
rate.
As per Census 2001, the total
number of wards in the city is
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
80. The ward wise population is
given in Annexure 3.1. The 80
Source: Census of India, 2001
wards of Nagar Nigam for revenue collection purpose are reorganized into 8 revenue wards
(Map 2). Now Agra Nagar Nigam is in the process of further delimiting the wards into 90 for
election purposes.
Table 3.1: Population and Growth Rate-Agra
Year Population (lakhs) Growth Rate (%)
1961 4.62 -
1971 5.91 27.92
1981 7.81 32.15
1991 9.78 25.22
2001 12.75 30.37
Population projection (estimated)
2006 14.93
2011 17.53
2016 19.88
2021 22.69
Source: Census of India, 2001
Population in lakhs
4.62
The population projection for the year 2021 has been taken as 22.69 lakhs. The population
projection for the years 2011, 2016 and 2021 has been calculated by various methods:
5.91
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12
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4
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Fig 3.1 Population growth-Agra
7.81
9.78
12.75