AMC-Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Established in the year 1950, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) grew from an area of 52.49 Sq.Km. (in 1950) to 190.84 Sq.Km. (in 1991) over 43 wards. The urban agglomeration is spread over 259.63 Sq.Km.
In 2001, the population of Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration was 4.51 million while the AMC area was 3.51 million. The average decadal growth rate of population in the AMC area since 1901 has been 37.55% against a national average of 25% approximately. The population in AMC area is expected to double by 2011.
The average density of population in AMC area is 18420 persons/Sq. Km. The densities range from the highest of 85,120 persons/Sq. Km. in Dariapur ward, to 3,709 persons/Sq. Km. in Vatva ward.