I have collected the figures of the Parsi population in Ahmedabad from 1824 onwards:
YearPopulationFamilies
18244
184842(40 behdin and
2 athornan)
1972 446
19211,526
19261,680328
19752,094577
19942,005674
20011,921642
The approximate breakup for the year 2001 would be as under:
Males Females
121 159 Below 20 years
352 287 Between the age-group of 21 and 40 years
252 261 Between the age-group of 41 and 60 years
122 138 Between the age-group of 61 and 70 years
99 124Between the age-group of 71 and 90 years
4 2 Above 90 years
950 971 Total
The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat is in the process of collecting demographic data for the current year. RASHID S. MEDORA
Ahmedabad