Population [ edit ] [ hide ] Pune population Census Pop. %± 1901 153,320 — 1951 488,419 — 1971 856,105 — 1981 1,203,351 40.6% 1991 1,566,651 30.2% 2001 2,540,069 62.1% 2011 3,124,458 23.0% Source: Census of India The city has a population of 3,124,458 while 5,057,709 people reside in the Pune Urban Agglomeration is as of the 2011 census. [100] The latter was c.4,485,000 in 2005. The migrating population rose from 43,900 in 2001 to 88,200 in 2005. [101] According to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 40 % of the population lived in slums in 2001. [102] The sharp increase in the population during the decade of 1991–2001 can be attributed to the absorption of 38 fringe villages into the city. [103] Since Pune is a major industrial metropolis, it has attracted migrants from all parts of India. The top five areas of migration are Karnataka , Uttar Pradesh , Andhra Pradesh , Gujarat , and Rajastha...