Intro
Per the 2013 census by the Indian government, there are 20,000 people living at Qadian. We estimate that Ahmadi’s are 5-7% of the population, thus, there are roughly 2000-3000 Ahmadi’s living in Qadian by 2021 (See Nicholas Evans work). The rest of India is probably another 7000. Thus, we estimate that in all of India, there are barely 10,000 Ahmadi’s. In 2011, Nicholas H. A. Evans was told that there were 80,000 to 200,000 Ahmadi’s in India, which is a huge exaggeration. Of the 7000 Ahmadi’s outside of Qadian, we estimate that 2000 are in Kashmir. Which leaves about 5000 in the rest of India. It should also be noted that Mirza Tahir Ahmad was claiming that 40 million Indians converted to Ahmadiyya in 2001. Also read, the history of Ahmadiyya in Bombay, India (Mumbai). Read “Ahmadiyya in India, a full listing of buildings and Mosques” (1980). Also read about Ahmadiyya in South-East India, in Chennai. We have also found an Ahmadiyya jamaat in Ibrahimpur and Murshidabad, they were celebrating their 68th regional Jalsa Salana in 2022.
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1900

The ROR of July-1924 reports that there were 80-90 Ahmadi’s that attended the daily prayers in Qadian. 
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1903

There were 30 adult males living in Qadian (see Dard). If we add men, women and children, it would probably be 100. 90% of these people lived in MGA’s mansion.
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1921

The ROR of March-1921 has a story about Qadian by P.B.
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1924

The ROR of July-1924 reports that there were 1000 Ahmadi’s that attended the daily prayers in Qadian (which seems to be a lie). Ahmadiyya sources claim that there are 4500 people living in Qadian, via the Feb-1924 edition of the ROR. Thus, per Ahmadiyya sources, Ahmadi’s are barely 20% of the population at Qadian.
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1929
Jul_Aug1998-EnglishSection.pdf (ahmadiyyagazette.us)

There were only 8-10 houses of poor Ahmadi’s in Qadian (See page 23, via Al-Fazl, Vol. 16, No. 13, Aug-14-1929).
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1932

Syed Muhammad Ahmad (MGA’s nephew) alleged that there were 3000-4000 people living in Qadian in 1932 (See “Wings of Duty A Memoir” by Syed Muhammad Ahmad, 2023).

There were only 8-10 houses of poor Ahmadi’s in Qadian (See page 95, via Al-Fazl, Vol. 19, No. 13, Feb-9-1932).
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1948

Only 313 Ahmadi’s remained in Qadian after the partition.
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2021

By 2021, we estimate that there are no more than 2000-3000 Ahmadi’s living in Qadian (See Nicholas Evans).
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A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Qadian is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years. The ward which comprises Ahmadiyya Mohalla is Ward No. 7.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No – 1 1,445 68.8% 884
2 Ward No – 2 1,759 74% 922
3 Ward No – 3 1,983 75.6% 938
4 Ward No – 4 1,204 78% 844
5 Ward No – 5 1,632 76.4% 882
6 Ward No – 6 2,409 80.6% 733
7 Ward No – 7 1,368 85.5% 890
8 Ward No – 8 1,176 83.6% 967
9 Ward No – 9 1,070 83.5% 851
10 Ward No – 10 1,399 77.3% 979
11 Ward No – 11 1,734 64.2% 918
12 Ward No – 12 1,280 77.2% 860
13 Ward No – 13 1,133 83% 870
14 Ward No – 14 960 81.1% 893
15 Ward No – 15 1,347 75.9% 930
16 Ward No – 16 1,733 68.3% 876

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Links and Related Essay’s

https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999

Who is Seith Abdur Rahman of Madras?

The history of Ahmadiyya in Bombay, India (Mumbai)

Ahmadiyya in India, a full listing of buildings and mosques (1980)

Mirza Tahir Ahmad announced 40 million converts to Ahmadiyya from India alone in 2001

Ahmadi’s are “excessively-certain” and enemies of Muslims, by Nicholas H. A. Evans, “Far from the Caliph’s Gaze: Being Ahmadi Muslim in the Holy City of Qadian”

Is there only one Ahmadiyya place of worship in Srinagar, Kashmir, India?

Are Ahmadis the fastest growing Islamic sect? The World Christian Encyclopedia opened and evaluated

Ahmadiyya in Kerala, India?

https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2019/06/29/ahmadiyya-places-of-worship-in-azad-kashmir-pakistan/

Are there really 10,000 Ahmadi’s in Kashmir, India?

Ahmadiyya in Kerala, India?

Are Ahmadis the fastest growing Islamic sect? The World Christian Encyclopedia opened and evaluated

https://ahmadiyyamosques.blogspot.com/2013/03/ahmadiyya-mosque-rajauri-jammu-and.html

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