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district · Census 2011 · code 090

North West population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in NCT of Delhi, using 2011 geography.

NCT of Delhi · Census 2011
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population3,656,539people
Households736,253PCA households
Literacy rate84.45%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.5%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,656,539213,9503,442,589
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds736,25340,500695,753
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6449,89428,936420,958
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.3%13.52%12.23%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males865849866
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6865821869
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,707,855147,3272,560,528
Literacy rate%84.45%79.63%84.74%
Male literacy rate%89.66%87.23%89.81%
Female literacy rate%78.41%70.73%78.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople697,23750,468646,769
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,188,54567,4921,121,053
Work participation rate%32.5%31.55%32.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,135,12661,6791,073,447
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months53,4195,81347,606
Non-workerspeople2,467,994146,4582,321,536

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 293, 294, 295; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 736,253 households and 3,656,539 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 94.15% of the population. Rural residents made up 5.85%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.3% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.66% for males and 78.41% for females.
  • Of 1,188,545 workers, 95.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10,1271,306
Agricultural labourers10,5532,736
Household industry workers33,7672,129
Other workers1,080,67947,248

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 800441

DMC

2,088,846 people within this district · Town

The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.

Census code 063948

Sultan Pur Majra

181,554 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063947

Pooth Kalan

96,002 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063922

Bawana

73,680 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063946

Begum Pur

53,682 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063943

Nithari

50,464 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063914

Libas Pur

44,375 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063945

Karala

35,730 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063915

Siras Pur

30,445 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063910

Ali Pur

20,332 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063913

Qadi Pur

18,369 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063940

Rani Khera

16,402 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063905

Bankner

14,788 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063907

Tikri Khurd

13,772 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063908

Bakhtawar Pur

12,716 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063921

Pooth Khurd

10,654 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063912

Ibrahim Pur

10,614 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063938

Kanjhawala

10,331 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063919

Khera Khurd

9,777 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063920

Barwala

8,948 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063906

Bhor Garh

8,627 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063916

Khera Kalan

8,252 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063936

Qutab Garh

7,639 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063939

Gheora

6,876 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063923

Darya Pur Kalan

6,310 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063937

Lad Pur

5,529 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063909

Bankauli

5,339 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063911

Mukhmel Pur

4,931 people within this district · Census town