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North population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in NCT of Delhi, using 2011 geography.
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.
Population 887,978 people
Households 180,044 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.85% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.38% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 887,978 17,746 870,232 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 180,044 3,312 176,732 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 103,304 2,391 100,913 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.63% 13.47% 11.6% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 869 859 870 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 873 886 873 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 681,517 13,240 668,277 Literacy rate% 86.85% 86.23% 86.87% Male literacy rate% 90.89% 93.02% 90.85% Female literacy rate% 82.2% 78.28% 82.28% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 165,663 1,238 164,425 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 296,446 5,278 291,168 Work participation rate% 33.38% 29.74% 33.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 283,583 5,052 278,531 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 12,863 226 12,637 Non-workerspeople 591,532 12,468 579,064
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 180,044 households and 887,978 residents. Urban residents made up 98% of the population. Rural residents made up 2%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.63% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.89% for males and 82.2% for females. Of 296,446 workers, 95.66% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,967 220 Agricultural labourers 1,493 298 Household industry workers 10,403 625 Other workers 269,720 11,720
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 600,943 people within this district · Town
The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.
Census code 063957 146,190 people within this district · Census town
Census code 063955 57,135 people within this district · Census town
Census code 063956 43,086 people within this district · Census town
Census code 063958 22,878 people within this district · Census town