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district · Census 2011 · code 096

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.
Population2,543,243people
Households533,221PCA households
Literacy rate86.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.38%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,543,2436,4202,536,823
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds533,2211,170532,051
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6288,421931287,490
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.34%14.5%11.33%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males875914875
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6872787872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,961,1794,4481,956,731
Literacy rate%86.98%81.03%86.99%
Male literacy rate%91%90.44%91%
Female literacy rate%82.39%71%82.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople376,4721,263375,209
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers874,3201,846872,474
Work participation rate%34.38%28.75%34.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months839,6211,680837,941
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months34,69916634,533
Non-workerspeople1,668,9234,5741,664,349

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 311, 312, 313; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 533,221 households and 2,543,243 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 99.75% of the population. Rural residents made up 0.25%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91% for males and 82.39% for females.
  • Of 874,320 workers, 96.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,433519
Agricultural labourers3,725633
Household industry workers27,6231,399
Other workers805,84032,148

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 800441

DMC

1,879,263 people within this district · Town

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

Census code 063999

Nangloi Jat

205,596 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063991

Hastsal

176,877 people within this district · Census town

Census code 064001

Mundka

54,541 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063995

Bapraula

52,744 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063998

Nilothi

43,371 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063992

Raja Pur Khurd

19,312 people within this district · Census town

Census code 064002

Bakkar Wala

18,122 people within this district · Census town

Census code 064003

Tikri Kalan

16,313 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063996

Tilang Pur Kotla

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