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South West 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 2,292,958 people
Households 494,439 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.28% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.69% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,292,958 143,676 2,149,282 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 494,439 27,322 467,117 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 267,989 18,901 249,088 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.69% 13.16% 11.59% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 840 858 839 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 845 785 849 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,787,689 105,998 1,681,691 Literacy rate% 88.28% 84.95% 88.5% Male literacy rate% 93.14% 92.71% 93.17% Female literacy rate% 82.5% 76.03% 82.93% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 318,408 24,619 293,789 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 795,352 44,049 751,303 Work participation rate% 34.69% 30.66% 34.96% Main workersworked at least 6 months 749,995 39,104 710,891 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 45,357 4,945 40,412 Non-workerspeople 1,497,606 99,627 1,397,979
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 494,439 households and 2,292,958 residents. Urban residents made up 93.73% of the population. Rural residents made up 6.27%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.69% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.14% for males and 82.5% for females. Of 795,352 workers, 94.3% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 7,832 1,901 Agricultural labourers 5,277 2,476 Household industry workers 16,956 1,658 Other workers 719,930 39,322
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 1,578,568 people within this district · Town
The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.
Census code 800443 110,351 people within this district · Town
Census code 800442 78,663 people within this district · Town
The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.
Census code 064059 74,073 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064052 57,217 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064053 37,706 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064051 35,856 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064057 23,726 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064055 21,502 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064045 19,578 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064060 19,148 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064058 17,076 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064056 17,028 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064061 14,893 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064054 14,662 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064050 7,220 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064047 6,573 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064049 6,512 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064048 4,856 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064046 4,074 people within this district · Census town