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Town · Census 2011 · code 800443

Delhi Cantonment population.
Households, literacy and work.

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

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The town total is our sum of 2 separately published geographic parts, all sharing this Census town code. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population110,351people
Households23,751PCA households
Literacy rate89.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople110,35163,75746,594
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,6866,9115,775
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+87,72153,19334,528
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.82%93.57%84.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople16,4978,6587,839
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers45,92838,7137,215
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.62%60.72%15.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months39,45234,1955,257
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,4764,5181,958
Non-workerspeople64,42325,04439,379

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 2501, 2513; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 23,751 households and 110,351 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.57% for males and 84.59% for females.
  • Of 45,928 workers, 85.9% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators152103
Agricultural labourers20574
Household industry workers432105
Other workers38,6636,194

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Delhi Cantonment (CB) (Part)09700452101,704
Delhi Cantonment (CB) (Part)097004538,647

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