District of Delhi

East: 17.1 lakh people, one story

People
17,09,346
Area
63 km²
Literacy
89.31%
Sex ratio
884
#1 in DelhiLiteracy rate: 89.31%. Rank 1 of 9 districts.See the numbers →#1 in DelhiFemale literacy: 84.99%. Rank 1 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in DelhiHomes with electricity (2011): 76.3 % of households. Rank 2 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in DelhiPopulation density: 27,132 per km². Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →

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EastDelhi

The history, places and schemes of East are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

East in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.1 lakh#6/9 in Delhi
Area63 km²#5/9 in Delhi
Population density27,132 per km²#3/9 in Delhi▲ state 11,320
Sex ratio884 females per 1000 males#3/9 in Delhi▲ state 868
Child sex ratio (0–6)871 girls per 1000 boys#7/9 in Delhi▼ state 871
Literacy rate89.31%#1/9 in Delhi▲ state 86.21
Female literacy84.99%#1/9 in Delhi▲ state 80.76
Urban population99.8%#3/9 in Delhi▲ state 97.5

People & society

89.3% can read. 884 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.190.9
Female literacy
85.080.8
Scheduled Castes
16.516.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
99.897.5

Gender literacy gap: 8.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.5%
  • Muslim 10.5%
  • Christian 0.9%
  • Sikh 3.1%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 2.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    1 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.8 lakh workers, 33.9% of all people

    This district
    Delhi
    • Cultivators 0.2%
    • Farm labourers 0.5%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 95.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 76% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      76.371.9
      Latrine at home
      71.664.9
      Tap water
      72.359.0
      LPG / PNG
      70.865.2
      Phone
      71.465.8
      Television
      69.363.8
      Bicycle
      22.322.2
      Two-wheeler
      35.228.2

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.