District of Delhi

North: 8.9 lakh people, one story

People
8,87,978
Area
61 km²
Literacy
86.85%
Sex ratio
869
Top 3 in DelhiScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 2 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in DelhiWorkers in farming: 1.3 % of workers. Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in DelhiHousehold industry workers: 3.7 % of workers. Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in DelhiHomes with electricity (2011): 57.9 % of households. Rank 8 of 9.See the numbers →

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NorthDelhi

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

North in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.9 lakh#7/9 in Delhi
Area61 km²#7/9 in Delhi
Population density14,557 per km²#5/9 in Delhi▲ state 11,320
Sex ratio869 females per 1000 males#5/9 in Delhi▲ state 868
Child sex ratio (0–6)873 girls per 1000 boys#5/9 in Delhi▲ state 871
Literacy rate86.85%#5/9 in Delhi▲ state 86.21
Female literacy82.20%#6/9 in Delhi▲ state 80.76
Urban population98.0%#7/9 in Delhi▲ state 97.5

People & society

86.9% can read. 869 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.990.9
Female literacy
82.280.8
Scheduled Castes
18.716.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
98.097.5

Gender literacy gap: 8.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.8%
  • Muslim 13.5%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Sikh 2.1%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Jain 1.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    1 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3 lakh workers, 33.4% of all people

    This district
    Delhi
    • Cultivators 0.7%
    • Farm labourers 0.6%
    • Household industry 3.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 94.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.971.9
      Latrine at home
      52.664.9
      Tap water
      47.859.0
      LPG / PNG
      53.565.2
      Phone
      53.365.8
      Television
      52.163.8
      Bicycle
      15.122.2
      Two-wheeler
      21.128.2

      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.