District of Delhi

North West: 36.6 lakh people, one story

People
36,56,539
Area
443 km²
Literacy
84.45%
Sex ratio
865
#1 in DelhiScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 9 districts.See the numbers →#1 in DelhiPopulation: 36,56,539. Rank 1 of 9 districts.See the numbers →#1 in DelhiArea: 443 km². Rank 1 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in DelhiWorkers in farming: 2.1 % of workers. Rank 2 of 9 districts.See the numbers →

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North WestDelhi

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

North West in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population36.6 lakh#1/9 in Delhi
Area443 km²#1/9 in Delhi
Population density8,254 per km²#7/9 in Delhi▼ state 11,320
Sex ratio865 females per 1000 males#6/9 in Delhi▼ state 868
Child sex ratio (0–6)865 girls per 1000 boys#8/9 in Delhi▼ state 871
Literacy rate84.45%#8/9 in Delhi▼ state 86.21
Female literacy78.41%#8/9 in Delhi▼ state 80.76
Urban population94.1%#8/9 in Delhi▼ state 97.5

People & society

84.4% can read. 865 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.790.9
Female literacy
78.480.8
Scheduled Castes
19.116.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
94.197.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.8%
  • Muslim 8.0%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Sikh 2.5%
  • Jain 1.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    2 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.9 lakh workers, 32.5% of all people

    This district
    Delhi
    • Cultivators 1.0%
    • Farm labourers 1.1%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 94.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.271.9
      Latrine at home
      60.264.9
      Tap water
      56.359.0
      LPG / PNG
      60.965.2
      Phone
      62.065.8
      Television
      61.563.8
      Bicycle
      22.922.2
      Two-wheeler
      25.728.2

      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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