District of Delhi

South: 27.3 lakh people, one story

People
27,31,929
Area
247 km²
Literacy
86.57%
Sex ratio
862
Top 3 in DelhiPopulation: 27,31,929. Rank 2 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in DelhiScheduled Tribes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 9 of 9.See the numbers →Top 3 in DelhiChild sex ratio (0–6): 885 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in DelhiArea: 247 km². Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →

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SouthDelhi

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

South in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population27.3 lakh#2/9 in Delhi
Area247 km²#3/9 in Delhi
Population density11,060 per km²#6/9 in Delhi▼ state 11,320
Sex ratio862 females per 1000 males#7/9 in Delhi▼ state 868
Child sex ratio (0–6)885 girls per 1000 boys#3/9 in Delhi▲ state 871
Literacy rate86.57%#6/9 in Delhi▲ state 86.21
Female literacy80.55%#7/9 in Delhi▼ state 80.76
Urban population99.6%#5/9 in Delhi▲ state 97.5

People & society

86.6% can read. 862 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.790.9
Female literacy
80.680.8
Scheduled Castes
15.516.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
99.697.5

Gender literacy gap: 11.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 78.9%
  • Muslim 16.3%
  • Christian 1.5%
  • Sikh 2.5%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    1 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.2 lakh workers, 33.8% of all people

    This district
    Delhi
    • Cultivators 0.3%
    • Farm labourers 0.6%
    • Household industry 2.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 96.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 75% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      75.271.9
      Latrine at home
      66.764.9
      Tap water
      53.859.0
      LPG / PNG
      69.165.2
      Phone
      70.265.8
      Television
      65.963.8
      Bicycle
      20.722.2
      Two-wheeler
      28.028.2

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.