District of Delhi

West: 25.4 lakh people, one story

People
25,43,243
Area
130 km²
Literacy
86.98%
Sex ratio
875
Top 3 in DelhiPopulation: 25,43,243. Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in DelhiScheduled Castes: 14.8 % of people. Rank 8 of 9.See the numbers →Big number25.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 19,563 to every km².See the numbers →

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WestDelhi

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

West in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.4 lakh#3/9 in Delhi
Area130 km²#4/9 in Delhi
Population density19,563 per km²#4/9 in Delhi▲ state 11,320
Sex ratio875 females per 1000 males#4/9 in Delhi▲ state 868
Child sex ratio (0–6)872 girls per 1000 boys#6/9 in Delhi▲ state 871
Literacy rate86.98%#4/9 in Delhi▲ state 86.21
Female literacy82.39%#5/9 in Delhi▲ state 80.76
Urban population99.7%#4/9 in Delhi▲ state 97.5

People & society

87.0% can read. 875 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.090.9
Female literacy
82.480.8
Scheduled Castes
14.816.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
99.797.5

Gender literacy gap: 8.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.1%
  • Muslim 5.9%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Sikh 10.7%
  • 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

    8.7 lakh workers, 34.4% of all people

    This district
    Delhi
    • Cultivators 0.3%
    • Farm labourers 0.5%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 95.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 74% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      74.271.9
      Latrine at home
      67.164.9
      Tap water
      64.959.0
      LPG / PNG
      67.965.2
      Phone
      68.065.8
      Television
      66.763.8
      Bicycle
      21.522.2
      Two-wheeler
      31.228.2

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.