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district · Census 2011 · code 093

East population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in NCT of Delhi, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population1,709,346people
Households358,937PCA households
Literacy rate89.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.91%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,709,3463,5301,705,816
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds358,937875358,062
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6194,357374193,983
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.37%10.59%11.37%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males884897884
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6871716871
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,352,9982,9861,350,012
Literacy rate%89.31%94.61%89.3%
Male literacy rate%93.13%96.35%93.12%
Female literacy rate%84.99%92.73%84.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople281,42257281,365
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers579,6921,348578,344
Work participation rate%33.91%38.19%33.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months555,0261,316553,710
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months24,6663224,634
Non-workerspeople1,129,6542,1821,127,472

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 302, 303, 304; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 358,937 households and 1,709,346 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 99.79% of this area’s population, compared with 0.21% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 11.37% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 93.13% and female literacy was 84.99%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 579,692 Census workers, 95.74% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators805351
Agricultural labourers2,841253
Household industry workers18,4321,109
Other workers532,94822,953

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 800441

DMC

1,286,264 people within this district · Town

The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.

Census code 063988

Dallo Pura

154,791 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063986

Gharoli

92,540 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063987

Kondli

38,207 people within this district · Census town