Population1,67,87,941NCT OF DELHI
Males89,87,326
Females78,00,615
Workers55,87,049
Literate1,27,37,767
Population Overview
Total population1,67,87,941
Males89,87,326
Females78,00,615
Sex ratio868per 1,000 males
Households34,35,999
Literacy
Literate1,27,37,767
Literate males71,94,856
Literate females55,42,911
Literacy %75.9%
Illiterate40,50,174
Illiterate males17,92,470
Illiterate females22,57,704
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–620,12,454
Boys 0–610,75,440
Girls 0–69,37,014
Child %12%
SC / ST
SC population28,12,309
SC males14,88,800
SC females13,23,509
SC %16.8%
Workers — Total
Total workers55,87,049
Worker males47,62,026
Worker females8,25,023
Work participation %33.3%
Non-workers1,12,00,892
Non-worker males42,25,300
Non-worker females69,75,592
Workers — Main
Main workers53,07,329
Main males45,62,710
Main females7,44,619
Cultivators27,759
Cultivator males24,225
Cultivator females3,534
Agri labourers31,474
Agri labourer males25,632
Agri labourer females5,842
Household industry1,69,126
HH industry males1,46,069
HH industry females23,057
Other workers50,78,970
Other males43,66,784
Other females7,12,186
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,79,720
Marginal males1,99,316
Marginal females80,404
Marg. cultivators5,639
Marg. agri labourers8,001
Marg. HH industry12,726
Marg. other2,53,354
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males3,233
Marg. cultivator females2,406
Marg. agri lab. males5,720
Marg. agri lab. females2,281
Marg. HH industry males6,689
Marg. HH industry females6,037
Marg. other males1,83,674
Marg. other females69,680
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,35,250
3–6 mo males1,66,929
3–6 mo females68,321
3–6 mo cultivators5,267
3–6 mo cult. males3,011
3–6 mo cult. females2,256
3–6 mo agri lab.6,430
3–6 mo agri lab. males4,578
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,852
3–6 mo HH industry10,127
3–6 mo HH ind. males5,468
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,659
3–6 mo other2,13,426
3–6 mo other males1,53,872
3–6 mo other females59,554
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers44,470
0–3 mo males32,387
0–3 mo females12,083
0–3 mo cultivators372
0–3 mo cult. males222
0–3 mo cult. females150
0–3 mo agri lab.1,571
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,142
0–3 mo agri lab. females429
0–3 mo HH industry2,599
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,221
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,378
0–3 mo other39,928
0–3 mo other males29,802
0–3 mo other females10,126
Top districts by population
districts comparison
9 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Workers | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West | 36,56,539 | 19,60,922 | 16,95,617 | 11,88,545 | 27,07,855 |
| 2 | South | 27,31,929 | 14,67,428 | 12,64,501 | 9,24,393 | 20,78,402 |
| 3 | West | 25,43,243 | 13,56,240 | 11,87,003 | 8,74,320 | 19,61,179 |
| 4 | South West | 22,92,958 | 12,46,046 | 10,46,912 | 7,95,352 | 17,87,689 |
| 5 | North East | 22,41,624 | 11,88,425 | 10,53,199 | 6,61,386 | 16,11,588 |
| 6 | East | 17,09,346 | 9,07,500 | 8,01,846 | 5,79,692 | 13,52,998 |
| 7 | North | 8,87,978 | 4,75,002 | 4,12,976 | 2,96,446 | 6,81,517 |
| 8 | Central | 5,82,320 | 3,07,821 | 2,74,499 | 2,07,374 | 4,42,360 |
| 9 | New Delhi | 1,42,004 | 77,942 | 64,062 | 59,541 | 1,14,179 |