Provisional Population Totals from Census 2011 for NCT Delhi- Data and Trends

1. CENSUS OF INDIA 2011
PROVISIONAL
POPULATION TOTALS
NCT OF DELHI

3. FIGURES AT A GLANCE
POPULATION Persons 1,67,53,235
Males 8976410
Females 7776825
DECADAL Absolute Percentage
POPULATION GROWTH 2001-2011
Persons 2902728 20.96
Males 1369176 18.00
Females 1533552 24.56
DENSITY OF POPULATION 11297
(per sq. km.)
SEX RATIO (females per 1000 866
males)
POPULATION IN THE AGE Absolute Percentage to
GROUP 0-6 TotalPopulation
Persons 1970510 11.76
Males 1055735 11.76
Females 914775 11.76
LITERATES Absolute Literacy Rate
Persons 12763352 86.34
Males 7210050 91.03
Females 5553302 80.93

4. FIGURES AT A GLANCE
POPULATION: Persons-1,67,53,235
Males- 89,76,410
Females- 77,76,825
DECADAL POPULATION
GROWTH 2001-2011: 20.96%
DENSITY OF POPULATION: 11297

5. FIGURES AT A GLANCE
Contd..
SEX RATIO
(Females per 1000 Males) :
866
POPULATION IN THE AGE
GROUP 0-6: Persons- 19,70,510
Males- 10,55,735
Females- 9,14,775
LITERACY RATE: Persons- 86.34
Males- 91.03
Females- 80.93

6. District wise Population
2531583
West 2292363
2733752 South West
South
2240749
North East
3651261
North West 1707725
East
883418
North
133713
578671
New Delhi
Central

7. MAJOR TRENDS
• TOTAL POPULATION
The total population of NCT Delhi as per the
provisional figures is about 1.68 crores as
compared to the total population as per Census
2001 of 1.38 crores, thus exhibiting a decadal
growth rate of 21%. This is far lesser than the
growth rate of the previous decade, 1991 to
2001, of about 47%. It thus appears that the
population growth of NCT Delhi is now showing
a tendency towards stabilization.

8. 18,000,000
16,753,235
16,000,000
14,000,000 13,850,507
12,000,000
10,000,000
9,420,644
Population
8,000,000
6,000,000 6,220,406
4,000,000 4,065,698
2,658,612
2,000,000 413,851 636,246
1,744,072
405,819 488,452 917,939
0
1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population of NCT of Delhi over time, from 1901 to 2011

9. 4000000
3500000
3000000
North West
2500000 North
North East
East
2000000
New Delhi
Central
1500000 West
South West
South
1000000
500000
0
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
District wise population, from 1961 to 2011

10. CHILD (0-6) POPULATION
• Another major contributory factor for the trend
towards stabilization appears to be the sharp fall
in fertility brought in evidence from the
magnitude of 0-6 population, which is about 19.7
lakhs as opposed to about 20.2 lakhs in 2001.
Thus the absolute number of children 0-6 is
lower than it was in 2001, even though the base
population has since increased by about 30
lakhs. This trend is fairly uniform across all nine
districts, as is evident from the Table below:

11. Table: 0-6 Population, India, NCT of Delhi & its Districts Table: Proportion of Child Population (0-6) to total population,
India, NCT of Delhi & its Districts
State/ District Child Population (0-6) State/ District Proportion of Child
2001 2011 Population (0-6) to
Total Population
India 163819614 158789287
2001 2011
NCT of Delhi 2016849 1970510 India 15.92 13.12
North West 430805 443195
NCT of Delhi 14.56 11.76
North 107113 100879 North West 15.06 12.14
North East 296317 296224 North 13.71 11.42
East 205573 189519 North East 16.76 13.22
New Delhi 21496 11549 East 14.05 11.10
Central 80480 60385 New Delhi 12.00 8.64
Central 12.45 10.44
West 289668 282678
West 13.61 11.17
South West 250456 262815
South West 14.27 11.46
South 334941 323266
South 14.77 11.82

12. 18.00
16.76
15.92
16.00
15.06 14.77 14.56 14.27 14.05
14.00 13.71 13.61
13.22 13.12
12.14 12.45
11.82 11.76 12.00
12.00 11.46 11.42 11.17 11.10
10.44
10.00
8.64
2001
8.00
2011
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
North India North South NCT of South North West East Central New
East West Delhi West Delhi
Proportion of Child Population (0-6) to total population,
India, NCT of Delhi & its Districts

13. POPULATION DENSITY
• The overall population density of Delhi has increased from 9340
persons per sq km in 2001 to 11297 persons per sq km in 2011, as
shown in Table 1. The variation in population density across the nine
districts is shown in the graph below:
40 37
35
30 27
25 23
20
20
15
15
11 11
10 8
5
5 4
0
North East Central West North NCT of South North South New
East Delhi West West Delhi
District wise Density of Population in 1000s Per Sq Km

14. OVERALL SEX RATIO
• There has been a substantial increase in the overall sex ratio, from 821 in 2001 to
866 in 2011. This can only be fully explained upon further study of the complete
census data. It may, however, indicate that a larger proportion of migrants coming
into Delhi for work reasons are women compared to the situation ten years
back, when there was a tendency for men to come in for work while women stayed
back in the village. 940
950
900 892 886 883
876 871 866 862 859
850 836
811
800
750
700
Sex ratio (Females per 1000 males),
India/NCT of Delhi & its Districts.

16. CHILD (0-6) SEX RATIO
• The child (0-6) sex ratio has dipped marginally from 868 in 2001 to 866 in
2011. This indicates that while the situation has not appreciably worsened in
this regard, much more efforts are needed to bring the child sex ratio in
Delhi at par with the national figure. The following table D depicts the district
wise Child Sex ratio, 2011 compared to that of 2001.
State/District Child Sex 950
Ratio
2001 2011 900
India 927 914
NCT of Delhi 868 866 850
North West 857 863
North 886 872 800 2001
North East 875 875 2011
East 865 870
750
New Delhi 898 884
Central 903 902
700
West 859 867
South West 846 836
South 888 878
State Child Sex Ratio
District wise Child Sex Ratio (0-6) 2001- 2011
2001 2011
Punjab 798 846
Haryana 819 830

17. LITERACY RATE
• On the literacy front, there has been a steady increase
over the years, with 91% of men and 81% of women
being literate, an overall 5% improvement from last time.
Literacy Rate; India, NCT of Delhi 2001 Literacy Rate; India, NCT of Delhi 2011
100 100 91.03
87.33
90 90 82.14 80.93
80 75.3 74.71 80
65.46
70 70
60 53.7 60
50 Females 50 Females
40 Males 40 Males
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 0
India NCT of Delhi India NCT of Delhi

18. THANKS