Delhi Cantonment (Part) Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South West, Delhi - Census 2011

Delhi Cantonment (Part) is a Cantonment Board city situated in Delhi Cantonment tehsil of South West district. The Delhi Cantonment (Part) city is divided into 9 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 21,736 families residing in the Delhi Cantonment (Part) city. The total population of Delhi Cantonment (Part) is 101,704 out of which 58,837 are males and 42,867 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Delhi Cantonment (Part) is 729.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Delhi Cantonment (Part) city is 11695 which is 11% of the total population. There are 6354 male children and 5341 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Delhi Cantonment (Part) is 841 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (729).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Delhi Cantonment (Part) is 89.6%. Thus Delhi Cantonment (Part) has a higher literacy rate compared to 88.3% of South West district. The male literacy rate is 93.43% and the female literacy rate is 84.16% in Delhi Cantonment (Part).

Population
101,704
Literacy
89.6%
Sex Ratio
729

Delhi Cantonment (Part) Cantonment Board has total administration over 21,736 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Cantonment Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Delhi Cantonment (Part) Cantonment Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Delhi Cantonment (Part) Cantonment Board.

Total Male Female
Children 11,695 6,354 5,341
Literacy 89.6% 83.3% 73.7%
Scheduled Caste 15,842 8,314 7,528
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 21,087 9,801 11,286

Caste-wise Population - Delhi Cantonment (Part)

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Delhi Cantonment (Part).

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,842 8,314 7,528
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Delhi Cantonment (Part)

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Delhi Cantonment (Part) is 99,922 which is 98.25% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Delhi Cantonment (Part) is 4,360 which is 4.29% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Delhi Cantonment (Part) as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 99,922 (98.25%) 57,735 42,187
Muslim 4,360 (4.29%) 2,574 1,786
Christian 2,089 (2.05%) 1,142 947
Sikh 3,358 (3.3%) 1,932 1,426
Buddhist 143 (0.14%) 103 40
Jain 329 (0.32%) 176 153
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 149 (0.15%) 94 55

Literacy Rate - Delhi Cantonment (Part)

The total literacy rate of Delhi Cantonment (Part) was 89.57% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 80,617 literates, males were 49,036 while females were 31,581. Also the male literacy rate was 93.43% and the female literacy rate was 84.16% in Delhi Cantonment (Part).

  Delhi Cantonment (Part) Delhi
Female 84.16% 80.76%
Male 93.43% 90.94%
Total 89.57% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Delhi Cantonment (Part)

The Sex Ratio of Delhi Cantonment (Part) is 729. Thus per every 1000 men there were 729 females in Delhi Cantonment (Part). Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 841 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 729 ) of Delhi Cantonment (Part).


Child Population - Delhi Cantonment (Part)

According to Census 2011, there were 11,695 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Delhi Cantonment (Part). Out of which 6,354 were male while 5,341 were female.


Working Population - Delhi Cantonment (Part)

In Delhi Cantonment (Part) Cantonment Board out of total population, 42,581 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 42,581 workers engaged in Main Work, 146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 189 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,254 31,432 4,822
Cultivators 146 131 15
Agriculture Labourer 189 143 46
Household Industries 425 260 165
Other Workers 35,494 30,898 4,596
Marginal Workers 6,327 4,420 1,907
Non Working 59,123 22,985 36,138

Delhi Cantonment (Part) Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Delhi Cantonment (Part) is further divided into 9 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,816 74.3% 788
2 Ward No - 2 3,218 68.7% 881
3 Ward No - 3 59,911 84.2% 668
4 Ward No - 4 1,633 79.7% 715
5 Ward No - 5 10,028 72.6% 894
6 Ward No - 6 6,667 74.9% 836
7 Ward No - 7 7,603 74.2% 922
8 Ward No - 8 7,828 65.8% 675
9 Ward No - 3 8,647 82.2% 758

Map of Delhi Cantonment (Part), South West, Delhi


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