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About East Delhi District

East Delhi is a district in Delhi , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of East Delhi was 1,709,346 with a growth rate of 16.79%. East Delhi covers 63 Km2 area. Sex ratio of East Delhi's population is 884 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 871 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of East Delhi, Urban/Rural population of East Delhi, Literacy data of East Delhi and Religion wise data of East Delhi. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in East Delhi,Delhi, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of East Delhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,709,346 Growth (%) 16.79
Male Population 907,500 Sex Ratio 884
Female Population 801,846 Child Sex Ratio 871
Area ( In Km. Square ) 63

East Delhi has a total population of 1,709,346 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 907,500 while the female population 801,846. The state area is 63 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, East Delhi has sex ratio of 884 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 871 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of East Delhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 1,705,816 Rural Population 3,530
Urban Population (%) 99.79 Rural Population (%) 0.21
Urban male Population 905,639 Rural Male Population 1,861
Urban Female Population 800,177 Rural Female Population 1,669
Urban Sex Ratio 884 Rural Sex Ratio 897

East Delhi urban population is 1,705,816 (99.79% of the total), while the rural population is 3,530 (0.21% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 16.79% overall.

Among the urban population 905,639 are males, and 800,177 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 884 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,861 are males and 1,669 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 897 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of East Delhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,352,998 Literacy (%) 89.31
Male Literate 748,382 Male Literacy (%) 93.13
Female Literate 604,616 Female Literacy (%) 84.99
Urban Literate 1,350,012 Rural Literate 2,986
Urban Male Literates 746,799 Urban Male Literacy (%) 93.12
Rural Male Literates 1,583 Rural Male Literacy (%) 96.35
Urban Female Literates 603,213 Urban Female Literacy (%) 84.97
Rural Female Literates 1,403 Rural Female Literacy (%) 92.73

The literacy data of East Delhi highlights a total literacy rate stands at 89.31% with 1,352,998 literate individuals. Male literacy is 93.13% while female literacy is lower at 84.99% among them, 748,382 males and 604,616 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 1,350,012 people being literate, with men at 93.12% and female at 84.97%, compared to rural areas whereas 2,986 people are literate, with male at 96.35% and female at 92.73%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of East Delhi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,410,852 Hindu (%) 82.54
Muslim 178,807 Muslim (%) 10.46
Sikh 53,027 Sikh (%) 3.10
Christian 15,792 Christian (%) 0.92
Jain 46,927 Jain (%) 2.75
Buddhist 2,643 Buddhist (%) 0.15
Other 366 Other (%) 0.02
Not Avaiable 932 Not Avaiable (%) 0.05

East Delhi population is mostly hindu (82.54%) with a total 1,410,852 people. Muslim(10.46%) with a total 178,807 people. Sikh are (3.10%) with a total 53,027 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.92% with 15,792 people). Jain (2.75% with 46,927 people) Buddhist (0.15% with 2,643 people) and Other (0.02% with 366 people). Around (0.05% with 932 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in East Delhi

3

Gandhi Nagar

Area: 4 Km2

Population

395,342

Male

208,645%

Females

186,697

Preet Vihar

Area: 37 Km2

Population

1,066,098

Male

568,086%

Females

498,012

Vivek Vihar

Area: 22 Km2

Population

247,906

Male

130,769%

Females

117,137

Common questions about East Delhi

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, East Delhi district had a population of 1,709,346. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

East Delhi is divided into 3 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of East Delhi is 884 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of East Delhi is 871 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of East Delhi is 89.31 per cent. That works out to 1,352,998 literate people.

East Delhi covers an area of 63 square kilometres.

3,530 people in East Delhi live in rural areas and 1,705,816 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely urban in character.

The population of East Delhi grew by 16.79 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

East Delhi is a district of Delhi. You can open Delhi from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.