East District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Delhi) - Census 2011
East district of Delhi has total population of 1,709,346 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 907,500 are males while 801,846 are females. In 2011 there were total 358,937 families residing in East district. The Average Sex Ratio of East district is 884.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 99.8% people lives in Urban areas while 0.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.3% while that in the rural areas is 94.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in East district is 884 while that of Rural areas is 897.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in East district is 194357 which is 11% of the total population. There are 103902 male children and 90455 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of East is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (884) of East district.
The total literacy rate of East district is 89.31%. The male literacy rate is 82.47% and the female literacy rate is 75.4% in East district.
To facilitate the administration, East district is further divided into 3 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.
East Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about East district.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 194,357 | 103,902 | 90,455 |
| Literacy | 89.31% | 82.47% | 75.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 281,422 | 148,019 | 133,403 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 356,348 | 159,118 | 197,230 |
Caste-wise Population - East district
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in East district of Delhi.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 281,422 | 148,019 | 133,403 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Religion-wise Population - East district
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 1,410,852 | (82.54%) | 749,544 | 661,308 |
| Muslim | 178,807 | (10.46%) | 96,619 | 82,188 |
| Christian | 15,792 | (0.92%) | 7,817 | 7,975 |
| Sikh | 53,027 | (3.1%) | 27,338 | 25,689 |
| Buddhist | 2,643 | (0.15%) | 1,397 | 1,246 |
| Jain | 46,927 | (2.75%) | 24,108 | 22,819 |
| Other Religion | 366 | (0.02%) | 199 | 167 |
| No Religion Specified | 932 | (0.05%) | 478 | 454 |
Literacy Rate - East district
The total literacy rate of East district was 89.31% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 1,352,998 literates, males were 748,382 while females were 604,616. Also the male literacy rate was 93.13% and the female literacy rate was 84.99% in East district.
| East district | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 84.99% | 80.76% |
| Male | 93.13% | 90.94% |
| Total | 89.31% | 86.21% |
Sex Ratio - East district
The Sex Ratio of East district is 884 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 884 females in East district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 884 ) of East district.
Population Density - East district
The total area of East district is 63 km2. Thus the density of East district is 27,132 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 63 sq. km. area is under urban region while 0 sq. km. is under rural region.
Urban/Rural Population - East district
As per the Census 2011 out of total population of East, 99.79% people lived in urban regions while 0.21% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 1,705,816 out of which 905,639 were males while remaining 800,177 were females. In rural areas of East, male population was 1,861 while female population was 1,669.
The average sex ratio in urban regions of East was 884 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in East was 871 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of East were 193,983 which is 11.37% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of East was 897 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in East was 716 girls per 1000 boys.
The average literacy rate in East for urban regions was 89.3 percent in which males were 93.12% literate while female literacy stood at 84.97%. The total literate population of East was 1,352,998. Similarly in rural areas of East, the average literacy rate was 94.61 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 96.35% and 92.73% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of East were 2,986.
| Rural | Urban | |
|---|---|---|
| Population % | 0.21% | 99.79% |
| Total population | 3,530 | 1,705,816 |
| Male population | 1,861 | 905,639 |
| Female population | 1,669 | 800,177 |
| Sex ratio | 897 | 884 |
| Child sex ratio (0-6 age) | 716 | 871 |
| Child population | 374 | 193,983 |
| Literates | 2,986 | 1,350,012 |
| Average literacy | 94.61% | 89.3% |
| Male literacy | 96.35% | 93.12% |
| Female literacy | 92.73% | 84.97% |
Child Population - East district
According to Census 2011, there were 194,357 children between age 0 to 6 years in East district. Out of which 103,902 were male while 90,455 were female.
Working Population - East district
In East district out of total population, 579,692 were engaged in work activities. 95.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 579,692 workers engaged in Main Work, 805 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,841 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 555,026 | 469,593 | 85,433 |
| Cultivators | 805 | 651 | 154 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2,841 | 2,096 | 745 |
| Household Industries | 18,432 | 16,163 | 2,269 |
| Other Workers | 532,948 | 450,683 | 82,265 |
| Marginal Workers | 24,666 | 17,358 | 7,308 |
| Non Working | 1,129,654 | 420,549 | 709,105 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- East, Delhi - Wikipedia