Delhi Cantonment Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - South West district, Delhi

Delhi Cantonment Tehsil of South West district has a total population of 286,140 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 160,494 are males while 125,646 are females. In 2011 there were a total 63,974 families residing in Delhi Cantonment Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil is 783.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 87.6% and the sex ratio of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil is 783.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Delhi Cantonment Tehsil is 31252 which is 11% of the total population. There are 16874 male children and 14378 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil is 852 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 783 ) of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil is 87.62%. The male literacy rate is 82.11% and the female literacy rate is 72.86% in Delhi Cantonment Tehsil.

Population
286,140
Literacy
87.62%
Sex Ratio
783

To facilitate the administration, Delhi Cantonment Tehsil is further divided into 3 towns and 0 villages.

Delhi Cantonment Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Delhi Cantonment Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,252 16,874 14,378
Literacy 87.62% 82.11% 72.86%
Scheduled Caste 53,894 29,216 24,678
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 62,819 28,719 34,100

Caste-wise Population - Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Delhi Cantonment Tehsil of Delhi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 53,894 29,216 24,678
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 260,060 (90.89%) 146,025 114,035
Muslim 11,284 (3.94%) 6,671 4,613
Christian 4,519 (1.58%) 2,301 2,218
Sikh 8,356 (2.92%) 4,459 3,897
Buddhist 396 (0.14%) 226 170
Jain 1,204 (0.42%) 632 572
Other Religion 9 (0%) 5 4
No Religion Specified 312 (0.11%) 175 137

Literacy Rate - Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil in 2011 were 87.62% in which, male and female literacy were 91.75% and 82.28% respectively. Total literate in Delhi Cantonment Tehsil were 223,321 of which male and female were 131,775 and 91,546 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil is 783 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 783 females in Delhi Cantonment Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 852 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 783 ) of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil.


Child Population - Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 31,252 children between age 0 to 6 years in Delhi Cantonment Tehsil. Out of which 16,874 were male while 14,378 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 63,974 families under Delhi Cantonment Tehsil living in urban areas while 63,974 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Delhi Cantonment Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 0% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 31,252 while that in rural regions is 0.

Total Urban Rural
Population 286,140 286,140 0
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,252 31,252 0
Schedule Caste 53,894 53,894 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.62% 87.62% NaN%
Sex Ratio 783 783 NaN

Working Population - Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

In Delhi Cantonment Tehsil out of total population, 110,721 were engaged in work activities. 91.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 110,721 workers engaged in Main Work, 234 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 397 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 101,265 86,393 14,872
Cultivators 234 201 33
Agriculture Labourer 397 329 68
Household Industries 2,064 1,594 470
Other Workers 98,570 84,269 14,301
Marginal Workers 9,456 6,703 2,753
Non Working 175,419 67,398 108,021

Nearby Tehsils from Delhi Cantonment Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Delhi Cantonment Tehsil in South West district.

Tehsil Population
Najafgarh Tehsil population 1,365,152
Vasant Vihar Tehsil population 641,666

Delhi Cantonment Tehsil Map


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