CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERlES-8 DELHI PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS Paper - 2 of 2001 Rural-Urban Distribution of Population PEOPLE ORIENTj;D Simla Jindgar of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Delhi CONTENTS PREFACE v FIGURES AT A GLANCE Vll-Vlll BACKGROUND NOTE 1-6 Introduction 3 Rural-Urban classification 3 Urban Agglomeration 6 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS 7-22 Rural-Urban population of India and StateslUnion Territories 9 Statutory/Census Towns 13 Percentage of Urban population 14 Trends of Urbanisation 15 Rural-Urban Sex ratio 17 Rural-Urban Literacy rate 18 Population of four metropolitan cities 19 Sex ratio of four metropolitan cities 20 Urban Agglomerations/Cities in India having population more than one million 21 LIST OF MAPS Map 1: Map of Administrative Divisions Census 2001 IX Map 2: Percentage decadal growth of rural population 1991-2001 (Districts) 25 Map 3: Percentage decadal growth of urban population 1991-200 1 (Districts) 27 Map 4: Urban population 2001 (Districts) 29 Map 5: Child population in the age-group 0-6 : 2001 (Districts) 31 Map 6 : Urban Agglomeration 2001 33 Map 7 : Changes in Urban Agglomeration 1991-2001 35 Map 8: Percentage decadal growth of population 1991-2001 (Towns) 37 LIST OF DIAGRAMS Fig.l Trends of Urbanisation, India and NeT of Delhi 1901-200.1 16 Fig.2 Precentage decadal growth in urban population 190'1-11 to 1991-2001 16 Fig.3 Sex ratio of population in districts - Total, Rural & Urban 17 iii . Fig.4 Literacy rate in districts - Total, Rural & Urban 18 Fig.5 Sex-wise population of four metropolitan cities 2001 19 fig.6 Sex ratio of four metropolitan cities 1981-2001 20 Fig.7 Distribution of rural and urban population in districts 2001 39 Fig.8 Rural-Urban distribution of child population in age-group 0-6 : 2001 41 Fig.9 Rural & Urban population ofNCT of Delhi : 1901-2001 43 Fig.l0: Sex-wise rural-urban population in districts 2001 45 Fig.ll : District-wise rural-urban sex ratio of total popUlation and child populati.on in the age-group 0-6 : 2001 47 Fig.12 : Sex-wise literacy rate in rural-urban areas of districts 2001 49 Fig.13 : Distribution of population of towns in different size classes 1901-2001 51 TABLES Table 1: PopUlation, child population in the age-group 0-6 and literates by residence and sex: State, Districts, UA/City/Town 2001 54-63 Table 2: Population, child population in the age-group 0-6 and literates by residence and sex: State, Districts & Tahsil 2001 64-73 Table 3: Percentage decadal growth, percentage of child population in ~he age-group 0-6 by residence and percentage of urban population to total popUlation: State and District 2001 74-77 Table 4: Sex ratio of population and sex ratio of child population in the age-group 0-6 : State, District & Tahsil 2001 78-79 Table 5: Literacy rates by residence and sex: State, District & Tahsil 2001 80-81 Table 6: Population, percentage decadal growth 1991-2001, sex ratio, literacy by sex: UAs, Cities and Towns by size class in the State 2001 82-89 Appendix 1 to: PopUlation, ,child population in the age-group 0-6 and literates by Table 6 sex: Independent Cities and Towns arranged in alphabetical order 2001 90 Appendix 2 to: List of towns of 1991 declassified in 2001 and towns of 1991 Table 6 merged with other towns in 2001 91 Table 7: Growth of urban population 1981-2001 92-93 ANNEXURES Annexure 1: District-wise list of statutory/census towns with locatiop code numbers 97-100 Annexure 2: District and. tahsil-wise list of villages with location code ·numbers 101-107 IV PREFACE Census-200 1 which enjoys the distinction of being the first census of the 21 st Century and the third millennium was conducted in the National Capital Territory of Delhi from 9th February to 281h February, 2001 followed by a 1h revisional round from 1sl March to 5 March, 2001. As soon as the field work of the Population Enumeration for the census was over, data users from different streams looked forward to the results. Otherwise also, Census being the only source of population data in our country, it is imperative that its results are published at the earliest possible. As the processing of the massive data collected during census requires considerable time, it is customary to release provisional population totals to meet the immediate needs of the data users who are mostly State and Central government departments, planners, researchers etc. Accordingly, provisional population totals, population in the age-group 0-6 and number of literates at district level were released in the form of Paper-l by the end of March-200 1 i.e. within a period of 15 to 20 days of the completion of the field work of Census-200 1 in Delhi. It is my privilege to present this paper titled 'Provisional Population Totals - Paper-2 of 2001' in respect of Delhi with the provisional data relating to Rural-Urban distribution of population at State, District, Town and Tahsil level. The data presented in this publication, although provisional, is expected to be useful to the people, government and data users. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Shri J.K. Banthia, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India and his other officers particularly Shri R.G. Mitra, Deputy Registrar General (C&T) for their valuable guidance, useful suggestions and full support in bringing out this paper. I also thank Shri R. Harikishan, Joint Director and Shri S.L. Jain, Deputy Director who helped in ensuring successful completion of the entire census operations in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and have also assisted in the preparations of this paper. I record my special appreciation for Shri G.C. Joshi, Investigator for drafting the report and Shri R.K. Manocha, Statistical Assistant for preparing the tables and statements with the hltlp of Shri Pradeep Kumar 9upta, L.D.C., Miss Meenakshi Sharma, Compiler. Maps and charts included in this paper have been prepared under the guidance of Shri R.N. Chippa, Research Officer (Map) and Shri Mukesh Kumar Shanna, Senior Geographer by the officials of the map section of this Directorate. Shri Vijay Pal Singh, StenographerlP A to DCO and Shri Soamnath Banerjee, L.D.C. typed the manuscripts and did the formatting of the tables. They all deserve my appreciation. New Delhi BIMLA JINDGAR Dated: 25.7.2001 D~RECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, DELHI v CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS: RURAL-URBAN DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION FIGURES AT A GLANCE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI POPULATION Total Persons 13,782,976 Males 7,570,890 Females 6,212,086 Rural Persons 963,215 Males 533,219 Females 429,996 Urban Persons 12,819,761 Males 7,037,671 Females 5,782,090 DECENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH 1991-2001 1. Absolute Total 4,362,332 Rural 14,196 Urban 4,348,136 2. Percentage Total + 46.31 Rural + 1.50 Urban + 51.33 DENSITY OF POPULATION (per Sq.Km.) 9294 SEX RATIO Total 821 Rural 806 Urban 822 CHILD POPULATION IN THE AGE GROUP 0-6 1. Absolute Total 1,923,995 Rural 157,666 Urban 1,766,329 vii 2. Percentage Total 13.96 Rural 16.37 Urban 13.78 LITERACY 1. Absolute Total 9,703,049 Rural 634,401 Urban 9,068,648' 2. Rate Total 81.82 Rural 78.75 Urban 82.04 PERCENTAGE OF URBAN POPULATION TO TOTAL POPULATION 93.01 PERCENTAGE OF RURAL POPULATION TO TOTAL POPULATION 6.99 DELHI IN LAST 10 YEARS ( 1991 - 2001 ) A. ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP 1991 2001 Number of Districts 1 9 Number of Tahsils 2 27 Number of Statutory Towns 3 3 Number of Census Towns 29 59 Number ofViJlages 209 165 B. SALIENT CHANGES IN THE POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS Population - grown by 46.~1 percent Decadal growth rate - declined by 5.14 percentage point Sex Ratio - declined by 6 points Total Literacy Rate - grown by 6.53 percentage point Literacy Rate for Males - grown· by 5.36 percentage point Literacy Rate for Females - grown by 8.01 percentage point VllI CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 Map! n ' 00' n ' 15' BOUNDARIES :- STATE . .. ___ _ NCTOF DELHI DISTRICT .. .... ... .. .. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS 2001 TAHSIL ........... URBAN AGGLOMERATION . MUNICIPAL AREA WITH I - III LOCATION CODE *CENSUS TOWN WITH IV · LXII LOCATION CODE . ......... ...... .. KILOMETRES VILLAGE WITH 2 o 2 4 6 I I I I I ............ ... ... ~""'-'=..... - - 28' 45 ' A R " LXII: : , ,.' 160 :" . '" ..:,,-1"', : ". LX .161: ". J. - , '. LXI· ··· · ··· \ 162 " . ..- . \\ '. 0.. .' ~ -4 ..,,----. N N.D.M.C. NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL D.M.C. (U) DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (URBAN) * Census towns shown in the above map are in fact revenue villages for administrative purposes. However, they are shown as such as per demographic criteria for census purposes. n ' 00' EAST OF GREENWICH 7i 15' Based upon Survey of India map with the permission of the Surveyor General of India. © Government of India Copyright, 2001 IX PEOPLE ORIENTED BACKGROUND NOTE A BACKGROUND NOTE Introduction The Census ofIndia 2001 which is the 141h census since 1872 and 6th after independence was undertaken in the entire area of N.C. T. of Delhi along with other states and union territories of the country between 91h to 28 th February, 1h 2001 with a revisional round from I sl to 5 March, 200 I. The reference date for the Census - 2001 was the 00.00 hrs of 1sl March, 200 I as against the sunrise of I sl March which was taken to be the Census Moment till the 1991 Census.