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Union Territory Profile · Administrative Code: IN-DL

NCT of Delhi

Capital: New DelhiArea: 1,484 km²
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Gazetted & Survey Indicators Breakdown

21 Indicators
IndicatorReference YearClassificationNCT of Delhi ValueNational BenchmarkState Rank
Projected Population (Real-Time 2026)
MoHFW Projections 2011-2036
Real-Timeprojection2,22,00,0001,43,19,00,000#19 / 36
Total Population (Census 2011)
Census 2011
2011observed1,67,87,9411,21,08,54,977#19 / 36
Sex Ratio (Females per 1,000 Males)
Census 2011
2011observed868 / 1,000943 / 1,000#33 / 36
Urban Population Proportion (%)
Census 2011
2011observed97.5%31.2%#1 / 36
Overall Literacy Rate (%)
Census 2011
2011observed86.2%73.0%#7 / 36
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate68.9%41.0%#3 / 36
Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (INR at Current Prices)
MoSPI GSDP / NSDP
2022-23survey_estimate₹4,44,760₹1,72,000#3 / 36
Worker Population Ratio (WPR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate44.2%56.0%#35 / 36
Unemployment Rate (UR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate6.7%3.2%#31 / 36
Institutional Births (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate94.2%88.6%#19 / 36
Children (12-23 months) Fully Immunized (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate76.1%76.4%#23 / 36
Annual Per Capita Electricity Consumption (kWh)
CEA Power 2023
2022-23observed1,7801,255#12 / 36
Households with Clean Cooking Fuel (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate99.1%58.6%#1 / 36
Annual Average PM2.5 Concentration (µg/m³)
CPCB Air Quality 2023
2023observed102.154#36 / 36
Lok Sabha 2024 Voter Turnout (%)
ECI Lok Sabha 2024
2024observed58.70%65.79%#30 / 36
Teledensity (Telephone Subscriptions per 100 Population)
TRAI Telecom 2024
2024observed270.485.7#1 / 36
Cropping Intensity (% of Net Sown Area)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed125.0%142.0%#24 / 36
Foodgrain Productivity (kg per Hectare)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed3,4502,419#8 / 36
Rural Households with Tap Water Connections (%)
Jal Jeevan Mission 2024
2024observed100.0%76.5%#10 / 36
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)
SRS Vital Stats 2020
2020observed1228#9 / 36
Renewable Power Share (% of Total Grid Capacity)
CEA Power 2023
2023observed15.6%43.1%#30 / 36
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Demographic & Economic Context for NCT of Delhi

According to official Census of India 2011 records, NCT of Delhi had an enumerated population of 1,67,87,941 persons with an urban proportion of 97.5% and a sex ratio of 868 females per 1,000 males.

On economic output, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics and MoSPI report a per-capita Net State Domestic Product of ₹4,44,760 per resident for FY 2022-23. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS 2022-23) records an unemployment rate of 6.7% with a worker-population ratio of 44.2%.

In healthcare access, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-21) measured an institutional delivery rate of 94.2% and a full child immunization coverage of 76.1%.