West Delhi district

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| name = West Delhi

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| settlement_type = District of Delhi

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| map_caption = Location in Delhi, India

| coordinates = {{coord|28.6608|N|77.1008|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Delhi

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| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Rajouri Garden

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| governing_body = Municipal Corporation of Delhi

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 129

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 219

| population_total = 2,543,243

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Punjabi, Hindi

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 1100xx [https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/West/ (West Delhi)]

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| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank1_info_sec1 = West Delhi

| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency

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| leader_title = Member of Parliament

| leader_name = Kamaljeet Sehrawat

| website = {{url|https://dcwestrev.delhi.gov.in/}}

}}

West Delhi is one of the 11 administrative districts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Patel Nagar, Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh. West Delhi is bound by the districts of North West Delhi to the north, North Delhi and Central Delhi to the east, South West Delhi to the south, and Jhajjar District of Haryana state to the west. Major residential and commercial areas of Delhi like Janakpuri, Uttam Nagar and Tilak Nagar are located in West Delhi.

West Delhi has an area of 129 km², with a population density of nearly 14,000 persons per km². The population of 2,543,243 consists of 1,356,240 males and 1,187,003 females. Children between 0–6 years are 203,528 consisting of 109,526 boys and 94,002 girls. The literacy rate is above 70% at a total of 1,301,252 of which 739,572 are males and 561,680 females.(Source : Census Of India 2001)

Demographics

According to the 2011 census West Delhi has a population of 2,543,243,{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: NCT Delhi |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/912/download/36516/DH_2011_0700_PART_A_DCHB_NCT_OF_DELHI.pdf |access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62

}} or the US state of Nevada.{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Nevada 2,700,551

}} This gives it a ranking of 169th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert| 19625 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.91%. West Delhi has a sex ratio of 876 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 87.12%. 2,536,823 (99.75%) of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 14.80% of the population.

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|caption = Languages of West Delhi district (2011)

|label1 = Hindi |value1 = 75.46 |color1 = orange

|label2 = Punjabi |value2 = 14.52 |color2 = pink

|label3 = Bhojpuri |value3 = 1.66 |color3 = Gold

|label4 = Urdu |value4 = 1.32 |color4 = green

|label5 = Rajasthani |value5 = 1.06 |color5 = firebrick

|label6 = Others |value6 = 5.98 |color6 = grey

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At the time of the 2011 census, 75.46% of the population spoke Hindi, 14.52% Punjabi, 1.66% Bhojpuri 1.32% Urdu and 1.06% Rajasthani as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: NCT Delhi |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10201/download/13313/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0700.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

The ethnic Punjabis, which is mostly Hindi-speaking, constitutes over 60% of West Delhi's population.Indian Express. (2024, February 19). Delhi’s Punjabi vote bank back with BJP after favouring AAP for 10 years. The Indian Express. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-punjabi-vote-bank-back-with-bjp-after-favouring-aap-for-10-years-9830994/