Shahdara
District in Delhi
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Shahdara: 124.1%, highest of 11 districts in Delhi
MSME Density in Shahdara: 20.5 per 1,000 people, lowest of 11 districts in Delhi
Women Literacy in Shahdara: 83.9%, 5th highest of 11 districts in Delhi
Health Insurance in Shahdara: 20.2%, 2nd lowest of 11 districts in Delhi
Shahdara is a district in Delhi with a population of 11.1 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 33 sq km. Its literacy rate of 85.1% is below the state average of 86.1% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 895 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 873. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Shahdara, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 60.8% | 63.9% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 19.9% | 21.0% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 97.3% | 97.0% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 880 | 875 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 82.3% | 62.3% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | — | — | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 13.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 14 | 50.8 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Shahdara district?
Shahdara has a population of 11.1 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 33,366 people per sq km across 33 sq km.
What is the population of Shahdara in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 11.1 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Shahdara?
Shahdara has a literacy rate of 85.1% (Census 2011), which is below the Delhi average of 86.1% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Shahdara compare to Delhi?
Shahdara is the 9th most populous of 11 districts in Delhi. Its sex ratio of 895 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 873 (Census 2011).
How many children in Shahdara are stunted or underweight?
In Shahdara, 32.0% of children under 5 are stunted, 15.0% wasted and 30.0% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Delhi average of 26.4% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Shahdara have health insurance?
20.2% of households in Shahdara have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), down from 21.5% in 2019–21. The Delhi average is 29.1% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Shahdara between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Shahdara improved most in pre-school attendance (23% to 49%), women internet use (68% to 77%), male hypertension (35% to 28%), and got worse in institutional births (96% to 88%), male diabetes (13% to 20%), women owning a mobile phone (83% to 76%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Shahdara?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.