South

District in Delhi

Population

12.3 Lakh

State: 1.5 Crore

Area

154 km²

Literacy Rate

76.3%

State: 75.7%

Sex Ratio

870

State: 873

Density

7,988 /km²

State: 10,414 /km²

South is a district in Delhi with a population of 12.3 Lakh spread across 154 sq km. Its literacy rate of 76.3% is above the state average of 75.7% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 870 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 873. Some values for this district are area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

7,988 /km²

▼

10,414 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

870

▼

873

943

Literacy Rate

76.3%

▲

75.7%

63.0%

SC Population

17.9%

▲

16.7%

16.6%

ST Population

0.0%

—

0.0%

8.7%

Worker Participation

33.6%

▲

32.9%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

21.7%

▼

30.7%

33.2%

Child Wasting

14.7%

▲

11.7%

18.4%

Underweight Children

20.4%

▼

22.1%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

72.7%

▲

69.2%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

47.9%

▼

49.5%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

64.6%

▼

77.1%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

96.1%

▲

91.6%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

83.8%

▲

81.1%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

99.1%

▲

98.9%

54.6%

Health Insurance

24.5%

▼

25.2%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

100.0%

▲

99.4%

93.6%

Electricity Access

99.7%

▼

99.9%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

7.5%

▼

9.6%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

2.6%

▼

3.4%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

10.3%

▲

8.9%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

41.1%

▼

42.4%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

98.2 per 1k pop

▼

112.7 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

1.2 Lakh

▲

97.6k

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

19.8%

▼

27.3%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

8539 per lakh

▼

20058 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

45.4%

▼

45.9%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.71

—

0.72

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

11.0 per lakh

▲

8.3 per lakh

17.4 per lakh

Domestic Violence

0.0 per lakh

▼

1.0 per lakh

12.6 per lakh

Child Abuse (POCSO)

137.0 per lakh

▼

137.1 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

17.0 per lakh

▼

24.9 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	6.6 L	7.3 L	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	2.5 L	2.8 L	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	5.3 L	5.8 L	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	79,739	87,824.273	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	1.2 L	1.2 L	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	—	—	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	3.5 L	3.8 L	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	979	1,982.545	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	1,944	2,070.545	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	3.2 L	3.5 L	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	870.186	869.8	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	880.924	875.491	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	10.3	8.9	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	41.1	42.4	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres ~	10	13.8	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools ~	68	167.273	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking ~	18	50.8	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	21.7%	30.7%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	14.7%	11.7%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	20.4%	22.1%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	72.7%	69.2%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	47.9%	49.5%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	64.6%	77.1%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	96.1%	91.6%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	83.8%	81.1%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	99.1%	98.9%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	24.5%	25.2%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	100.0%	99.4%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	99.7%	99.9%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	96.8%	96.9%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	84.9%	83.8%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	65.5%	59.9%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	7.5%	9.6%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	2.6%	3.4%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	98.7%	97.1%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	83.2%	79.4%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	23.8%	24.0%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	—	65.4%	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	89.8%	69.5%	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	27.8%	33.0%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	10.3%	14.1%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	20.8%	26.3%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	8,539.478	20,057.589	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	45.4%	45.9%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	13.5%	17.2%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	0.7	0.7	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	1.1 L	1.2 L	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	8.5%	8.9%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	30.1%	38.3%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	—	—	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	—	—	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	—	—	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	—	—	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	0.9	1.2	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	56.7%	60.6%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	5.4%	14.2%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.4	0.3	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	-17.9	—	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	1.0	1.6	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.0	0.0	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	—	—	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.4	0.5	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	0.6	0.8	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	0.3	0.1	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	98.2	112.674	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	1.2 L	97,591.545	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	19.8%	27.3%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	2.9%	2.6%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	137	137.091	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	11	8.3	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	—	1	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	5	2.6	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	29	72.4	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	17	24.9	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	—	—	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	151	145.636	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh	3	2.6	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	—	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

~ 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 South district?

South has a population of 12.3 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 7,988 people per sq km across 154 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of South?

South has a literacy rate of 76.3%, which is above the Delhi average of 75.7% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does South compare to Delhi?

South has a sex ratio of 870 (below state average of 873) and a literacy rate of 76.3% (above state average of 75.7%).

What data sources are used for South?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)