# North West District, Delhi – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Delhi 

# North West district

North West is a district of Delhi, the most populous of 9 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,656,539 people** in 3 sub-districts, 34 towns and 52 villages; 94% lived in towns. The largest town is [DMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/saraswati-vihar/dmc/) (2,088,846).

- 3,656,539people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 34towns
- 84.4%literacy

## Who lives in North West?

North West had **3,656,539 people** at the 2011 Census — 21.8% of Delhi's population and the largest of 9 districts of Delhi by population. There were 865 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Delhi figure of 868; 6th of 9 districts of Delhi). Among children under 7 the ratio was 865 girls per 1,000 boys (the Delhi figure is 871). An average household had 5.0 people, against 4.9 across Delhi.

## How literate is North West?

84.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Delhi's 86.2%), 8th of 9 districts of Delhi. Men were at 89.7% and women at 78.4% — a gap of 11.2 points (it is 10.2 points across Delhi). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Saraswati Vihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/saraswati-vihar/) (85.7%) and lowest in [Narela](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/narela/) (81.4%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in North West do for a living?

32.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 9.8%). Of all workers, 1% farmed their own land, 1% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 91% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 4% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 2% of workers here, against 1% across Delhi. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Narela](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/narela/) (5% of workers in farming) and the least is [Model Town](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/model-town/) (0% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 91 (91%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of North West

94.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Delhi's 97.5%), 8th of 9 districts of Delhi. The Census counted 34 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 33 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 4 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [DMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/saraswati-vihar/dmc/). The largest is [DMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/saraswati-vihar/dmc/) with 2,088,846 people, home to 61% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of North West

North West had 52 census villages, 48 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 4,457 people; 5 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Holambi Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/narela/holambi-kalan/) (42,392), [Mamoor Pur](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/narela/mamoor-pur/) (18,937), [Saoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/saraswati-vihar/saoda/) (16,309), [Holambi Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/narela/holambi-khurd/) (7,630) and [Jonti](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/saraswati-vihar/jonti/) (5,059).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of North West compared with Delhi

■ North West · ■ Delhi

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**871

Working population ****32.5%**

**33.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in North West

Of every 100 households in North West in 2011, 99 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ North West · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

Toilet within the home ****85%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

Tap water ****79%**

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

Use banking services ****73%**

Television ****86%**

Mobile phone ****82%**

Computer with internet ****16%**

Two-wheeler ****36%**

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

None of these assets ****4%**

Own their home ****72%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of North West

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Narela](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/narela/) 809,913 39 19 

[Saraswati Vihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/saraswati-vihar/) 2,250,816 12 14 

[Model Town](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/north-west/model-town/) 595,810 1 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in North West

- DMC · 2,088,846
- Kirari Suleman Nagar · 283,211
- Bhalswa Jahangir Pur · 197,148
- Sultan Pur Majra · 181,554
- Pooth Kalan · 96,002
- Bawana · 73,680
- Sahibabad Daulat Pur · 54,773
- Begum Pur · 53,682
- Nithari · 50,464
- Libas Pur · 44,375
- Karala · 35,730
- Siras Pur · 30,445
- Pehlad Pur Bangar · 22,968
- Ali Pur · 20,332
- Qadi Pur · 18,369
- Mohammad Pur Majri · 17,462
- Rani Khera · 16,402
- Bankner · 14,788
- Tikri Khurd · 13,772
- Bakhtawar Pur · 12,716
- Mubarak Pur Dabas · 12,043
- Pooth Khurd · 10,654
- Ibrahim Pur · 10,614
- Kanjhawala · 10,331
- Khera Khurd · 9,777
- Barwala · 8,948
- Bhor Garh · 8,627
- Khera Kalan · 8,252
- Qutab Garh · 7,639
- Gheora · 6,876
- Darya Pur Kalan · 6,310
- Lad Pur · 5,529
- Bankauli · 5,339
- Mukhmel Pur · 4,931

## Largest villages in North West

- Holambi Kalan · 42,392
- Mamoor Pur · 18,937
- Saoda · 16,309
- Holambi Khurd · 7,630
- Jonti · 5,059
- Ochandi · 4,687
- Singhu · 4,564
- Bazid Pur Thakran · 4,456
- Sultan Pur Dabas · 4,399
- Palla · 4,221
- Nangal Thakran · 4,202
- Nizam Pur Rashid Pur · 3,924
- Ghoga · 3,884
- Nangli Poona · 3,840
- Pansali · 3,822
- Sanoth · 3,800
- Hiranki · 3,791
- Taj Pur Kalan · 3,579
- Bodh Pur Bija Pur · 3,524
- Katewara · 3,493

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in North West?3: Narela, Saraswati Vihar, Model Town
- What is the population of North West district?3,656,539 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in North West?DMC