Sub-district · South, Delhi
# Defence Colony

Defence Colony is a sub-district of South district, Delhi. At the 2011 Census it had 637,775 people, 2 towns and 0 villages (0 inhabited).
- 637,775 people (2011)
- 0 villages
- 2 towns
- 89.0% literacy

## Population of Defence Colony compared with South

■ Defence Colony · ■ South district
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.0% 86.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 877 862
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 898 885
- Working population 36.4% 33.8%

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Homes and amenities in Defence Colony

Of every 100 households in Defence Colony in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 35 a car.

■ Defence Colony · ■ South district
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 91% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 5%
- Tap water 88% 71%
- Drinking water within premises 85% 76%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 91% 91%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 3% 4%
- Use banking services 88% 80%
- Television 90% 87%
- Mobile phone 87% 87%
- Computer with internet 33% 20%
- Two-wheeler 42% 37%
- Car / jeep / van 35% 22%
- None of these assets 2% 2%
- Own their home 61% 64%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Towns partly in Defence Colony
- DMC · filed under Hauz Khas

## Towns in Defence Colony
- NDMC 37,121 people
- Saidabad 10,168 people

## Other sub-districts of South
- Kalkaji · 862,861 people
- Hauz Khas · 1,231,293 people

## Quick answers
- How many villages are in Defence Colony? 0 (0 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Defence Colony in? South district, Delhi
- What is the population of Defence Colony? 637,775 (Census 2011)

At a glance
- District: South
- State: Delhi
- Sub-district code: 00455
- Villages: 0
- Towns: 2

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