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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = West Delhi district<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Delhi|District of Delhi]]<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| image_map = Delhi districts.png<br />
| mapsize = 300px<br />
| pushpin_map = <br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| map_caption = Location in Delhi, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28.6608|N|77.1008|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Rajouri Garden]]<br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 129<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 219<br />
| population_total = 2,543,243<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 1100xx<ref>{{cite web |url= https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/West/ |title= West Delhi |website= indiapincodes.net}}</ref><br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = <br />
| leader_title = [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]]<br />
| leader_name = [[Kamaljeet Sehrawat]]<br />
| website = {{url|https://dcwestrev.delhi.gov.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
'''West Delhi district''' 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, New Delhi|Tilak Nagar]] are located in West Delhi.<br />
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West Delhi has an area of {{cvt|129|sqkm}}, with a [[population density]] of nearly 14,000 persons per km<sup>2</sup> (about 36,000 per sq mi). 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 (109,526 boys and 94,002 girls). In 2001, the literacy rate for West Delhi was above 83% (87.85% of males and 77.99% of females).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Planning/2008-09/demographic_profile.pdf |title= Chapter 3: Demographic Profile |website= Economic Survey of Delhi, 2008–2009 |publisher= Statement 3.6. Government of Delhi| page= 25 |via= delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in |access-date= 2025-12-28}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] West Delhi has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,543,243,<ref name= districtcensus>{{cite web |url= https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/912/download/36516/DH_2011_0700_PART_A_DCHB_NCT_OF_DELHI.pdf |title= District Census Handbook: NCT Delhi |website= censusindia.gov.in |publisher= [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |year= 2011 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230728190550/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/912/download/36516/DH_2011_0700_PART_A_DCHB_NCT_OF_DELHI.pdf |archive-date= 2023-07-28 |access-date= 2025-12-28}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web| title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |website= cia.gov | publisher= [[Central Intelligence Agency]]| place= US | 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}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data| publisher= Census Bureau| website= 2010.census.gov| place= US |access-date=30 September 2011| quote = Nevada 2,700,551}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 169th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 19625 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name= districtcensus /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 18.91%.<ref name=districtcensus/> West Delhi has a [[sex ratio]] of 876 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|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.<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in West Delhi district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: NCT Delhi| url= https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11371/download/14484/DDW07C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India| access-date= }}</ref><br />
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|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Delhi|Hinduism]]|darkorange|82.07}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|10.69}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|5.89}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Delhi|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.72}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Delhi|Jainism]]|pink|0.45}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.18}}}}<br />
{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of West Delhi district (2011)<ref name="languages"/><br />
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 75.46 |color1 = orange<br />
|label2 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value2 = 14.52 |color2 = pink<br />
|label3 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value3 = 1.66 |color3 = Gold <br />
|label4 = [[Urdu]] |value4 = 1.32 |color4 = green<br />
|label5 = [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]] |value5 = 1.06 |color5 = firebrick<br />
|label6 = Others |value6 = 5.98 |color6 = grey<br />
}}<br />
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At the time of the 2011 census, 75.46% of the population spoke [[Hindi]], 14.52% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 1.66% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] 1.32% [[Urdu]] and 1.06% [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{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= censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref><br />
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The ethnic [[Punjabis]], which is mostly [[Hindi-speaking]], constitutes over 60% of West Delhi's population.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-punjabi-vote-bank-back-with-bjp-after-favouring-aap-for-10-years-9830994/ |title= Delhi’s Punjabi vote bank back with BJP after favouring AAP for 10 years |work= The Indian Express |date= February 19, 2024}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Districts of Delhi]]<br />
* [[Bali Nagar]]<br />
* [[Kirti Nagar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Wikivoyage|Delhi/Western Delhi}}<br />
* [http://dcwestrev.delhigovt.nic.in/ Official website]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = West Delhi district<br />
|North = [[North West Delhi district]]<br />
|Northeast = [[North Delhi district]]<br />
|East = [[Central Delhi district]]<br />
|Southeast = <br />
|South = [[South West Delhi district]]<br />
|Southwest = <br />
|West = [[Jhajjar district]], [[Haryana]]<br />
|Northwest = <br />
}}<br />
{{Delhi}}<br />
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