Educational Facts & Figures
Facts and Figures | Area | 1,483 sq km | Latitude | 28.38° N | Longitude | 77.13° E | Altitude | 293 m above sea level | Total Population | 1, 38, 50,507 | Altitude | 293 m above sea level | Male | 76, 07,234 | Female | 62, 43,273 | Density (Per Sq. km) | 9340 | Sex Ratio (per 1000 Males) | 821 | Literacy Rate (%) Persons | 81.67 | Literacy Rate (%) Males | 87.37 | Literacy Rate (%) Female | 74.71 | Birth Rate (per 1000) | 21.24 | Death Rate (per 1000) | 5.81 | Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000) | 23.93 | Per Capita Income | RS.38864 | Gross Domestic Product | 478 billion INR (2005) | Temperature | 45 degree (max), 5 degree (min) | Time Zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | Language | Hindi, English, Punjabi | STD Code | 011 | Postal Code | 1100xx | Vehicle Code | DL-0xx | Religion | Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian |
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Progress of literacy in Delhi
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| Year | Total Population* | L I T E R A T E P E R S O N S | | | | Total | Male | Female | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 1931 | 636246 | 89472 (14.06) | 73377 (19.86) | 16095 (6.03) | | 1941 | 917939 | 229603 (25.01) | 171233 (31.99) | 58370 (15.25) | | 1951 | 1744072 | 669073 (38.36) | 424118 (42.99) | 244955 (32.34) | | 1961 | 2658612 | 1402298 (52.75) | 904801 (60.75) | 497497 (42.55) | | 1971 | 4065698 | 2301605 (56.61) | 1438268 (63.71) | 863337 (47.75) | | 1981 | 6220406 | 3828326 (61.54) | 2352883 (68.40) | 1475443 (53.07) | | 1991 | 9420644 | 5882297 (75.29) | 5359500 (82.01) | 2342797 (66.99) | | 2001 | 13850507 | 9664764 (81.67) | 5700847 (87.33) | 3963917 (74.71) |
Note: Figures given in parenthesis are percentages * Excluding population of 0-6 age group. Source: Director of Census Operations, Delhi
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| | | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | | I | No. of Schools | 4599 | 4642 | 4642 | 4912 | 4908 | | A | Government + Aided schools | 3197 | 3195 | 3196 | 3211 | 3185 | | 1 | Dte. Of Education | 1227 | 1219 | 1220 | 1215 | 1189 | | | (i) Middle | ISO | 179 | 172 | 173 | 141 | | | (ii) Secondary | 221 | 219 | 222 | 213 | 243 | | | (iii) Senior Secondary | 826 | 821 | S26 | 829 | 805 | | 2 | M.C.D." | | | (i) Primary+Nursery | 1850 | 1890 | 1890 | 1910 | 1910 | | 3 | N.D.M.C.* | 114 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | | | (i) Primary + Nursery | 82 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | | | (ii) Middle | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | (iii) Secondary | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | (iv) Senior | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Delhi Cantt." | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | (i) Primary | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | (ii) Middle | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | B | Unaided schools | 1402 | 1447 | 1446 | 1701 | 1723 | | 1 | Dte. of Education | 950 | 995 | 994 | 1049 | 1071 | | | (i) Middle | 469 | 487 | 481 | | 496 | | | (ii) Secondary | 174 | 186 | 183 | 222 | 222 | | | (iii) Senior Secondary | 307 | 322 | 330 | 338 | 353 | | 2 | M.C.D. | | | (i) Primary | 452 | 452 | 452 | 652 | 652 | | II | No. of Teachers | 67013 | | | | | | 1 | Primary - Nursery | 33555 | 34927 | 35449 | | | | 2 | Middle | 19908 | 20776 | 22113 | | | | 3 | Sr. Sec. | 53107 | 54201 | 54891 | | | | III | Students Teacher Ratio | | | (i) Primary | 41.28 | 41.00 | 40.45 | | | | | (ii) Middle/Secondary | 35.66 | 36.34 | 35.32 | | | | | (iii) Senior Secondary | 9.57 | 10.02 | 10.29 | | | | | (iv) Total | | IV | Enrolment in Lakhs | | | (i) Primary Level +Nursery (Classes I to V) | 13.85 | 14.32 | 14.34 | | | | | (ii) Middle (Classes VI to VIII) | 7.10 | 7.55 | 7.SI | | | | | (iii) Secondary+ Sr. Secondary | 5.08 | 5.43 | 5.65 | | | | V | Literacy Rate (2001) | Male 87.37 | Female 75.00 | Total 81.82 | | | | VI | Higher Education | | | (i) No, of University | 05 | 5 | 5 | | | | | (ii) No. of Deemed University | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | (iii) No. of Colleqe | 131 | 140 | 1-4 | | | | | (a) Funded by Delhi | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | | | (b) Funded by Delhi Govt. & UGC on | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | | (c) sharing basis | | | (d) No.of colleges | 82 | 82 | 82 | | | | | GGSIPU | | E8 | 62 | | | | VII | Sports and Youth Services | | | (i) Swimming Pods | 3S | 11 | 13 | | | | | (il) Sports | 19 | 2 | 2 | | | | | (iii) No.of stadiums | | VIII | Technical Education (Delhi Govt.) | | | (i) College for Technical Education (Enqq.) | u8 | 8 | 10 | | | | | (ii) Polytechnics | | | (iii) I.T.Is | | | (iv) Basic Training Centre | 01 | 01 | 01 | | | | IX | No. of schools (Dte. of Education) functioning in | | | (i) Pacca School Building + SPS | 511 | NA | NA | | | | | (ii) SPS School Building + SPS | 325 | NA | NA | | | | | (iii) SPS/Tents | 94 | NA | NA | | | | | (iv) Tents | 21 | | NA | | | | | Premises | | | (vi) Rented | 8 | | NA | | | | X | Percentage of successful students in CBSE(Dte, of Education) | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | | | | | (i)Secondary | 56.89 | 62.24 | 65.22 | | | | | (ii)Sr, Secondary | B2.16 | 33.57 | S7.17 | | | DOU=18032008
* Delhi Institute of Heritage Research & Management and Mahila Engineering College Source: Dte of Education, Dte of Higher Education, Dte of Training of Technical Education, DES.
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