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Dr. Subhan Khan, Ms. Gulshan & Mr. Deepak Goel

NISTADS, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg,

Pusa Gate, New Delhi 110 012

About NISTADS :(National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies)

National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi (NISTADS) is devoted to study various aspects of interaction among science, society and state. Nistads is one of the 40 institutes/ laboratories of the Government of India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.

NISTADS over a period of time has developed various modern facilities & applications of spatial technologies mainly with the assistance of sponsored research and commissioned studies from International, National & local agencies.

Title of Paper :

SOCIAL GIS FOR NCT OF DELHI – WORKERS &

NON-WORKERS ANALYSIS BY SEX AND RESIDENCE BASED ON

2001 CENSUS DATA

Social GIS :

Social GIS is vital decision-making tool for socio-economic development planning and monitoring.

In Social GIS, one of the great advantages is that the genuine problems like data confidentiality in natural resources as well as about certain geographical locations are not that serious.

The existing survey and mapping practices in the country have remained almost aloof from modern spatial techniques that are too for social aspects.

Study Area – NCT Delhi :It is situated between the Himalayas and the Aravali ranges in the heart of the sub-continent and lies approximately between geo-coordinates of 76º 50' 24'' to 77º 20' 37'' E longitude and 28º 24' 17'' to 28º 53' 00'' N latitude.

It’s total geographical area is of about 1483 sq. km

The boundaries of this region are surrounded by the state of Haryana on the north, west, south and by U.P. on the east separated by river Yamuna flowing in a north south direction.

Administrative Base Map of NCT Delhi

Districts/Tehsils Name – NCT Delhi

1) North – West•Narela

•Saraswati Vihar

•Model Town

3) North-East•Seelam Pur

•Shahdara

•Seema Puri

4) East•Gandhi Nagar

•Vivak Vihar

•Preet Vihar

5) New Delhi•Parliament Street

•Connaught Place

•Chankya Puri

6) Central•Pahar Ganj

•Karol Bagh

•Darya Ganj

7) West•Panjabi Bagh

•Patel Nagar

•Rajouri Garden

8) South-West•Najafgarh

•Delhi Cantonment

•Vasant Vihar

9) South•Defence Colony

•Hauz Khas

•Kalkaji

2) North•Civil Lines

•Sader Bazar

•Kotwali

Introduction – NCT Delhi :Delhi, the eighth city presently known as New

Delhi was built after the British empire shifted

India’s Capital here from Kolkata. Delhi’s population was 4.05 lakhs at the

beginning of 20th century. At Present, as per

Provisional Population Totals 2001 it rose to

137.8 lakhs.Delhi was a uni-district in 1991 census and has

been divided into nine districts in 2001 census.

• Climate: The climate of Delhi is semi-arid. Extreme dryness with intensely hot and cold seasons is the characteristic of the city climate.

• Rainfall: The normal annual rainfall in Delhi is 611.8mm

• Temperature: Hottest months are April, May and June with mercury levels touching 36.0oC to 41.1oC. Temperature falls to 7.9oC to 13.5oC during December and January.

Table 1: District-wise and Sex-wise Distribution of Population, %age to Total State Population & Their Rank as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

S. NO Name of District

Population State Population

 Persons Males Females %age Rank

1 North-West 2,847,395 1,564,301 1,283,09420.66

1

2 South 2,258,367 1,256,402 1,001,965

16.38 2

3 West 2,119,641 1,158,274 961,366

15.38 3

4 North-East1,763,712 953,075 810,637

12.80 4

5 South-West1,749,492 980,994 768,498

12.69 5

6 East1,448,770 785,440 663,330

10.51 6

7 North779,788 427.022 352,766

5.66 7

8 Central 644,005 349,475 294,530

4.67 8

9 New Delhi 171,806 95,90775,892 1.25 9

10 NCT Delhi State 13,782,976

7,570,890 6,212,086 100 -

The following pie chart depicts the district-wise percentage to total state population as per 2001 census in NCT Delhi

16.38

15.3812.8

12.69

10.51

5.664.67

20.661.25

North-West

South

West

North-East

South-West

East

North

Central

New Delhi

District-wise %age Population Share to Total State Population as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

North-West district with 2.85 million population

constitutes 20.66% of Delhi and thus occupies the

first position.The south district occupies the second position

with 16.38% population of the total population of

Delhi.The New Delhi district with 1.72 million population

shares only 1.25% of Delhi’s population and thus

is placed at the lowest rung of the ladder as far as

ranking of districts by population size is concerned.

Table 1 Analysis :

Table2: District-wise Distribution of Area & Their %age share in state, Sex Ratio & Rank, Population Density & Rank as per 2001 Census and Percentage Decadal Population Growth (1991-2001) in NCT Delhi

S. NO

Name of District

Area of District

 

Sex Ratio

 

Population DensityPercentage

Decadal Population

Growth (1991-2001)Area

(km2)%age share

in StateNo. of Females per

thousand MalesRank

Population Density

(per sq. k.m.)Rank

1 North-West 440 29.66 820 6 6,471 7 +60.12

2 South 250 16.86 797 7 9,033 6 +50.27

3 West 129 8.70 830 4 16,431 4 +47.81

4 North-East 60 4.05 851 1 29,395 1 +62.525 South-West 420 28.32 783 9 4,165 9 +61.29

6 East 64 4.31 845 2 22,637 3 +41.61

7 North 60 4.05 826 5 12,996 5 +13.30

8 Central 25 1.68 843 3 25,760 2 -1.919 New Delhi 35 2.36 791 8 4,909 8 +2.47

10 NCT Delhi State

1483 100.00 821 - 9,294 - +46.31Note: Since in 1991 Census, there was only one district in Delhi and in 2001, Census it has nine districts, hence 1991, data is derived by recasting the data of 1991 Census according to the present jurisdiction of all the nine districts.

The following graph depicts the district-wise

distribution of percentage decadal population growth (1991-2001) in NCT Delhi

District-wise Distribution of Percentage Decadal Population Growth (1991-2001) in NCT Delhi

60.12

41.61

13.3

2.47

-1.91

61.29

47.81

50.27

62.52

-10

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

North-West South West North-East South-West East North Central New Delhi

Table 2 Analysis :In the area North -West district occupy the largest portion i.e. 440 sq. k.m. and having the 29.66% share of total NCT area, while the Central district having the smallest area i.e. only 25 sq. k.m. constituting the 1.68% share of total NCT area.

Highest sex ratio is recorded in North -East district i.e. 851 where as it is the lowest i.e. 783 in South -West district. The sex ratio of Delhi as a whole has been recorded 821 in 2001 census.

Population density for NCT Delhi works out at 9294 persons per sq. k.m. and highest density of population is recorded in North-East district i.e. 29,395 while the South-West district has the lowest population density i.e. 4,165.

Percentage decadal population growth (1991-2001) of Delhi was 46.31% as against the national population growth i.e. 21.34% for the same period.

Table 3: District-wise and Sex-wise Distribution of Population in the Age Group 0-6 years, Number of Literates and Literacy Rate as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

S.NO

Name of District

0-6 Years No. of Literates* Literacy Rate

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females

1 North-West 415,665 224,193 191,472 1964,530 1,164,412 800,118 80.79 86.89 73.30

2 South 323,674 171,599 152,075 1,597,528 962,538 634,990 82.57 88.73 74.71

3 West 268,124 144,283 123,841 1,541,181 889,017 652,164 83.24 87.68 77.87

4 North-East 285,044 152,692 132,352 1,151,115 676,510 474,605 77.85 84.52 69.97

5 South-West 242,061 131,220 110,841 1,260,651 760,811 499,840 83.63 89.93 76.00

6 East 197,574 105,742 91,832 1,064,725 611,083 453,642 85.10 89.91 79.38

7 North 95,869 51,278 44,591 546,302 317,627 228,675 79.88 84.53 74.20

8 Central 76,116 40,019 36,097 451,606 255,453 196,153 79.52 82.50 75.90

9 New Delhi 19,868 10,558 9,310 125,411 75,706 49,705 82.54 88.70 74.64

10 NCT DELHI STATE

1,923,995 1,031,584 892,411 9,703,049 5,713,157 3,989,892 81.82 87.37 75.00

* Literates exclude children in the age-group 0-6 years who were, by definition, treated as Illiterates in the Census of India 2001.

Table 3 Analysis :Literacy rate in Delhi was 81.82% at the time of 2001 census and Delhi stands 5th position in India in terms of literacy.

In case of persons, the highest literacy rate i.e. 85.10% has been recoded in East district. The other districts, which have recorded the higher literacy rate than of over all NCT Delhi (81.82%) are: South-West district (83.63%), West district (83.24%), South district (82.57%) and New Delhi district (82.54%).

The North-East district had the lowest literacy rate i.e. 77.85%. The other districts, which have recorded the lowest literacy rate than of over all NCT Delhi (81.82%) are: i.e. Central district (79.52%), North district (79.88%) and North-West district (80.79%).

Table 3 Analysis - Contd….In case of males the South-West district recorded the highest male literacy rate i.e. 89.93%. The other districts, which have recorded the highest literacy rate than of over all NCT Delhi (87.37%) are: East district (89.91%), South district (88.73%), New Delhi district (88.70%) and West district (87.68%).

The Central district has lowest male literacy rate i.e. 82.50%. The other districts, which have recorded the lowest literacy rate than of over all NCT Delhi (87.37%) are: North-East district (84.52%), North district (84.53%) and North-West district (86.89%).

Table 3 Analysis - Contd….In case of females, the East district recorded the highest female literacy rate i.e. 79.38%. The other districts, which have recorded the highest literacy rate than of over all NCT Delhi (75.00%) are West district (77.87%), South-West district (76.00%) and Central district (75.90%).

The North-East district has lowest female literacy rate i.e. 69.97%. The other districts, which have recorded the lowest literacy rate than of over all NCT Delhi (75.00%) are: North-West district (73.30%), North district (74.20%), New Delhi district (74.64%) and South district (74.71%).

The following bar diagram depicts the district-wise

distribution of literacy rate (persons) as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

District-wise Distribution of Literacy Rate (Persons) as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

80.79

82.5783.24

77.85

83.6385.1

79.88 79.52

82.54

81.82

74

76

78

80

82

84

86

North-West

South West North-East

South-West

East North Central NewDelhi

NCTDelhiState

Tables 4 to 7 Analysis & Respective Maps :

These tables and maps provides the data about the rural & urban workers and rural & urban non-workers

in NCT Delhi

Table 4: District-wise and Sex-wise Percentage of Rural

Total Workers & Main Workers to Total Population as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

S. No. Name of DistrictTotal Workers Main Workers

Persons MalesFemales

Persons Males Females

1 North-West 31.38 48.31 10.46 28.01 44.48 7.65

2 South 33.22 52.27 8.69 31.73 50.17 8.00

3 West 33.76 53.11 8.40 31.35 50.11 6.78

4 North-East 28.53 47.69 6.00 26.55 45.38 4.40

5 South-West 32.93 48.64 14.00 28.36 43.76 9.81

6 East 40.39 58.02 18.58 39.39 56.88 17.76

7 North 30.22 48.72 7.44 28.18 46.12 6.07

8 Central - - - - - -

9 New Delhi - - - - - -

10 NCT Delhi State 32.00 49.71 10.12 29.11 46.38 7.77

District-wise Rural Total Workers

District-wise Rural Main Workers

Table 5: District-wise and Sex-wise Percentage of Urban Total Workers & Main Workers to Total Population as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

S. No. Name of DistrictTotal Workers Main Workers

Persons MalesFemales

Persons MalesFemales

1 North-West 32.19 51.62 8.54 30.72 49.69 7.64

2 South 34.42 53.30 10.87 32.69 50.89 9.98

3 West 33.85 53.22 10.60 32.31 51.11 9.74

4 North-East 28.28 47.91 5.19 26.67 45.73 4.25

5 South-West 34.52 53.73 9.82 33.09 51.82 9.02

6 East 32.35 52.19 8.87 31.07 50.43 8.17

7 North 33.00 53.74 7.94 31.56 51.83 7.06

8 Central 34.60 56.13 9.07 33.04 54.04 8.14

9 New Delhi 37.64 55.12 15.54 35.88 52.61 14.73

10 NCT Delhi State 32.86 52.40 9.08 31.34 50.34 8.22

District-wise Urban Total Workers

District-wise Urban Main Workers

Table 6: District-wise and Sex-wise Percentage of Rural Marginal Workers & Non-Workers to Total Population as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

S. No. Name of DistrictMarginal Workers Non-Workers

Persons MalesFemales

Persons MalesFemales

1 North-West 3.37 3.83 2.81 68.62 51.69 89.54

2 South 1.49 2.10 0.69 66.78 47.73 91.31

3 West 2.41 3.00 1.62 66.24 46.89 91.60

4 North-East 1.98 2.31 1.60 71.47 52.31 94.00

5 South-West 4.57 4.88 4.19 67.07 51.36 86.00

6 East 1.00 1.14 0.82 59.61 41.98 81.42

7 North 2.04 2.60 1.37 69.78 51.28 92.56

8 Central - - - - - -

9 New Delhi - - - - - -

10 NCT Delhi State 2.89 3.33 2.35 68.00 50.29 89.88

District-wise Rural Marginal Workers

District-wise Rural Non-Workers

Table 7: District-wise and Sex-wise Percentage of Urban Marginal Workers & Non-Workers to Total Population as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi

S. No. Name of DistrictMarginal Workers Non-Workers

Persons MalesFemales

Persons MalesFemales

1 North-West 1.47 1.93 0.90 67.81 48.38 91.46

2 South 1.73 2.41 0.89 65.58 46.70 89.13

3 West 1.54 2.11 0.86 66.15 46.78 89.40

4 North-East 1.61 2.18 0.94 71.72 52.09 94.81

5 South-West 1.43 1.91 0.80 65.48 46.27 90.18

6 East 1.28 1.76 0.70 67.65 47.81 91.13

7 North 1.44 1.91 0.88 67.00 46.26 92.06

8 Central 1.56 2.09 0.93 65.40 43.87 90.93

9 New Delhi 1.76 2.51 0.81 62.36 44.88 84.46

10 NCT Delhi State 1.52 2.06 0.86 67.14 47.60 90.92

District-wise Urban Marginal Workers

District-wise Urban Non-Workers

Table 8: District - wise and Sex - wise Work Participation Rate and Their Rank as per 2001 Census in NCT Delhi 

S. No.Name of District

Work Participation Rate

Persons Rank Males Rank Females Rank

1 North-West 32.11 8 51.31 8 8.72 7

2 South 34.32 3 53.22 4 10.69 2

3 West 33.85 5 53.22 5 10.51 3

4 North-East 28.30 9 47.90 9 5.25 9

5 South-West 34.32 4 53.09 6 10.37 4

6 East 32.45 7 52.27 7 8.99 6

7 North 32.84 6 53.44 3 7.91 8

8 Central 34.60 2 56.13 1 9.07 5

 9 New Delhi 37.64 1 55.12 2 15.54 1

District-wise Work Participation Rate

Some Important Definitions:

Work: It refers to participation in any economically productive activity with or without compensation, wages or profit. Such participation may be physical and/or mental in nature. Work include not only actual work but also the effective supervision and direction. It even includes part time help or unpaid work on farm, family enterprise or in any other economic activity.

Reference Period: For all questions on workers and non-workers, the reference period was one year preceding the date of enumeration. In case of certain types of seasonal activities such as agriculture, household industry like gur making, etc., the reference period was broad time-span of the agricultural seasons preceding the date of enumeration.

Workers: In Census 2001, a person is described as `worker’ if she/he has participated in any economically productive activity at any time during the reference period. In Census 2001, the workers were broadly divided into the following categories on the basis of the time-span of their engagement in any economically productive activity.

Main Workers: are those persons who had participated in any economically productive activity for six months or more during the year preceding the date of enumeration.

Marginal Workers: are those persons who had engaged themselves in any economically productive activity for less than six months during the year preceding the date of enumeration.

Some Important Definitions – Contd…

Categories of Workers/Non-Workers

Workers

Cultivators Agricultural LabourersHousehold Industry Workers Other Workers

Non-Workers

Students Household DutiesDependentsPensionersBeggars Others

Changes in the categories of Non-Workers in Census 2001

At the time of 1991 Census, non-workers were

grouped under seven categories whereas in

Census 2001, they were grouped into six categories.

In 1991 Census, category `R’ included `Retired

Persons or Rentires’ but in 2001 Census, this

category was not retained. However, a new

category, viz., `Pensioner’, was introduced.

Inmates of institutions, i.e., `I’, was a separate

category of non-workers at the time of 1991

Census but the same was not taken as a separate

category in Census 2001.

Changes in the categories of Non-Workers in Census 2001- Contd….

The scope of the definition of students was also

amplified to include those students attending part-

time classes, correspondence courses, literacy

centers, etc., and who were not engaged in any

economically productive work. Further, persons who were rentiers or living on

remittances, agricultural or non-agricultural royalty,

interest or dividend, etc., and categorized as Retired

Persons or Rentiers (R) at the time of 1991 Census,

were grouped under `Other’ category in 2001, such

convicts or inmates were brought under `Others’

category.

Conclusions :

As per Literacy rate, in Delhi was 81.82% at the time of 2001 census and Delhi stands 5th position in India in terms of literacy. This includes East district which has highest literacy rate i.e. 85.10% and North-East district which had the lowest literacy rate i.e. 77.85%.

In case of Workers i.e. total workers, main workers, marginal workers and non-workers in NCT Delhi, the proportion of total workers to total population is highest in New Delhi district i.e. 37.64% and lowest in North-East district i.e. 28.30%.

Recommendations :Social GIS is to be evolved and focused to assist in increasing awareness amongst policy makers and also in decision-making process.

Social GIS is to be used for a long term spatial technology policy, which is needed for areas like NCT Delhi to move towards sustainable development followed by identifying and assessing possible modes for critical intervention in the light of ongoing trends in spatial technologies and their integration into the socio-economic system.

Social GIS is to be used for revamping administrative structure, planning process and policies including technology for sustainable urban living and in fact understanding the whole environment.

Recommendations : Contd….Social GIS may be very useful in the implementation of advanced spatial technologies, which requires new socio-economic institutions and structures, legal regime and initiation processes for responding to advanced spatial technological order for sustainable urban development.

In Social GIS, the nature, scale and diffusion of spatial technology constitute the core of the growth and sustainability of metropolis supported by an appropriate policy apparatus for intervention and control.

In Social GIS, particularly for urban areas, the problem is to understand the contemporary urban socio-economic environment and the future role of spatial technology in sustainable urban living.

Recommendations : Contd….

In Social GIS, underlying the support of the prevailing spatial technological model are specific forms of social and economic institutions as well as the nature of control over utilization of natural and socio-economic resources.

It’s high time that the features of the spatial technological model have to be re-examined in relation to urban socio-economic environment for evolving a sound social GIS, particularly for urban areas like NCT Delhi.

Contact for further details :

Dr. Subhan Khan, Ms. Gulshan & Mr. Deepak GoelNational Institute of Science, Technology and

Development Studies (NISTADS)Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, Pusa Gate, New Delhi – 110 012

E-mail subhankhan1@yahoo.com, gul_75@rediffmail.com & deepakgo@rediffmail.com

Phone: +91- 011-25751758, Fax: +91- 011- 25822382

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