North West

This page provides an overview of North West: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

14,840,106
Population
2,985,512
Households
864
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
73.98%
Approx. literacy

North West has an aggregated population of 14,840,106. Approximately 49.28% live in rural areas (7,313,078) and 46.4% live in urban areas (6,885,178).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 7,313,078 3
Model Town 1,191,620 4
Narela 1,788,565 42
Saraswati Vihar 4,546,843 15

Population summary

North West has a population of 14,840,106 (7,959,368 males and 6,880,738 females). The sex ratio is about 864 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population14,840,106
Male7,959,368
Female6,880,738
Rural population7,313,078 (49.28%)
Urban population6,885,178 (46.4%)
Households2,985,512

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 73.98%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates10,978,747
Total illiterates3,861,359

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,839,416 (19.13%). ST: 0 (0%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,839,41619.13%
ST00%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,828,512 (12.32%). Workers: 4,821,672 (32.49%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,828,51212.32%
Total workers4,821,67232.49%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
North West 3,656,539
North West 3,442,589
Saraswati Vihar 2,250,816
Saraswati Vihar 2,205,605
Narela 809,913
Narela 641,174
Model Town 595,810
Model Town 595,810
North West 213,950
Narela 168,739