District Profile · Delhi
West Delhi
- Headquarters
- Rajouri Garden (functions from Raja Garden/Vishal Enclave)
- 25,43,243 (2011)
- Population
- 129 km²
- Area
Population 2,543,243 (2011) — 1,356,240 male, 1,187,003 female — across 129 km², a density of 19,625/km²; literacy 87.12%; sex ratioThe number of females per 1,000 males in a population — a key demographic indicator in Indian census data. 876. Hindi is the first language of 75.46% of residents and Punjabi of 14.52%, reflecting the district's status as Delhi's foremost Partition-refugee resettlement belt: ethnic Punjabis make up more than 60% of the population. Tilak Nagar was purpose-built to house Sikh refugees from Rawalpindi and Peshawar, and Punjabi Bagh — originally named "Refugees Colony" — was renamed in 1960 for its Partition-displaced Hindu and Sikh settlers. Also contains Janakpuri and Uttam Nagar. Served by the Blue and Green Lines. Unaffected by the January 2026 reorganisation.