Delhi's Per Capita Income at Current Prices Third in the Country

According to the Delhi Statistical Handbook-2011 released by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on 3 November 2011, Delhi's per capita income at current prices was Rs 116886 during 2009-10, recording an increase of Rs.13446 over 2008-09. Delhi therefore ranked third in the country behind Goa at Rs.132719 and Chandigarh at Rs.120912.

On an average, a Delhiite earns Rs.1.16 lakh a year, owns 2.5 mobile phones, watches nearly two movies annually, gets a supply of 50 gallons of water each day and consumes over a case and quarter of liquor in a year.

Delhi CM pointed out that it was rapidly acquiring a very urban look and noted that the rural population declined by over 55 per cent over the past decade. Of Delhi's total population of 1.68 crore, the urban population constitutes 1.65 crore. Delhi registered a 26 per cent growth in urban population over the past decade with North-West Delhi recording the highest growth rate of 21.79 per cent and New Delhi district the lowest at 0.80 per cent.

Despite the high population growth, the literacy rate in Delhi managed to keep pace and there are currently 86.34 per cent literates in Delhi. About 92 per cent of males are literate, while among females this percentage is 80.99. 79.65 per cent of the rural population is literate as against 87.06 per cent in the urban areas.

Mobile Phone Usage in Delhi

The report highlighted that Delhi's economic well-being was reflected in its mobile phone use. The number of connections rose by over a crore to touch 3.88 crore in 2011 as against 2.82 crore in 2010. The growth of landline connections was comparatively moderate – rising by about 11.28 lakh during the same period and increasing to 28.38 lakh in 2011.

Increase in No. of Vehicles

The number of vehicles rose sharply from 6451883 in 2009-10 to 6932706 in 2010-11, an addition of 5 lakh vehicles to the city roads.

About the Handbook

The handbook has been brought out by the Delhi Government's Directorate of Economics and Statistics. The book is the 36th issue of the handbook has 23 chapters covering various socio- economic parameters of the city.