Rampant urbanization and industrial growth have resulted in a 73.93% increase in Gurgaons population in the last 10 years.
The growth could have been because of the migration of people from Delhi due to availability of affordable housing in the city in comparison to the national capital. There has also been a significant migration of working population from the nearby districts because of job opportunities that Gurgaon offers.
As per the provisional data released by the state, Gurgaons population in 2011 stands at 15,14,085 against 8,70,539 in 2001.
While the male population in the district stands at 8,17,274, female population is 6,96,811. Though the exact statistics of migration is yet to be released, Gurgaons maximum growth is seen as a major contributor to the sharp decrease in decadal growth of population in Delhi.
The deputy commissioner PC Meena, who is also the principal Census officer for the district, said that the total literacy rate of the district is 84.44% and greater number of men are literate than women in the district.
The provisional Census statistics has revealed that the male literacy rate in Gurgaon district is 90.27% while the female literacy rate is 77.64%. Meena also said that the sex ratio of the district is 853 females per 1,000 males.
In 2001, the Census had recorded 850 females against 1,000 males.
This means that despite an overall greater awareness and the launch of several schemes by the government to encourage birth of girl child, there has been no significant improvement in the sex ratio in the district.
The provisional Census report also shows that the density of population in the district is 1,241 persons per sq km.
Census officials said that while Gurgaon has registered highest population growth in the state, the neighbouring districts, Mewat and Faridabad recorded 37.94% and 31.75% respectively.
Faridabad, which remains the largest district in the state even after its recent bifurcation, has the highest population of 17,98,954.
Director of Census operations, Haryana, Neerja Sekhar said that all districts of the state, except Gurgaon, have shown decline in growth rate as compared to the period bewteen 1991-2001.
Surprisingly, even though it is a part of the NCR and is being considered as the upcoming hub of industrial development, Jhajjar, with an 8.73% increase, has reported the lowest population growth.
Overall, the NCR especially Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mewat and Palwal has shown more population growth than the rest of Haryana. Panchkula and Panipat have also registered a higher growth in the last decade.
Overall, Haryana has recorded a decadal population growth of 19.90% during 2001-2011 as compared to 28.43% in 1991-2001. Also, the state recorded a population density of 573 per square km in 2001-2011 as compared to 478 per sq km in 1991-2001
