North East Delhi district explained

North East Delhi
Settlement Type:District of Delhi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name1:Delhi
Subdivision Name2:Delhi Division
Established Date:1997
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Nand Nagri
Leader Title:Lok Sabha MP
Leader Name:Manoj Tiwari
Leader Title1:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name1:Mr Pankaj Kumar (IAS)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:62
Population Total:2,241,624
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:36,155
Population Urban:2,220,097
Population Rural:21,527
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Population Growth
Demographics Type2:Languages
Demographics2 Title1:Official
Demographics2 Info1:Hindi, Haryanvi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:1100xx[2]
Demographics1 Info1:26.78%
Demographics1 Title2:Literacy
Demographics1 Info2:83.09%
Demographics1 Title3:Sex Ratio
Demographics1 Info3:886

North East Delhi is one of the eleven administrative district of Delhi, India. The district was established in 1997. North East Delhi borders the Yamuna River on the west, Ghaziabad District to the north and east, East Delhi to the south, and North Delhi to the west across the Yamuna. Gokalpur,Karawal Nagar, Seelampur and Yamuna Vihar are 3 sub-divisions of this district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, North East Delhi had a population of 2,241,624, roughly equal to the nation of Latvia, or the United States state of New Mexico.[3] [4] This gives it a ranking of 202nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 36155PD/sqkm .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.78%.[3] North East Delhi has a sex ratio of 886 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 83.09%. The Scheduled Castes make up 16.67% of total district population.[3]

Religion

Hindus are majority in the district consisting of 68.22% of total population, with a significant population of Muslims with 29.34%.

Assembly Constituencies

Towns and villages

North East Delhi incorporates the following towns:[5]

Villages in North East Delhi are divided into three administrative villages:Shahdara with no sub-villages, Seema Purl with one sub village, Mandoli, and Seelam Pur with twelve sub-villages:[6]

See also

References

  1. Web site: North East Delhi District : Census 2011 data . Census Organisation of India . 2011 . 31 December 2013.
  2. https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/North-east/ North East Delhi
  3. Web site: District Census 2011 . 30 September 2011 . 2011 . Census2011.co.in.
  4. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . 13 June 2007 . 1 October 2011 . Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est. .
  5. Web site: 2001 Census of India: List of Towns by District: Delhi. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 1.
  6. Web site: 2001 Census of India: List of Villages by District and Tehsil: Delhi. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2 - 3.

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