North East Delhi district

Not to be confused with North East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency).

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.

North East Delhi
District of Delhi
Location of North East Delhi district in Delhi
Country	India
State	Delhi
Division	Delhi Division
Headquarters	Nand Nagri
Government
• Lok Sabha MP	Manoj Tiwari
• Deputy Commissioner	Mr Pankaj Kumar (IAS)
Area
• District of Delhi	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• District of Delhi	2,241,624
• Density	36,155/km2 (93,640/sq mi)
• Urban	2,220,097
• Rural	21,527
Demographics
• Population Growth	26.78%
• Literacy	83.09%
• Sex Ratio	886
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	1100xx[2]
Website	dmnortheast.delhi.gov.in

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	38,155	—
1971	157,262	+15.21%
1981	487,466	+11.98%
1991	1,085,250	+8.33%
2001	1,768,061	+5.00%
2011	2,241,624	+2.40%
source:[3]

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.^[4][5] This gives it a ranking of 202nd in India (out of a total of 640).^[4] The district has a population density of 36,155 inhabitants per square kilometre (93,640/sq mi) .^[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.78%.^[4] North East Delhi has a sex ratio of 886 females for every 1000 males,^[4] and a literacy rate of 83.09%. The Scheduled Castes make up 16.67% of total district population.^[4]

Religion

Religion in North East Delhi

Religion	Percent
Hinduism	68.22
Islam	29.34
Jainism	1.1
Sikhism	0.78
Christianity	0.41
Buddhism	0.11
Not stated	0.05

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

Assembly Constituencies

• Karawal Nagar
• Mustafabad
• Seelampur
• Gokalpur
• Burari
• Timarpur
• Ghonda
• Baburpur

Towns and villages

North East Delhi incorporates the following towns:^[6]

• Yamuna Vihar
• Ghonda
• Brahmpuri
• Zafrabad
• Moujpur
• Babarpur
• Dayal Pur
• Karawal Nagar
• Gokal Pur
• Sonia Vihar
• Mandoli
• Saboli
• Nand Nagri
• Sunder Nagri
• Seemapuri
• Gautampuri
• Dilshad Garden
• Jiwan Pur (Johri Pur)
• Khajoori Khas
• Tukmeerpur
• Mustafabad
• Sadat Pur Gujran
• Brij Puri
• New Usmanpur
• Bhajanpura
• Ashok Nagar
• Harsh Vihar
• Shiv Vihar

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:^[7]

• Badar Pur Khadar
• Pur Delhi
• Pur Shahdara
• Sabhapur Delhi
• Sabhapur Shahdara
• Baqiabad
• Sadat Pur
• Bihari Pur
• SHERPUR
• Garhi Mendu
• Tukhmir Pur
• Khan Pur Dhani

See also

• List of districts of Delhi