East Delhi district
District of Delhi in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District of Delhi in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
East Delhi is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Gandhi Nagar, Preet Vihar, and Mayur Vihar.
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East Delhi | |
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Coordinates: 28°38′24″N 77°17′24″E | |
Country | India |
State | Delhi |
Headquarters | Preet Vihar |
Government | |
• District collector | Anil Banka, IAS[1] |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,709,346 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 1100xx[2] |
Nearest city | Noida, Ghaziabad |
Lok Sabha MP | Harsh Malhotra |
Website | dmeast |
East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346 (2011 census) and an area of 64 km2 (25 sq mi), with a population density of 22,639 persons per km².
According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346,[citation needed] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[3] or the US state of Nebraska.[4] This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 27,132 inhabitants per square kilometre (70,270/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%. East Delhi has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.75%. The Scheduled Castes make up of 16.5% (281,482) of total district population.[5]
Hinduism is the majority religion of the district, followed by 82.54% of total population, with Islam the second most followed religion with 10.46%. There is also a significant population of Sikhs (3.1%) and Jains (2.7%).[5]
Religion in East Delhi | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 82.54% | |||
Islam | 10.46% | |||
Sikhism | 3.1% | |||
Jainism | 2.7% | |||
Christianity | 0.92% | |||
Others | 0.17% |
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