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Administrative division of Delhi, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delhi Division is the only administrative and revenue division in Delhi, India which consists of 11 districts.[1][2] Civil Lines in Central Delhi district is the headquarters of the Delhi division.[3]
Delhi Division is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Divisional Commissioner (Principal Secretary of Revenue).[4][5][6] Each of these district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM), also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Delhi.[7][8][9] The Divisional Commissioner reports to the Chief Secretary of Delhi.
Ashwani Kumar (IAS) is the current Divisional Commissioner of Delhi.[6][10] Naresh Kumar (IAS) is the Chief Secretary of Delhi.[11][12]
Below is the list of 11 districts and 33 sub-divisions of Delhi (with effect from September 2012).[13][14][15] All 11 districts of Delhi fall under Delhi division.
No. | District | Location of Headquarters | Population | Area | Sub-divisions (Tehsils) | Ref. | ||
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1 | Central Delhi | Daryaganj | 578,671 | 23 | Civil Lines | Karol Bagh | Kotwali | [16] |
2 | East Delhi | Preet Vihar | 1,707,725 | 49 | Gandhi Nagar | Mayur Vihar | Preet Vihar | [17] |
3 | New Delhi | New Delhi | 133,713 | 35 | Chanakyapuri | Delhi Cantonment | Vasant Vihar | [18] |
4 | North Delhi | Alipur | 883,418 | 59 | Alipur | Model Town | Narela | [19] |
5 | North East Delhi | Nand Nagri | 2,240,749 | 56 | Karawal Nagar | Seelampur | Yamuna Vihar | [20] |
6 | North West Delhi | Kanjhawala | 3,651,261 | 234.4 | Kanjhawala | Rohini | Saraswati Vihar | [21] |
7 | Shahdara | Nand Nagri | 322,931 | 59.75 | Seemapuri | Shahdara | Vivek Vihar | [22] |
8 | South Delhi | Saket | 2,733,752 | 249 | Hauz Khas | Mehrauli | Saket | [23] |
9 | South East Delhi | Defence Colony | 637,775 | 102 | Defence Colony | Kalkaji | Sarita Vihar | [24] |
10 | South West Delhi | Kapashera | 2,292,363 | 421 | Dwarka | Kapashera | Najafgarh | [25] |
11 | West Delhi | Shivaji Place | 2,531,583 | 131 | Patel Nagar | Punjabi Bagh | Rajouri Garden | [26] |
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