North East Delhi district | |
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 Location of North East Delhi district inDelhi | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| Division | Delhi Division |
| Established | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Nand Nagri |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Manoj Tiwari |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mr Pankaj Kumar (IAS) |
| Area | |
| 62 km2 (24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| 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 |
North East Delhi district is one of the eleven administrativedistrict ofDelhi, India. The district was established in 1997. North East Delhi borders theYamuna River on the west,Ghaziabad District to the north and east,East Delhi to the south, andNorth Delhi to the west across the Yamuna.Gokalpur,Karawal Nagar,Seelampur andYamuna Vihar are 3 sub-divisions of this district.
| 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% |
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According to the2011 census, North East Delhi had apopulation of 2,241,624, roughly equal to the nation ofLatvia, or the United States state ofNew Mexico.[4][5] This gives it a ranking of 202nd in India (out of a total of640).[4] The district has a population density of 36,155 inhabitants per square kilometre (93,640/sq mi) .[4] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.78%.[4] North East Delhi has asex ratio of 886 females for every 1000 males,[4] and aliteracy rate of 83.09%. The Scheduled Castes make up 16.67% of total district population.[4]
| Religion | Percent |
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| 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 ofMuslims with 29.34%.
North East Delhi incorporates the following towns:[6]
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]
Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
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