North West Delhi district | |
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 Location in Delhi | |
| Coordinates:28°41′47″N77°07′38″E / 28.6964°N 77.1271°E /28.6964; 77.1271 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| Headquarters | Kanjhawala |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
| • Member of Parliament | Yogender Chandoliya |
| Area | |
• Total | 442.84 km2 (170.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,211,042 |
| • Density | 7,251.0/km2 (18,780/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Haryanvi,Hindi,English,Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 1100xx[1] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | North-West Delhi |
| Civic agency | NDMC |
| Website | dmnorthwest |
North West Delhi district is anadministrative district of theNational Capital Territory of Delhi inIndia.
North West Delhi is bounded by theYamuna River on the northeast, and by the districts ofNorth Delhi to the east and southeast,West Delhi to the south,Jhajjar District ofHaryana state to the west,Sonipat District of Haryana to the northwest and north,Bagpat District andGhaziabad District ofUttar Pradesh state to the northeast across the Yamuna.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240,973 | — |
| 1971 | 450,419 | +6.45% |
| 1981 | 991,186 | +8.21% |
| 1991 | 1,777,968 | +6.02% |
| 2001 | 2,860,869 | +4.87% |
| 2011 | 3,656,539 | +2.48% |
| Source:[2] | ||
According to the2011 census North West Delhi has apopulation of 3,656,539,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofLiberia[4] or the US state ofOklahoma.[5] This gives it a ranking of 78th in India (out of a total of640). The district has a population density of 8,298 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,490/sq mi). Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 27.63%. North West Delhi has asex ratio of 862females for every 1000 males, and aliteracy rate of 84.66%.[3]
The bifurcated district had a population of 2,250,816, of which 2,205,605 (97.99%) of the population lived in urban areas. The district had a sex ratio of 872 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes made up 19.31% of the population.[3]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 87.82% | |||
| Islam | 7.97% | |||
| Sikhism | 2.52% | |||
| Jainism | 1.19% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.50% | |||
At the time of the 2011 census, 86.10% of the population spokeHindi, 4.04%Punjabi, 1.95%Urdu, 1.72%Bhojpuri 1.13%Haryanvi and 1.08%Maithili as their first language.[7]
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions:Saraswati Vihar,Rohini Sub City, andKanjhawala.[8]
Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
Oklahoma 3,751,351
Places adjacent to North West Delhi district | |
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