North East Delhi

North East Delhi
North East Delhi
—  district  —
Coordinates
Country India
Territory Delhi
Nearest city Ghaziabad, India
Parliamentary constituency North East Delhi
Civic agency Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Map showing the nine districts of Delhi

North East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. North East Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the north and east, East Delhi to the south, and North Delhi to the west across the Yamuna.

North East Delhi has an total area of 60 km².

Contents

Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions:


Main Residential Colonies and Areas


Demographics

According to the 2011 census North East Delhi has a population of 2,240,749 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[2] or the US state of New Mexico.[3] This gives it a ranking of 202nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 37,346 inhabitants per square kilometre (96,730 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.73 %.[1] North East Delhi has a sex ratio of 886 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 82.8 %.[1]



The Majority of population follow hinduism. But it also have very large Muslim and jain poulation, many christians and few bahai followers also live here. Hindustani language is the principal spoken language while English is the principal written language of the city. Other languages commonly spoken in the area are dialects of Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

Population Trends ( According to 2001 census )

Population 1,763,712
Sex Ratio(no. of females per 1000 males) 851
Population Density 29,395 persons per km².
Literacy Rate 77.85%
Urban Population Percentage 92%

Economy


North East delhi is a middle class residential area. Majority of the population is indulge in self-businesses, the area comprise some of the major markets of delhi, like Chota Bajar,Rohtas Nagar,Bhajanpura,etc. Since few years the area witness rapid economic growth. Many government schemes have been planted here within short time period.



See also



References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  2. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est." 
  3. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Mexico - 2,059,179" 

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