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] [6] [15] All 11 districts of Delhi fall under Delhi division.
| No. | District | Population | Area | Sub-divisions (Tehsils) | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Delhi | 578,671 | 23 | Civil Lines | Karol Bagh | Kotwali | [16] |
| 2 | East Delhi | 1,707,725 | 49 | Gandhi Nagar | Mayur Vihar | Preet Vihar | [17] |
| 3 | New Delhi | 133,713 | 35 | Chanakyapuri | Delhi Cantonment | Vasant Vihar | [18] |
| 4 | North Delhi | 883,418 | 59 | Alipur | Model Town | Narela | [19] |
| 5 | North East Delhi | 2,240,749 | 56 | Karawal Nagar | Seelampur | Yamuna Vihar | [20] |
| 6 | North West Delhi | 3,651,261 | 234.4 | Kanjhawala | Rohini | Saraswati Vihar | [21] |
| 7 | Shahdara | 322,931 | 59.75 | Seemapuri | Shahdara | Vivek Vihar | [22] |
| 8 | South Delhi | 2,733,752 | 249 | Hauz Khas | Mehrauli | Saket | [23] |
| 9 | South East Delhi | 637,775 | 102 | Defence Colony | Kalkaji | Sarita Vihar | [24] |
| 10 | South West Delhi | 2,292,363 | 421 | Dwarka | Kapashera | Najafgarh | [25] |
| 11 | West Delhi | 2,531,583 | 131 | Patel Nagar | Punjabi Bagh | Rajouri Garden | [26] |