East Delhi

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East Delhi
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East Delhi
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°38′24″N77°17′24″E / 28.64000°N 77.29000°E / 28.64000; 77.29000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Delhi
Headquarters Preet Vihar
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,709,346
Languages
  Official Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
1100xx [1]
Nearest city Noida, Ghaziabad
Lok Sabha MP Gautam Gambhir
Website dmeast.delhi.gov.in
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Districts of Delhi

East Delhi is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Gandhi Nagar, Preet Vihar, and Mayur Vihar.

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East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346 (2011 census) and an area of 64 km2 (25 sq mi), with a population density of 22,639 persons per km².

EDMC is the civic authority of this region. Smt. Pinku putti is the current mayor of EDMC.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346,[ citation needed ] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia [2] or the US state of Nebraska. [3] This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 26,683 inhabitants per square kilometre (69,110/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%. East Delhi has a sex ratio of 883 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.75%.[ citation needed ] [Hindu] 73% [Muslim]13% [Sikh] 9% [Others] 5%

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  2. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
  3. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nebraska 1,826,341