East Delhi district

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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
Government
   District collector Anil Banka, IAS [1]
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,709,346
Languages
  Official Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
1100xx [2]
Nearest city Noida, Ghaziabad
Lok Sabha MP Harsh Malhotra
Website dmeast.delhi.gov.in
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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.

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 [3] or the US state of Nebraska. [4] This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 27,132 inhabitants per square kilometre (70,270/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%. East Delhi has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.75%. The Scheduled Castes make up of 16.5% (281,482) of total district population. [5]

Religion

Hinduism is the majority religion of the district, followed by 82.54% of total population, with Islam the second most followed religion with 10.46%. There is also a significant population of Sikhs (3.1%) and Jains (2.7%). [5]

Religion in East Delhi
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
82.54%
Islam
10.46%
Sikhism
3.1%
Jainism
2.7%
Christianity
0.92%
Others
0.17%

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References

  1. "Who's Who | East District, Delhi | India" . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. East Delhi
  3. 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.
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