North East Delhi district is one of the eleven administrative district of Delhi, India. The district was established in 1997. North East Delhi borders the Yamuna River on the west, Ghaziabad District to the north and east, East Delhi to the south, and North Delhi to the west across the Yamuna. Gokalpur,Karawal Nagar, Seelampur and Yamuna Vihar are 3 sub-divisions of this district.

Demographics According to the 2011 census, North East Delhi had a population of 2,241,624, roughly equal to the nation of Latvia, or the United States state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 202nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.78%. North East Delhi has a sex ratio of 886 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 83.09%. The Scheduled Castes make up 16.67% of total district population.

Religion

Hindus are majority in the district consisting of 68.22% of total population, with a significant population of Muslims with 29.34%.

Assembly Constituencies Karawal Nagar Mustafabad Seelampur Gokalpur Burari Timarpur Ghonda Baburpur

Towns and villages North East Delhi incorporates the following towns: Ashok Nagar Babarpur Brahmpuri Bhajanpura Brij puri Dayal Pur Dilshad Garden Gautampuri Ghonda Gokal Pur Harsh Vihar Jiwan Pur (Johri Pur) Karawal Nagar Khajoori Khas Mandoli Moujpur Mustafabad Nand Nagri New Usmanpur Sonia Vihar Saboli Sadat Pur Gujran Seemapuri Shiv Vihar Sunder Nagri Tukmeerpur Yamuna Vihar Zafrabad

Villages in North East Delhi are divided into three administrative villages: Shahdara with no sub-villages, Seema Purl with one sub village, Mandoli, and Seelam Pur with twelve sub-villages: Badar Pur Khadar Baqiabad Bihari Pur Garhi Mendu Khan Pur Dhani Pur Delhi Pur Shahdara Sabhapur Delhi Sabhapur Shahdara Sadat Pur Sherpur Tukhmir Pur

See also List of districts of Delhi

References

External links North East Delhi official website East Delhi Information Portal