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.
North East Delhi district is one of the nine districts of NCT of Delhi which came into existence from January 1997 when Delhi was divided into Nine revenue Districts.It is located in DC office complex, Nandnagri Delhi-93, opposite Gagan Cenema.The District administration carries out diverse variety of functions including magisterial matters, revenue courts,issue of various statury documents, registration of property, conduct of elections, relief and rehabilitation,land acquisition and various other areas which are too numerous to be numerated.The name of our Deputy Commissioner is G L Meena.
| — District Of Delhi — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Nearest city | Ghaziabad |
| Parliamentary constituency | North East Delhi |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation Of Delhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions:
[edit]Main Residential Colonies and Areas
- Shahdara
- Seelampur
- Naveen Shahdara
- Ram Nagar
- Seemapuri
- Babarpur
- Dilshad Garden
- Shalimar Garden
- Bhagirathi Vihar
- Yamuna Vihar
- Ashok Nagar
- Khajuri Khas
- Bhajanpura
[edit]Demographics
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% |
[edit]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.
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