It is bounded by the Yamuna River to the east, the districts of New Delhi to the north, Faridabad District of Haryana state to the southeast, Gurgaon District of Haryana to the southwest, and South West Delhi to the west.
South Delhi has a population of 2,258,367 (2001 census), and an area of 250 km², with a population density of 9,034 persons per km².
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Defence Colony, Hauz Khas, and Kalkaji.
South 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. Prior to that, there used to be only one district for whole of Delhi with district head quarter at Tis-Hazari. South District having its district head quarter at M.B. Road, Saket, has great historical, social, economical & cultural importance. It is surrounded by the states of UP and Haryana. On its southern side lie the Gurgaon & Faridabad districts of Haryana and on south eastern side is located the Gautam Budh Nagar district of UP. South district on its eastern side is flanked by East District of Delhi while on northern & western side lies New Delhi & South West districts respectively.
| District Of Delhi — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Nearest city | Faridabad |
| Parliamentary constituency | South Delhi |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation Of Delhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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