| Central Delhi | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Delhi |
| Pushpin Map: | India New Delhi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Delhi, India |
| Coordinates: | 28.645°N 77.245°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Delhi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delhi division |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Daryaganj |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 582,320 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 1100xx[1] |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha MP |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Arun Kumar Mishra |
| Leader Title: | District Magistrate |
| Leader Name: | G Sudhakar, IAS[2] |
Central Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east and by the districts of North Delhi to the north, West Delhi and South West Delhi to the west, New Delhi to the south, and East Delhi to the east across the Yamuna.
Central Delhi has a population of 582,320 (2011 census), and an area of, with a population density of . Central Delhi business district and high rises. It includes Old Delhi.
The Central District is headed by a District Magistrate under whom there is an Additional District Magistrate, three Sub-Divisional Magistrates, three Tehsildars and two Sub-Registrar Officers. The District Magistrate reports to Divisional Commissioner. DM is the monitoring/control officer who supervises and directs the work.[3] [4]
The district is divided into three subdivisions, Civil Lines, Karol Bagh, and Kotwali, Delhi.
Each Subdivision is headed by a SDM and has police stations under it.
SDM Kotwali1) Darya Ganj2) Jama Masjid3) Chandni Mahal4) I P Estate5) Sarai Rohilla6) Gulabi Bagh7) Sadar Bazar8) Bada Hindu Rao9) Sabzi Mandi10) Kotwali11) Lahori Gate12) Kashmiri Gate13) Old Delhi Railway Station14) Kashmiri Gate Metro Station15) Sarai Rohilla Railway Station
SDM Karol Bagh1) Karol Bagh2) Rajinder Nagar 3) Prasad Nagar4) Deshbandhu Gupta Road5) Pahar Ganj6) Nabi Karim7) Kamla Market8) Hauz Qazi
SDM Civil Lines1) Civil Lines2) Roop Nagar3) Burari4) Timar Pur5) Maurice Nagar
According to the 2011 census Central Delhi has a population of 582,320,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands[6] or the US state of Wyoming.[7] This gives it a ranking of 531st in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 23149PD/sqkm.[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was −10.48%.[5] Central Delhi has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 85.25%.[5]
The readjusted Central Delhi district has a population of 894,389, of which 876,643 (98.02%) live in urban areas. The readjusted district has a sex ratio of 876 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes make up 197,123 (22.04%) of the population.
At the time of the 2011 census, 85.05% of the population spoke Hindi, 4.27% Punjabi, 3.59% Urdu, 1.16% Bhojpuri and 1.05% Bengali as their first language.[8]