| East Delhi | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Delhi |
| Pushpin Map: | India New Delhi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Delhi, India |
| Coordinates: | 28.64°N 77.29°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Delhi |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Preet Vihar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1,709,346 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Noida, Ghaziabad |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha MP |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Gautam Gambhir |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 1100xx[1] |
| Leader Title: | District collector |
| Leader Name: | Anil Banka, IAS[2] |
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.
East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346 (2011 census) and an area of, with a population density of 22,639 persons per km².
According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346, 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 27132PD/sqkm. 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]
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%).