North West Delhi district explained

North West Delhi
Settlement Type:District of Delhi
Pushpin Map:India Delhi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in India
Coordinates:28.6964°N 77.1271°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delhi
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Kanjhawala
Governing Body:Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Leader Title:Member of Parliament
Leader Name:Yogender Chandoliya
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:442.84
Elevation M:213
Population Total:3,211,042
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:1100xx[1]
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:North-West Delhi
Pushpin Label:North West Delhi
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi, Haryanvi, Hindi, English, Punjabi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank2 Info Sec1:NDMC

North West Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.

Geography

North West Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River on the northeast, and by the districts of North Delhi to the east and southeast, West Delhi to the south, Jhajjar District of Haryana state to the west, Sonipat District of Haryana to the northwest and north, Bagpat District and Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the northeast across the Yamuna.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census North West Delhi has a population of 3,656,539,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[3] or the US state of Oklahoma.[4] This gives it a ranking of 78th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 8298PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 27.63%. North West Delhi has a sex ratio of 862 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.66%.[2]

The bifurcated district had a population of 2,250,816, of which 2,205,605 (97.99%) of the population lived in urban areas. The district had a sex ratio of 872 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes made up 19.31% of the population.

At the time of the 2011 census, 86.10% of the population spoke Hindi, 4.04% Punjabi, 1.95% Urdu, 1.72% Bhojpuri 1.13% Haryanvi and 1.08% Maithili as their first language.[5]

Administration

Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Saraswati Vihar, Rohini Sub City, and Kanjhawala.[6]

References

  1. https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/North-west/ North West Delhi
  2. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: NCT Delhi . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. Web site: . US Central Intelligence Agency . Country Comparison: Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . 13 June 2007 . 1 October 2011 . Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est. .
  4. Web site: 2010 Resident Population Data. U.S. Census Bureau. 30 September 2011. Oklahoma 3,751,351 .
  5. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: NCT Delhi . www.censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. Web site: North West District: Organisation Setup . Government of Delhi website . 23 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174408/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_northwest/North+West+District/Home/Organisation+Setup . 3 March 2016 . dead .

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