East Delhi
| East Delhi | |
|---|---|
| District | |
  East Delhi Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°38′24″N 77°17′24″E / 28.64000°N 77.29000°ECoordinates: 28°38′24″N 77°17′24″E / 28.64000°N 77.29000°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Delhi |
| Headquarters | Preet Vihar |
| Government | |
| • Body | East Delhi Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Noida, Ghaziabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | East Delhi |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation Of Delhi |
East Delhi (aka Trans Yamuna) is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory 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.
East Delhi has a population of 1,448,770 (2001 census) and an area of 64 km², with a population density of 22,638 persons per km².
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Gandhi Nagar, Preet Vihar, and Shahdara
Demographics
According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,707,725,[1] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[2] or the US state of Nebraska.[3] This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 26,683 inhabitants per square kilometre (69,110/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%.[1] East Delhi has a sex ratio of 883 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 88.75%.[1]
Visitor attractions
- Akshardham Temple (one of the biggest temples in the world)
- Sanjay Lake
- Lal Quater Market,Krishna Nagar
- Gandhi Nagar Market
- Badi Jama Masjid,Khureji khas
- Laxmi Nagar Market
- Shakarpur
- Cross River Mall
- V3S Mall
- Guitar School Guitarmonk
- Yamuna Sports Complex
- Shiv Mandir (Preet Vihar)
- Aggarwal Fun City Mall
- East Delhi Mall,EDM
- Mr Browns
- Mahagun Mall
- Neelam Mata Mandir
Health institutions
- Dr. Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan situated at karkardooma
- Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital (or GTBH or GTB Hospital) is a 1500 bed government hospital situated at Dilshad Garden and is affiliated to and acts as the teaching hospital of University College of Medical Sciences.
- Delhi State Cancer Institute
- Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital Khichri Pur, New Delhi-91
- Vivekanad yogashram Hospital,Khureji khas,Delhi-110051
- Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, New Delhi
Major localities
- Surya Niketan
- Hans Apartment
- Shreshtha vihar
- Yojana Vihar
- Yamuna Vihar
- Savita Vihar
- Dayanand Vihar
- Laxmi Nagar (Delhi)
- Khureji khas
- Shakarpur
- Ganesh Nagar
- Pandav Nagar
- Mandaoli
- Jagatpuri
- Geeta Colony
- Nirman Vihar
- Yojana Vihar
- Jyoti Nagar(east)
- Jyoti Nagar(west)
- Durga Puri
- Balbir Nagar
- Preet Vihar
- Mayur Vihar
- Patparganj (I.P.Extension)
- Gazipur
- Vasundhara Enclave
- Mayur Vihar Phase - 3
- New Kondli
- Gandhi Nagar
- Anand Vihar
- Saini Enclave
- Surajmal Vihar
- Puspanjali
- New Ashok Nagar
- Bahubali Enclave
- Shahdara
- Babarpur
- Vishwas Nagar
- Krishna Nagar
- Dilshad Garden
- Dilshad colony
- West Vinod Nagar
- Eash Vinod Nagar
- Vivek Vihar
- New Gobind Pura
- Vaishali
- Tahirpur
- Trilokpuri
- Mandawali
- New Layalpur Colony
See also
- Districts of Delhi
- Mayur Vihar
- Babarpur Extension Welfare Society (Regd 1982) Oldest RWA in East Delhi. Famous Youth and dynamic Leader Mukesh Dixit is President of this society.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
- ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Nebraska 1,826,341
External links
- East Delhi official website
- East Delhi Census 2011 Data
- educationplus/article3318555.ece Preparing youth to meet industry needs
