Districts Of Delhi
The National Capital Territory of Delhi is divided into eleven revenue districts. Each district is headed by a Deputy Magistrate and has three subdivisions. A Subdivision Magistrate heads each subdivision. All Deputy Commissioners report to the Divisional Commissioner. These district are meant only for revenue collection & Administration.
The initial nine districts came into existence from January 1997. Prior to that, there used to be only one district for whole of Delhi with district head quarter at Tis-Hazari. In September 2012, two new districts, viz. South East and Shahdara were added to the city's map, taking the total count to 11.
The District Administration of Delhi is the enforcement department for all kinds of Government of Delhi and Central Government policies and exercises supervisory powers over numerous other functionaries of the Government. Below is the list of the districts and subdivisions of Delhi:
# | District | Headquarters | Sub divisions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Central Delhi | Daryaganj | Daryaganj | Pahar Ganj | Karol Bagh |
2 | North Delhi | Sadar Bazar | Sadar Bazaar | Kotwali | Civil Lines |
3 | South Delhi | Saket | Kalkaji | Defence Colony | Hauz Khas |
4 | East Delhi | Preet Vihar | Gandhi Nagar | Preet Vihar | Vivek Vihar |
5 | North East Delhi | Shahdara | Seelampur | Shahdara | Seema Puri |
6 | South West Delhi | Vasant Vihar | Vasant Vihar | Najafgarh | Delhi Cantonment |
7 | New Delhi | Connaught Place | Connaught Place | Parliament Street | Chanakya Puri |
8 | North West Delhi | Kanjhawala | Saraswati Vihar | Narela | Model Town |
9 | West Delhi | Rajouri Garden | Patel Nagar | Punjabi Bagh | Dwarka |
District | Area in km2. | Population Census 1991 |
Population Census 2001 |
---|---|---|---|
Central Delhi | 23.36 | 656,533 | 646,385 |
North Delhi | 58.92 | 686,654 | 781,525 |
South Delhi | 249.44 | 1,501,881 | 2,267,023 |
East Delhi | 48.90 | 1,023,078 | 1,463,583 |
North East Delhi | 56.32 | 1,085,250 | 1,768,061 |
South West Delhi | 420.80 | 1,087,573 | 1,755,041 |
New Delhi | 34.95 | 168,669 | 179,112 |
North West Delhi | 442.84 | 1,777,968 | 2,860,869 |
West Delhi | 130.56 | 1,433,038 | 2,128,908 |
Totals | 1483.0 | 9,420,644 | 13,850,507 |
Read more about Districts Of Delhi: Municipal Corporations
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