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{{Infobox settlement
| name = South Delhi
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Delhi|District of Delhi]]
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| pushpin_map = India New Delhi
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Delhi, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.5549|N|77.1919|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]
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| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Saket]]
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| governing_body = GNCT of Delhi
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 250
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 241
| population_total = 2,731,929
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Faridabad]], [[Gurgaon]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[South Delhi Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title = Member of Parliament
| leader_name = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
| website = [https://dmsouth.delhi.gov.in dmsouth.delhi.gov.in]
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[[Image:Delhi district map.jpg|250px|thumb|Map showing the 11 districts of Delhi.]]
'''South Delhi''' is an administrative district of the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] in [[India]] with its headquarters in Saket. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]], [[Hauz Khas]], and [[Mehrauli]].<ref>[http://dcsouth.delhigovt.nic.in/organization.htm#1 Organisational Structure] Official website.</ref> It is bounded by the [[Yamuna River]] to the east, the districts of [[New Delhi]] to the north, [[Faridabad District]] of [[Haryana]] state to the southeast, [[Gurgaon District]] of Haryana to the southwest, and [[South West Delhi]] to the west.

South Delhi has a population of 2,731,929 (2011 census), and an area of {{convert|250|km2}}, with a population density of 9,034 persons per km² (23,397 persons per mi²).

The South Delhi neighborhood of Hauz Khas is witnessing the growth of trendy shops and lodgings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/south-asia-institute/publications/working-papers/file108721.pdf |title=Dynamics of social change in South Delhi's Hauz Khas Village |last=Benroider |first= Lucie|year=2015 |website= soas.ac.uk|access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref> It is now becoming the center for domestic and international tourists and backpackers. The area also is home to historical monuments and has easy access to the [[Delhi Metro]], making it a preferred location for many visitors to India and domestic middle-class visitors from other Indian states. The area attracts young tourists with numerous hip [[hostel]]s and [[cafe]]s.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Backpacker-haven-Paharganj-losing-out-to-safer-hip-hostels-in-south-Delhi/articleshow/48710074.cms|title=Backpacker haven Paharganj losing out to safer, hip hostels in south Delhi|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/251706/paharganj-trap-haven-tourists.html|title=Paharganj: Trap or haven for tourists?|date=23 May 2012|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

The division shown on the map bears only administrative significance, as to the common citizen, broadly speaking [[Delhi]] is vaguely ring-like, having five regions, namely North, West, South, East and Central. The usage of the term South Delhi in day-to-day life expands from [[Delhi]]'s [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Airport]] in the New Delhi district to the river [[Yamuna]] in the South East, a region protruding into administrative [[South West Delhi]] district.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] South Delhi has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,731,929,{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Jamaica]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Nevada 2,700,551
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 144th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert| 10935 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.59%.{{historical populations|23=1961|24=3,14,789|25=1971|26=5,89,956|27=1981|28=9,86,856|29=1991|30=15,01,881|31=2001|32=22,67,023|33=2011|34=27,31,929|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Importance==
South Delhi is a vast area in the city of Delhi and contains many significant locations. Of the eleven 'historical cities' of Delhi, three, viz. [[Qila Rai Pithora]] (1st), [[Mehrauli]] (2nd) and [[Siri Fort|Siri]] (including [[Hauz Khas]]) (3rd) fall in the South Delhi district.

This district has thriving medieval era colonies or sarais, which now are severely congested and under neglect. These include Chirag Delhi, Kalu Sarai, [[Jia Sarai]], [[Ber Sarai]], Lado Sarai, [[Katwaria Sarai]], [[Yusuf Sarai]], [[Hauz Khas Complex|Hauz Khas Village]], [[Munirka]], [[Kotla Mubarakpur Complex|Kotla Mubarakpur]], [[Begumpur]], [[Saidul Ajaib|Saidulajaib]], Mohammadpur, Khirki Village, Adhchini, Chhattarpur Village, Aayaa Nagar, Maandi Village, and Dera Village.

The [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]], [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] and [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]], three of the country's premier institutes in the field of technology, medicine and fashion respectively lie in the [[Hauz Khas]] locality of South Delhi. The [[Indian Institute of Foreign Trade]] of Delhi is located in the Qutub Institutional Area of South Delhi. Sangam Vihar is also located in South Delhi, which has the highest population in the State. The top Central University [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] is situated at Jamia Nagar area of South Delhi.

The administrative district had 20% Green Cover, as of 2009. It has several spacious green parks, wildlife sanctuary, biodiversity parks, and green belts. Deer Park and Rose Garden in [[Hauz Khas]], [[Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary|Asola Wildlife Sanctuary]] close to Delhi's southern border on the Aravallis foothills are few examples. It has a good mix of concrete and greens.

Many important city roads such as Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, [[Mehrauli-Badarpur Road]], [[Sri Aurobindo Marg|Aurobindo Marg]], August Kranti Marg, Press Enclave Road, etc. fall in this district, while arterial roads like [[Ring Road, Delhi|Inner Ring Road]] and [[Outer Ring Road, Delhi|Outer Ring Road]] pass through it.

[[Jahaz Mahal]], [[Zafar Mahal (Mehrauli)|Zafar Mahal]], [[Hauz Khas Complex]], [[Jahanpanah#Bijay Mandal|Bijay Mandal]], [[Qutub Minar]], [[Mehrauli Archaeological Park]], and the [[Safdarjung's Tomb]] comprise some of South Delhi's most scenic heritage sites.

==Life==
South district is considered to be the most affluent of all residential districts of Delhi, other than the districts falling under Lutyen's Delhi, viz. [[New Delhi]] and [[Central Delhi]]. With upscale areas like [[Saket]], [[Sainik Farm]], [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)|Malviya Nagar]], [[Hauz Khas]], [[Green Park, Delhi|Green Park]], [[Rama Krishna Puram]], [[Gulmohar Park]], [[Gulmohar enclave]], [[Vasant Vihar]] and [[Vasant Kunj]], it has one of the highest land prices omin Delhi. Urban villages in South Delhi, like [[Hauz Khas#Hauz Khas village|Hauz Khas Village]], and [[Shahpur Jat]] have become hub for designer boutiques, restaurants and art galleries and design studios.<ref name="timesi">{{Cite web | title = Art edges out history in Delhi's ancient Lado Sarai village | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/art-culture/38462742_1_sweetgum-court-pooja-iranna-orange-city | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130624171923/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/art-culture/38462742_1_sweetgum-court-pooja-iranna-orange-city | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 June 2013 | date =11 April 2013 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Delhi's soho | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-s-soho/Article1-1076538. | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130624171922/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-s-soho/Article1-1076538. | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 June 2013 | work = Hindustan Times | date = 15 June 201 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>

Many renowned markets of Delhi such as [[Sarojini Nagar|Sarojini Nagar Market]], Green Park Market etc. and malls such as [[Saket District Centre|DLF]], [[Saket District Centre|MGF Metropolitan]], [[Select Citywalk]], [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)|Malviya Nagar]], etc. are located in South Delhi.

==See also==
* [[Districts of Delhi]]
* [[Hauz Khas]]
* [[Moti Bagh]]
* [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]]
* [[Rajpath]]
* [[Green Park]]

==Nearby==
* [[Siri Fort]]
* Lajpat Nagar Central Market
* Sarojini Nagar
* INA

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://dcsouth.delhigovt.nic.in/ South Delhi District official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = South Delhi district
|North = [[New Delhi district]]
|Northeast = [[East Delhi district]]
|East = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Faridabad district]], [[Haryana]]
|Southwest = [[Gurgaon district]], [[Haryana]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[South West Delhi district]]
}}

{{National Capital Territory of Delhi}}

[[Category:Districts of Delhi]]
[[Category:South Delhi district]]

South Delhi - Revision history

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