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{{Infobox settlement
| name = South West Delhi
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Delhi|District of Delhi]]
| image_skyline =
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| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India New Delhi
| pushpin_label_position =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Delhi, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.60955|N|77.13967|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]
| established_title =  Created
| established_date = 1997
| founder =
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Kapashera]]
| named_for =
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| governing_body = Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 2,292,958
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[English language|English]].
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi]], [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency
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'''South West Delhi''' is one of the eleven administrative districts of the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] in [[India]]. [[Kapashera]] serves as the administrative headquarters of South West Delhi.

South West Delhi is bounded by the districts of [[West Delhi]] to the north, [[Central Delhi]] to the northeast, [[New Delhi]] and [[South Delhi]] to the east, [[Gurgaon District]] of [[Haryana]] state to the south, and [[Jhajjar District]] of Haryana to the west.

South West Delhi has a population of 2,292,958 (2011 census), and an area of 420 km², with a population density of 5,445 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is the fourth most populous district in Delhi.

The district court that functions under the [[Delhi High Court]] for South West Delhi is also located in Dwarka Sector 10.

Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]], [[Najafgarh]] and [[Kapashera]].<ref>{{cite web|title=South West District|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_southwest/South+West+District/Home/District+Administration/Structure|website=www.delhi.gov.in|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South West District|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_southwest/South+West+District/Home/District+Administration/|website=www.delhi.gov.in|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>

==History==
South West Delhi is one of the old nine districts that came into existence from January 1997.<ref>{{cite book|title=PROFILE OF DELHI: NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY - DELHI|page=6|url=http://delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DOIT_DM/state%20profile.pdf|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> The District then composed of three Sub-Divisions; [[Vasant Vihar]], [[JanakPuri]], [[Najafgarh]], [[Kapashera]] and [[Delhi Cantonment]], and had its headquarters at [[Palam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Official web site of South West Delhi District Administration, NCT of Delhi, India : Introduction|url=http://dcsouthwest.delhigovt.nic.in/Introduction.htm|website=dcsouthwest.delhigovt.nic.in|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Delhi aerial photo 03-2016 img2.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of South West Delhi at Najafgarh drain]]
The South West District of N.C.T. of Delhi is situated in the southwest part of Delhi. It is located in between latitude 28 40' and 28 29’ and longitude between 76 50’ and 77 14’. The South West district has a varied character with Kapashera Sub Division as predominantly rural and the Dwarka Sub Division as mostly urban and Najafgarh Sub Divisions as a mix of both urban and rural population.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] South West Delhi has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,292,958<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Latvia]]<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 = Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<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 =New Mexico - 2,059,179 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 198th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 5445 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 30.62%.<ref name=districtcensus/> South West Delhi has a [[sex ratio]] of 836 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 88.81%.<ref name=districtcensus/>{{historical populations|23=1961|24=2,51,383|25=1971|26=4,79,189|27=1981|28=6,79,170|29=1991|30=10,87,573|31=2001|32=17,55,041|33=2011|34=22,92,958|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}}

==See also==
* [[Asalat Pur Khawad]]
* [[Districts of Delhi]]
* [[Kapashera]]
* [[Nangal Dewat]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Geographic location
|Centre = South West Delhi district
|North = [[West Delhi district]]
|Northeast = [[Central Delhi district]]
|East = [[New Delhi district]]
|Southeast = [[South Delhi district]]
|South = [[Gurgaon district]], [[Haryana]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Jhajjar district]], [[Haryana]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{National Capital Territory of Delhi}}


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