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{{Short description|Administrative division of Delhi, India}}
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[[File:Divisional Commissioner Delhi NCT.jpg|thumb|Office of the [[Divisional Commissioner]], [[Government of Delhi]] situated at 5, Sham Nath Marg, Civil Lines, Central Delhi]]
[[File:Divisional Commissioner Delhi NCT.jpg|thumb|Office of the [[Divisional Commissioner]], [[Government of Delhi]] situated at 5, Sham Nath Marg, Civil Lines, Central Delhi]]


'''Delhi Division''' is the only administrative and revenue division in the [[Delhi]] which consists of eleven [[Districts of Delhi|Revenue districts]]. [[Civil Lines, Delhi|Civil Lines]] in [[Central Delhi]] district is the headquarters of the Delhi division.<ref>{{cite web|title=Department of Revenue, Government of Delhi |url= http://revenue.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_revenue/Revenue/Home/Telephone+Directory/List+of+SDM+at+Revenue+Department}}</ref> Delhi Division is headed by an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of the rank of [[Divisional Commissioner]] (Principal Secretary of Revenue). The Divisional Commissioner report to the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary of Delhi]]. The present Divisional Commissioner of Delhi is Mr. Sanjeev Khirwar (IAS) since January 2019.
'''Delhi Division''' is the only administrative and revenue division in [[Delhi]], India which consists of [[Districts of Delhi|13 districts]].<ref name="number of districts">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-12 |title=Delhi gets 13 districts as Cabinet clears reorganisation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/delhi-gets-13-districts-as-cabinet-clears-reorganisation-101765480667589.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name="number of districts2">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-11 |title=Delhi Cabinet approves reorganisation of 11 districts into 13: Check new names |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/delhi/delhi-cabinet-approves-reorganisation-of-11-districts-into-13-cm-rekha-gupta-latest-updates-2025-12-11-1021329 |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref> [[Civil Lines, Delhi|Civil Lines]] in [[Central Delhi]] district is the headquarters of the Delhi division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>
 
Delhi Division is headed by an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of the rank of [[Divisional Commissioner]] (Principal Secretary of Revenue).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organization Setup {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/organization-setup |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome To Department of Revenue {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/welcome-department-revenue |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref name=":0" />  Each of these district is headed by a [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]] (DM), also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the [[Divisional commissioner|Divisional Commissioner]] of Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sub division Offices {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/sub-division-offices |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of ADMs at Revenue Department {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/list-adms-revenue-department |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome To Department of Revenue {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/welcome-department-revenue |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref> The Divisional Commissioner reports to the [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary of Delhi]].
 
Ashwani Kumar ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]) is the current Divisional Commissioner of Delhi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Divisional Commissioner {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/list-revenuehq |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=Ashwani Kumar IAS posted as Principal Secretary- Home, Delhi Govt |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/ashwani-kumar-ias-posted-as-principal-secretary-home-delhi-govt/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en}}</ref> Naresh Kumar ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]) is the Chief Secretary of Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chief Secretary of Delhi {{!}} Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi |url=https://delhi.gov.in/chief-secretary-delhi |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-22 |title=Naresh Kumar takes charge as Delhi chief secretary |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/naresh-kumar-takes-charge-as-chief-secretary/articleshow/90989295.cms |access-date=2023-05-08 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


== List of districts and Sub-divisions ==
== List of districts and Sub-divisions ==
{{Main|List of districts of Delhi}}
{{transcluded section|source=List of districts of Delhi}}
Below is the list of 11 Districts and 33 sub-divisions of Delhi (with effect from September 2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=districts of delhi|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/delhi/districts/}}</ref>
{{#Section-h:List of districts of Delhi|List of districts of Delhi}}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: Solid White"
! style="background-btscolor:#99CCFF"|Sl.No.
! style="background-color:#99CCFF"|District
! style="background-color:#99CCFF"|Location of Headquarters
! style="background-color:#99CCFF" colspan="3"|Sub-divisions (Tehsils)
|-
| 1
| [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Official website of New Delhi district |url=http://dcnewdelhi.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcnewdelhi/Deputy+Commissioner+New+Delhi/Home/Contact+Us }}</ref> || [[Jamnagar House]]
| [[Chanakyapuri]]
| [[Delhi Cantonment]]
| [[Vasant Vihar]]
|-
| 2
| [[Central Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Official website of Central Delhi district |url=http://dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dccentral/dccentral/Home/General+Information }}</ref>||[[Daryaganj]]
| [[Civil Lines, Delhi|Civil Lines]]
| [[Karol Bagh]]
| [[Daryaganj|Kotwali]]
|-
| 3
| [[East Delhi]]|| [[Shastri Nagar, Delhi|Shastri Nagar]]
| [[Gandhi Nagar, Delhi|Gandhi Nagar]]
| [[Mayur Vihar]]
| [[Preet Vihar]]
|-
| 4
| [[North Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Official website of North Delhi district |url=http://dcnorth.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcnorth/dcnorth/Home/Contact+Us }}</ref>|| [[Alipur, Delhi|Alipur]]
| [[Alipur (Delhi)|Alipur]] 
| [[Model Town (Delhi)|Model Town]]
| [[Narela]]
|-
| 5
| [[North East Delhi]]||[[Nand Nagri]]
| [[Karawal Nagar]]
| [[Seelampur subdivision|Seelampur]]
| [[Yamuna Vihar]]
|-
| 6
| [[North West Delhi]] || [[Kanjhawala]]
| [[Kanjhawala]]
| [[Rohini Sub City|Rohini]]
| [[Saraswati Vihar]]
|-
| 7
| [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]] || [[Nand Nagri]]
| [[Seemapuri subdivision|Seemapuri]]
| [[Shahdara]]
| [[Vivek Vihar subdivision|Vivek Vihar]]
|-
| 8
| [[South Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Official website of South Delhi district |url=http://dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dc_south/DC%28South%29/Home/Contact+us }}</ref>|| [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]]
| [[Hauz Khas]]
| [[Mehrauli]]
| [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]]
|-
| 9
| [[South East Delhi]] || [[Lajpat Nagar]]
| [[Defence Colony]]
| [[Kalkaji]]
| [[Sarita Vihar]]
|-
| 10
| [[South West Delhi]] || [[Kapashera]]
| [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]]
| [[Kapashera]]
| [[Najafgarh]]
|-
| 11
| [[West Delhi]] || [[Shivaji Place]]
| [[Patel Nagar]]
| [[Punjabi Bagh]]
| [[Rajouri Garden]]
|}


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Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Government of Delhi situated at 5, Sham Nath Marg, Civil Lines, Central Delhi

Delhi Division is the only administrative and revenue division in Delhi, India which consists of 13 districts.[1][2] Civil Lines in Central Delhi district is the headquarters of the Delhi division.[3]

Delhi Division is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Divisional Commissioner (Principal Secretary of Revenue).[4][5][6] Each of these district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM), also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Delhi.[7][8][9] The Divisional Commissioner reports to the Chief Secretary of Delhi.

Ashwani Kumar (IAS) is the current Divisional Commissioner of Delhi.[6][10] Naresh Kumar (IAS) is the Chief Secretary of Delhi.[11][12]

List of districts and Sub-divisions[edit | edit source]

This section is transcluded from List of districts of Delhi. (edit | history)

Below is the list of 13 districts and 39 sub-divisions of Delhi.[1][2] All 13 districts of Delhi fall under Delhi division. Population and area figures are for districts until 2025.

No. District Population Area Ref. Sub-divisions (Tehsils)
1 Central Delhi 578,671 23 [13] Patel Nagar Karol Bagh
2 Central North Delhi Shakur Basti Shalimar Bagh Model Town
3 East Delhi 1,707,725 49 [14] Gandhi Nagar Vishwas Nagar Patparganj
4 New Delhi 133,713 35 [15] New Delhi Delhi Cantonment
5 North Delhi 883,418 59 [16] Burari Adarsh Nagar Badli
6 North East Delhi 2,240,749 56 [17] Karawal Nagar Gokal Puri Yamuna Vihar Shahdara
7 North West Delhi 3,651,261 234.4 [18] Kirari Nangloi Jat Rohini
8 Old Delhi Sadar Bazar Chandni Chowk
9 Outer North Delhi Mundka Narela Bawana
10 South Delhi 2,733,752 249 [19] Chhatarpur Malviya Nagar Deoli Mehrauli
11 South East Delhi 637,775 102 [20] Jangpura Kalkaji Badarpur
12 South West Delhi 2,292,363 421 [21] Najafgarh Matiala Dwarka Bijwasan
13 West Delhi 2,531,583 131 [22] Vikaspuri Janakpuri Rajouri Garden

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delhi gets 13 districts as Cabinet clears reorganisation". Hindustan Times. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delhi Cabinet approves reorganisation of 11 districts into 13: Check new names". India TV News. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Home | Department of Revenue". revenue.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Organization Setup | Department of Revenue". revenue.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Welcome To Department of Revenue | Department of Revenue". revenue.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Divisional Commissioner | Department of Revenue". revenue.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sub division Offices | Department of Revenue". revenue.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "List of ADMs at Revenue Department | Department of Revenue". revenue.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Welcome To Department of Revenue | Department of Revenue". revenue.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ashwani Kumar IAS posted as Principal Secretary- Home, Delhi Govt". 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Chief Secretary of Delhi | Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi". delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Naresh Kumar takes charge as Delhi chief secretary". The Times of India. 22 April 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Home | District Magistrate (Central)". dccentral.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "East District, Delhi | Welcome to District East, Delhi | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "District New Delhi, Government of NCT of Delhi | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "District North, Government of Delhi | Revenue Services | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "District North East, Government of Delhi | District North East, Government of Delhi | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "District North West, Government of Delhi | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "DM - South Delhi | District Magistrate South Delhi | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "About District South East | District Magistrate South East | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "District South West, Government of Delhi | Revenue Services | India". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Home | West District". dcwestrev.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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