North West Delhi

North West Delhi
North West Delhi
District of Delhi
	North West Delhi Location in India
	Coordinates: 28°41′47″N 77°07′38″E / 28.6964°N 77.1271°ECoordinates: 28°41′47″N 77°07′38″E / 28.6964°N 77.1271°E
Country	India
State	Delhi
Headquarters	Kanjhawala
Government
• Body	Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
• Member of Parliament	Hans Raj Hans
Area
• Total	442.84 km2 (170.98 sq mi)
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,656,539
• Density	8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Haryanvi, Hindi, English, Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	North-West Delhi
Civic agency	NDMC
Website	Official website

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Map showing the nine districts of Delhi.

North West Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.

Geography[edit]

North West Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River on the northeast, and by the districts of North Delhi to the east and southeast, West Delhi to the south, Jhajjar District f Haryana state to the west, Sonipat District of Haryana to the northwest and north, Bagpat District and Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the northeast across the Yamuna.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census North West Delhi has a population of 3,656,539,^{[citation needed]} roughly equal to the nation of Liberia^[1] or the US state of Oklahoma.^[2] This gives it a ranking of 78th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 8,298 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,490/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 27.63%. North West Delhi has a sex ratio of 862 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.66%.^{[citation needed]}

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	240,973	—
1971	450,419	+6.45%
1981	991,186	+8.21%
1991	1,777,968	+6.02%
2001	2,860,869	+4.87%
2011	3,656,539	+2.48%
Source:^[3]

Administration[edit]

Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Saraswati Vihar, Rohini Sub City, and Kanjhawala.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Country Comparison: Population". World Fact Book. US Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Oklahoma 3,751,351
↑ Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901
↑ "North West District: Organisation Setup". Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

External links[edit]

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[cia-1] "Country Comparison: Population". World Fact Book. US Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.

[2] "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Oklahoma 3,751,351

[3] Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901

[4] "North West District: Organisation Setup". Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

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