East Delhi (district) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids East Delhi
District of Delhi
East Delhi Location in Delhi
Country	India
State	Delhi
Headquarters	Preet Vihar
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,709,346
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	1100xx
Nearest city	Noida, Ghaziabad
Lok Sabha MP	Gautam Gambhir

Districts of Delhi

East Delhi is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Gandhi Nagar, Preet Vihar, and Mayur Vihar.

East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346 (2011 census) and an area of 64 km² (25 sq mi), with a population density of 22,639 persons per km².

EDMC is the civic authority of this region. Smt. Pinku putti is the current mayor of EDMC.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 27,132 inhabitants per square kilometre (70,270/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%. East Delhi has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.75%. The Scheduled Castes make up of 16.5% (281,482) of total district population.

Religion

Hinduism is the majority religion of the district, followed by 82.54% of total population, with Islam the second most followed religion with 10.46%. There is also a significant population of Sikhs (3.1%) and Jains (2.7%).

Visitor attractions

• Akshardham Temple (one of the biggest temples in the world)
• Cross River Mall
• Gandhi Nagar Market
• Lal Quarter Market, Krishna Nagar
• V3S Mall
• Yamuna Sports Complex
• Sanjay Lake

Health institutions

• Saini Diagnostics, Shahdara (Diagnostic centre and COVID-19 testing centre)
• Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalya, Geeta Colony
• Delhi State Cancer Institute
• Dr. Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan situated at karkardooma
• Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital (or GTBH or GTB Hospital) is a 1500-bed government hospital situated at Dilshad Garden and is affiliated to and acts as the teaching hospital of University College of Medical Sciences.
• Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
• Jain Neuro Center
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Khichri Pur
• Makkar Super Speciality Hospital, Khureji Road
• Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj
• Pushpanjali Hospital
• Vivekanad Yogashram Hospital, Khureji Khas
• Women wellness Clinic (Gynecology)
• WHO Dispensary (Bank Enclave)
• Government of India Dispensary (Jagat Ram Park)
• Walia Nursing & Maternity Home , Main Vikas Marg, Laxmi Nagar (Delhi)

Major localities

• Azad Nagar
• Anand Vihar Colony
• Bahubali Enclave
• Balbir Nagar
• Dallupura
• Dayanand Vihar
• Dilshad colony
• Dilshad Garden
• Durga Puri
• East Vinod Nagar
• Gandhi Nagar
• Ganesh Nagar
• Gazipur
• Geeta Colony
• Gagan Vihar
• Hasanpur Village
• Jagatpuri
• Jhilmil colony
• Jyoti Nagar(east)
• Jyoti Nagar(west)
• Kanti nagar
• Kalyan Puri
• Khureji khas
• Krishna Nagar
• Laxmi Nagar (Delhi)
• Mandaoli
• Mandawali
• Mayur Vihar
• Mayur Vihar Phase - 3
• New Ashok Nagar
• New Gobind Pura
• New Kondli
• New Layalpur Colony
• Nirman Vihar
• Old anarkali
• Pandav Nagar
• Patparganj (I.P.Extension)
• Preet Vihar
• Puspanjali
• Saini Enclave
• Savita Vihar
• Shahdara
• Shakarpur
• Shreshtha vihar
• Surajmal Vihar
• Surya Niketan
• Swasthya Vihar
• Tahirpur
• Trilokpuri
• Vasundhara Enclave
• Vishwas Nagar
• Vivek Vihar
• Vigyan Vihar
• West Vinod Nagar
• Yamuna Vihar
• Yojana Vihar
• Mansarovar park

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Delhi oriental para niños

• Districts of Delhi
• East Delhi Municipal Corporation