North Delhi

North Delhi
—  district  —
Coordinates
Country	India
Territory	Delhi
Nearest city	Rohtak and Ghaziabad
Parliamentary constituency	North Delhi
Civic agency	Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Map showing the nine districts of Delhi.

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

North Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east, and by the districts of North West Delhi to the north and west, West Delhi to the southwest, Central Delhi to the south, and North East Delhi to the east across the Yamuna.

North Delhi has a population of 779,788 (2001 census), and an area of 60 km², with a population density of 13,019 persons per km².

Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Sadar Bazar, Kotwali, and Civil Lines.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census North Delhi has a population of 883,418 ,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji^[2] or the US state of Delaware.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 468th in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 14,973 inhabitants per square kilometre (38,780 /sq mi) .^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.04 %.^[1] North Delhi has a sex ratio of 871 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 86.81 %.^[1]

See also

• Districts of Delhi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
2. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est." 
3. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Delaware 897,934" 

External links

• North Delhi District official website