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North West Delhi — district — Coordinates Country India Territory Delhi Parliamentary constituency North West Delhi Civic agency Municipal Corporation Of Delhi Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) North West Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.
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Geography
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 of Haryana state to the west, Sonipat District of Haryana to the northwest and north, and Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the northeast across the Yamuna.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census North West Delhi has a population of 3,651,261 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[2] or the US state of Oklahoma.[3] This gives it a ranking of 78th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 8,298 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,490 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.63 %.[1] North West Delhi has a sex ratio of 862 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 84.66 %.[1]
Administration
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Saraswati Vihar, Narela, and Model Town.[4] Rohini is located in this district.
Mundka, Nangloi, Sultanpuri, Mangolpuri, Bawana, Narela, Rohini etc. constitucy of North West Delhi. Bawana is the district of kirari
References
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Oklahoma 3,751,351"
- ^ "North West District: Organisation Setup". Government of Delhi website. http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_northwest/North+West+District/Home/Organisation+Setup.
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Sonipat district, Haryana Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh Jhajjar district, Haryana North West Delhi district West Delhi district North Delhi district National Capital Territory of Delhi Capital of India Districts Central Delhi · East Delhi · New Delhi · North Delhi · North East Delhi · North West Delhi · South Delhi · South West Delhi · West Delhi
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