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'''North West Delhi''' is an administrative district of the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] in [[India]].Some of the |
'''North West Delhi''' is an administrative district of the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] in [[India]]. Some of the important people here are Aakanksha Khajuria and Shubhankar Kapoor, the business tycoons. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
Revision as of 15:26, 2 November 2019
North West Delhi | |
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Coordinates: 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) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, English, Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Lok Sabha constituency | North-West Delhi |
Civic agency | North Delhi Municipal Corporation |
North West Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Some of the important people here are Aakanksha Khajuria and Shubhankar Kapoor, the business tycoons.
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, Bagpat District 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,[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]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Saraswati Vihar, Rohini Sub City, and Kanjhawala.[4]
References
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". 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.
External links
Template:National Capital Territory of Delhi