East Delhi
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| East Delhi | |
| — district — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Delhi |
| Nearest city | Ghaziabad |
| Parliamentary constituency | East Delhi |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation Of Delhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
East Delhi (aka Trans Yamuna) is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory 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.
East Delhi has a population of 1,448,770 (2001 census) and an area of 64 km², with a population density of 22,638 persons per km².
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Gandhi Nagar, Preet Vihar, and Vivek Vihar.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,707,725 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[2] or the US state of Nebraska.[3] This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 26,683 inhabitants per square kilometre (69,110 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68 %.[1] East Delhi has a sex ratio of 883 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 88.75 %.[1]
[edit] Places to see
- Akshardham Temple(one of the biggest temple in the world)
- Sanjay Lake
- Uttara Guruvayur Temple
- Gandhi Nagar Market
- Laxmi Nagar Market
- cross river mall, v3s mall
- Yamuna Sports Complex
- Lal Quarter market, krishna nagar
- Shiv Mandir (preet vihar)
[edit] Health Institutions
- 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.
- Delhi State Cancer Institute
- Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
[edit] Major localities
- Yojana Vihar
- Laxmi Nagar
- Shakarpur
- Mandaoli
- Geeta Colony
- Nirman Vihar
- Jyoti Nagar(east)
- Jyoti Nagar(west)
- Preet Vihar
- Mayur Vihar
- Patparganj
- Gazipur
- Vasundhara Enclave
- Gandhi Nagar
- Anand Vihar
- Saini Enclave
- Surajmal Vihar
- Puspanjali
- Shahdara
- Vishwas Nagar
- Krishna Nagar
- Dilshad Garden
- Vivek Vihar
- New Gobind Pura
[edit] Places to stay
- Ginger East Delhi (TATA enterprise)
- Doubletree Hotel (Hilton)
[edit] See also
[edit] 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. "Gambia, The 1,797,860 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. "Nebraska 1,826,341"
[edit] External links
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