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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Central Delhi district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Delhi|District of Delhi]]
| image_skyline =
| image_caption = A busy section in [[Chandni Chowk]], a major shopping hub
| image_map = Delhi districts.png
| mapsize = 300px
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| map_caption = Location in Delhi, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28|38|42|N|77|14|42|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Union territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Delhi division]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Daryaganj]]
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 582,320
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], English, [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 1100xx<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/Central/ Central Delhi]</ref>
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] MP
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Praveen Khandelwal]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Deputy Commissioner
| blank2_info_sec1 = Arun Kumar Mishra
| website = {{URL|https://dccentral.delhi.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = G Sudhakar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} District Magistrate (Central) |url=https://dccentral.delhi.gov.in/en/dccentral/about-us |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=dccentral.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>
}}
'''Central Delhi district''' is an administrative district of the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] in India. It is bounded by the [[Yamuna River]] on the east and by the districts of [[North Delhi]] to the north, [[West Delhi]] and [[North West Delhi]] to the west, [[New Delhi]] and [[South East Delhi]] to the south, and [[East Delhi]], [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]], and [[North East Delhi]] to the east across the Yamuna.

Central Delhi has a population of 582,320 (2011 census), and an area of {{convert|25|km2}}, with a [[population density]] of {{cvt|25,759|pd/sqkm}}, making it the most densely populated district of India. Central Delhi business district and high rises. It includes [[Old Delhi]].

==Administrative Setup==

The Central District is headed by a District Magistrate under whom there is an Additional District Magistrate, three Sub-Divisional Magistrates, three Tehsildars and two Sub-Registrar Officers. The District Magistrate reports to Divisional Commissioner. DM is the monitoring/control officer who supervises and directs the work.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=General Information {{!}} District Magistrate (Central) |url=https://dccentral.delhi.gov.in/en/dccentral/general-information |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=dccentral.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Powers and Functions {{!}} District Magistrate (Central) |url=https://dccentral.delhi.gov.in/en/dccentral/powers-and-functions |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=dccentral.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>

The district is divided into three subdivisions, [[Civil Lines, Delhi|Civil Lines]], [[Karol Bagh]], and Kotwali, Delhi.
Each Subdivision is headed by a SDM and has police stations under it.<ref name=":0" />

'''SDM Kotwali'''
1) Darya Ganj
2) Jama Masjid
3) Chandni Mahal
4) I P Estate
5) Sarai Rohilla
6) Gulabi Bagh
7) Sadar Bazar
8) Bada Hindu Rao
9) Sabzi Mandi
10) Kotwali
11) Lahori Gate
12) Kashmiri Gate
13) Old Delhi Railway Station
14) Kashmiri Gate Metro Station
15) Sarai Rohilla Railway Station

'''SDM Karol Bagh'''
1) Karol Bagh
2) Rajinder Nagar
3) Prasad Nagar
4) Deshbandhu Gupta Road
5) Pahar Ganj
6) Nabi Karim
7) Kamla Market
8) Hauz Qazi

'''SDM Civil Lines'''
1) Civil Lines
2) Roop Nagar
3) Burari
4) Timar Pur
5) Maurice Nagar

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|23=1961|24=6,72,063
|25=1971|26=6,91,738
|27=1981|28=6,91,223
|29=1991|30=6,56,533
|31=2001|32=6,46,385
|33=2011|34=5,82,320
|percentages=pagr
|footnote=Source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>
|align=middle
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Central Delhi has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 582,320,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: NCT Delhi |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/912/download/36516/DH_2011_0700_PART_A_DCHB_NCT_OF_DELHI.pdf |access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Solomon Islands]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web |work=[[World Fact Book]] | publisher = US Central Intelligence Agency | title = Country Comparison: Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau
|access-date=30 September 2011
|quote=Wyoming 563,626
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
|df=dmy
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 531st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|23149|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was −10.48%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Central Delhi has a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 892 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 85.25%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Central Delhi district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: NCT Delhi|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11371/download/14484/DDW07C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Delhi|Hinduism]]|darkorange|62.53}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|33.36}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|2.24}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Delhi|Jainism]]|pink|1.01}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Delhi|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.61}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.25}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}

The readjusted Central Delhi district has a population of 894,389, of which 876,643 (98.02%) live in urban areas. The readjusted district has a sex ratio of 876 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes make up 197,123 (22.04%) of the population.<ref name="districtcensus" />

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Central Delhi district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 85.05 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value2 = 4.27 |color2 = pink
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 3.59 |color3 = green
|label4 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value4 = 1.16 |color4 = gold
|label5 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value5 = 1.05 |color5 = orchid
|label6 = Others |value6 = 4.88 |color6 = grey
|thumb = right
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 85.05% of the population spoke [[Hindi]], 4.27% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 3.59% [[Urdu]], 1.16% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and 1.05% [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: NCT Delhi |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10201/download/13313/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0700.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Districts of Delhi]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Delhi/Central Delhi}}
* [http://dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in/ Central Delhi District official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120127154209/http://www.indiamapia.com/Central_Delhi.html Central Delhi District Census 2011 Data]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Central Delhi district
|North = [[North Delhi district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[East Delhi district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[New Delhi district]]
|Southwest = [[South West Delhi district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[West Delhi district]]
}}
{{Delhi}}
[[Category:Central Delhi district]]
[[Category:Districts of Delhi]]

Central Delhi district - Revision history

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