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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = East Delhi district<br />
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Delhi|District of Delhi]]<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Delhi, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28|38|24|N|77|17|24|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]<br />
| seat = [[Preet Vihar]]<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 1,709,346<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Noida]], [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] MP<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Harsh Malhotra]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = Deputy Commissioner<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = <br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 1100xx<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/East/ East Delhi]</ref><br />
| website = {{url|https://dmeast.delhi.gov.in/}}<br />
| leader_title = [[District collector]]<br />
| leader_name = Anil Banka, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who's Who {{!}} East District, Delhi {{!}} India |url=https://dmeast.delhi.gov.in/about-district/whos-who/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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'''East Delhi district''' is an administrative district of [[Delhi]] in [[India]]. It is bounded by the [[Yamuna River]] on the west, [[North East Delhi]] to the north, [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state to the east, and [[Gautam Buddha Nagar District]] of Uttar Pradesh to the south. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: [[Gandhi Nagar, Delhi|Gandhi Nagar]], [[Preet Vihar]], and [[Mayur Vihar]].<br />
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East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346 (2011 census) and an area of {{cvt|64|km2}}, with a population density of 22,639 persons per&nbsp;km².<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] East Delhi has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,709,346,{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[The Gambia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | 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 = Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est. }}</ref> or the US state of [[Nebraska]].<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=Nebraska 1,826,341 |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 284th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert|27132|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%. East Delhi has a [[sex ratio]] of 884 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 88.75%. The Scheduled Castes make up of 16.5% (281,482) of total district population.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=East District Population Religion - Delhi, East Literacy, Sex Ratio - Census India |url=https://www.censusindia.in/district/east-district-delhi-93 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.censusindia.co.in |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
[[Hinduism]] is the majority religion of the district, followed by 82.54% of total population, with [[Islam]] the second most followed religion with 10.46%. There is also a significant population of [[Sikhs]] (3.1%) and [[Jainism|Jains]] (2.7%).<ref name=":0" /><br />
{{Bar box|title=Religion in East Delhi|float=right|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|82.54}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|10.46}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|yellow|3.1}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|pink|2.7}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|blue|0.92}}<br />
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.17}}}}<br />
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==Visitor attractions==<br />
* [[Akshardham (Delhi)|Akshardham]] (one of the biggest temples in the world)<br />
* Cross River Mall, CBD Shahdara<br />
* [[Gandhi Nagar (East Delhi)|Gandhi Nagar]] Market<br />
* Lal Quarter Market, Krishna Nagar<br />
* V3S Mall, Laxmi Nagar<br />
* [[Yamuna Sports Complex]], [[Surajmal Vihar]]<br />
* [[Sanjay Lake]]<br />
* Chota Bazaar<br />
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==Health institutions==<br />
* [[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]].<br />
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* [[Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust]]<br />
* [[Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalya]], Geeta Colony<br />
* [[Delhi State Cancer Institute]] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004151714/http://www.dsci.nic.in/ |date=4 October 2014 }}<br />
* [[Dharamshila Narayana Hospital]], Vasundhara Enclave<br />
* [[Dr. Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan]] situated at [[karkardooma]]<br />
* [[Government of India Dispensary ]](Jagat Ram Park)<br />
* [[Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences]] [http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DOIT_IHBAS1/ihbas/home (IHBAS)]<br />
* [[Jain Neuro Center]]<br />
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital]], Khichri Pur<br />
* [[Makkar Super Speciality Hospital]], Khureji Road<br />
* [[Max Super Speciality Hospital]], Patparganj<br />
* [[Pushpanjali Hospital]]<br />
* [[Saini Diagnostics, Shahdara]] ([[Diagnosis|Diagnostic centre]] and [[COVID-19]] testing centre)<br />
* [[Santi Mukund Hospital]]<br />
* [[Vivekanad Yogashram Hospital]], Khureji Khas<br />
* [[Walia Nursing & Maternity Home]], Main Vikas Marg, [[Laxmi Nagar (Delhi)]]<br />
* [[WHO Dispensary]] (Bank Enclave)<br />
* [[Women wellness Clinic]] (Gynecology)<br />
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==Major localities==<br />
* [[Dallupura]]<br />
* [[Dilshad Garden]]<br />
* [[East Vinod Nagar]]<br />
* [[Gazipur]]<br />
* [[Hasanpur, Delhi|Hasanpur Village]]<br />
* [[Krishna Nagar, Delhi|Krishna Nagar]]<br />
* [[Laxmi Nagar (Delhi)]]<br />
* [[Mandawali]]<br />
* [[Mayur Vihar]]<br />
* [[Mayur Vihar Phase III]]<br />
* [[New Kondli]]<br />
* [[Pandav Nagar]]<br />
* [[Patparganj|Patparganj (I.P.Extension)]]<br />
* [[Preet Vihar]]<br />
* [[Seelampur]]<br />
* [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]]<br />
* [[Shreshtha Vihar]]<br />
* [[Trilokpuri Assembly constituency|Trilokpuri]]<br />
* [[Vasundhara Enclave]]<br />
* [[Vivek Vihar]]<br />
* [[Yamuna Vihar]]<br />
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* [[Azad Nagar]]<br />
* [[Bahubali Enclave]]<br />
* [[Balbir Nagar]]<br />
* [[Dayanand Vihar]]<br />
* [[Dilshad colony]]<br />
* [[Durga Puri]]<br />
* [[Gandhi Nagar (Delhi)|Gandhi Nagar]]<br />
* [[Ganesh Nagar]]<br />
* [[Geeta Colony]]<br />
* [[Gagan Vihar]]<br />
* [[Hargobind Enclave]]<br />
* [[Jagriti Enclave]]<br />
* [[Jhilmil colony]]<br />
* [[Jyoti Nagar(east)]]<br />
* [[Jyoti Nagar(west)]]<br />
* [[Kanti nagar]]<br />
* [[Kalyan Puri]]<br />
* [[Khureji khas]]<br />
* [[Mandaoli]]<br />
* [[Mansarovar park]]<br />
* [[New Ashok Nagar]]<br />
* [[New Gobind Pura]]<br />
* [[New Layalpur Colony]]<br />
* [[Nirman Vihar]]<br />
* [[Old anarkali]]<br />
* [[Puspanjali]]<br />
* [[Saini Enclave]]<br />
* [[Savita Vihar]]<br />
* [[Shakarpur]]<br />
* [[Surajmal Vihar]]<br />
* [[Surya Niketan]]<br />
* [[Swasthya Vihar]]<br />
* [[Tahirpur (Delhi)|Tahirpur]]<br />
* [[Vishwas Nagar]]<br />
* [[Vigyan Vihar]]<br />
* [[West Vinod Nagar]]<br />
* [[Yojana Vihar]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Districts of Delhi]]<br />
* [[East Delhi Municipal Corporation]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://dmeast.delhi.gov.in/]<br />
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp- educationplus/article3318555.ece Preparing youth to meet industry needs]<br />
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