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There are 13 administrative or revenue [[List of districts in India|districts]] in [[Delhi]], India, all of which fall under the [[Delhi division]].<ref name="number of districts" /><ref name="number of districts2" /> Each of these revenue district is headed by a [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]] (DM) also called Deputy Commissioner (DC),<ref name="revenue.delhi.gov.in">{{Cite web |title=Sub division Offices {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/sub-division-offices |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of ADMs at Revenue Department {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/list-adms-revenue-department |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Welcome To Department of Revenue {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/welcome-department-revenue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914235536/https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/welcome-department-revenue |archive-date=2024-09-14 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref> These 13 districts are divided into 39 [[List of subdistricts in India|sub-divisions]] of Delhi, each headed by a [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate]] (SDM).<ref name="revenue.delhi.gov.in"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of SDMs at Revenue Department {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/list-sdms-revenue-department |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref> The district administration of Delhi is the enforcement department for all kinds of the [[Government of Delhi]]'s policies and exercises supervisory powers over numerous other functionaries of the government.<ref name=":1" />

[[File:Delhi districts.png|thumb|Districts of Delhi until 2025]]

The District magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner reports to the [[Divisional commissioner|Divisional Commissioner]] who is ex-officio Director of Civil Defence, Inspector General of Stamps and Registration and Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary of Revenue Department of Delhi (as may be the case).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organization Setup {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/organization-setup |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List Of Revenue(HQ) {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/list-revenuehq |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of DC in Districts {{!}} Department of Revenue |url=https://revenue.delhi.gov.in/revenue/list-dc-districts |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=revenue.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>

[[New Delhi]] serves as the capital of India and is the seat of all three branches of the government, Executive ([[Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi|Rashtrapati Bhavan]]), Legislature ([[Parliament House (India)|Sansad Bhavan]]) and Judiciary ([[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]). Similarly, Delhi is divided into 15 [[Districts of Delhi Police|Police Districts]], each headed by an [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] of the rank of [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] (DCP). These 15 police districts are divided into 66 police sub-divisions of Delhi, each headed by an [[Assistant commissioner of police#India|Assistant Commissioner of Police]] (ACP).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-01|title=Delhi gets 15 new police stations, one new police district from January 1|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-gets-15-new-police-stations-one-new-police-district-from-january-1/story-OMZbSaNFyYWiJ88vTY82uL.html|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==History==

The present system of administration in Delhi can be traced back to the [[British Raj|British India]] (1858–1947). During the [[Delhi Durbar]] of 1911, the capital of India was shifted from [[Calcutta]] in the erstwhile [[Bengal Presidency]] to [[New Delhi]]. Later the status of Delhi was elevated to a [[union territory]] in November 1956. After the [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India|69th Constitutional (Amendment) Act of 1991]] came into force, Delhi was formally renamed as the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] or NCT of Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi |url=https://delhi.gov.in/page/about-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504002559/https://delhi.gov.in/page/about-us |archive-date=2025-05-04 |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=delhi.gov.in}}</ref>

During the 1970s, Delhi had only four administrative districts i.e. [[North Delhi district|North]], [[South Delhi district|South]], [[Central Delhi district|Central]] and [[New Delhi district|New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=General Information, Government of Delhi |url=http://dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_northwest/North+West+District/Home/General+Information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928200645/http://dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_northwest/North+West+District/Home/General+Information |archive-date=2022-09-28}}</ref> Between January 1997 and September 2012, there were nine administrative districts and 27 sub-divisions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2012-07-17 |title=For speedy justice, Delhi to be divided into 11 districts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/for-speedy-justice-delhi-to-be-divided-into-11-districts/articleshow/15010736.cms?from=mdr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127121223/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/for-speedy-justice-delhi-to-be-divided-into-11-districts/articleshow/15010736.cms |archive-date=2024-11-27 |access-date=2023-05-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In September 2012, two new administrative districts, viz. [[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]] and [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]] were added to the city's map.<ref name="Gupta2012">{{Cite web |last1=Gupta |first1=Geeta |date=2012-09-12 |title=Delhi gets two more revenue districts: Southeast, Shahdara |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-gets-two-more-revenue-districts-southeast-shahdara/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130091102/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-gets-two-more-revenue-districts-southeast-shahdara/ |archive-date=2024-11-30 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

In 1978, the Delhi Police Act was promulgated, by which Delhi came under the Police Commissionerate system. Since then almost all powers with respect to maintenance of law & order with the [[District Magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]] were vested in the [[Commissioner of Police, Delhi|Commissioner of Delhi Police]] (as per the Criminal procedure code or [[Code of Criminal Procedure (India)|CrPC]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Police Licensing :: About Us |url=https://licensing.delhipolice.gov.in/v2/About |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529080934/https://licensing.delhipolice.gov.in/v2/About |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=licensing.delhipolice.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref>

The erstwhile [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] (MCD) came into existence in April 1958.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title=Municipal Corporation of Delhi came into being on April 7 in 1958, began journey from historic Town Hall |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/municipal-corporation-of-delhi-came-into-being-on-apr-7-in-1958-began-journey-from-historic-town-hall/articleshow/90712154.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412170752/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/municipal-corporation-of-delhi-came-into-being-on-apr-7-in-1958-began-journey-from-historic-town-hall/articleshow/90712154.cms |archive-date=2022-04-12 |access-date=2025-10-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Later in January 2012, MCD was trifurcated into [[North Delhi Municipal Corporation|North]], [[South Delhi Municipal Corporation|South]] and [[East Delhi Municipal Corporation|East]] MCD.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Why MCD was trifurcated |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/why-mcd-was-trifurcated-101646908187591.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003110419/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/why-mcd-was-trifurcated-101646908187591.html |archive-date=2023-10-03 |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, the 3 municipal corporations were merged again into the newly founded [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] which is headed by [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=MCD merger: Delhi's unified municipal corporation comes into existence |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mcd-merger-delhi-s-unified-municipal-corporation-comes-into-existence-122052200486_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815092038/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mcd-merger-delhi-s-unified-municipal-corporation-comes-into-existence-122052200486_1.html |archive-date=15 August 2025 |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2025, the [[Rekha Gupta ministry|Cabinet]] of [[Government of Delhi|Delhi government]] approved the reorganization of its 11 districts into 13 districts to align the revenue district boundaries with the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi#Municipal zones in Delhi|12 zones]] of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, [[New Delhi Municipal Council]] and [[Delhi Cantonment]].<ref name="number of districts">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-12 |title=Delhi gets 13 districts as Cabinet clears reorganisation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/delhi-gets-13-districts-as-cabinet-clears-reorganisation-101765480667589.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name="number of districts2" /> Three new districts – [[Old Delhi district|Old Delhi]], [[Central North Delhi district|Central North Delhi]] and [[Outer North Delhi district|Outer North Delhi]] were carved out of existing districts, while the [[Shahdara district]] was dissolved.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-12-12 |title=Delhi's map redrawn: City gets 3 new districts, Shahdara nixed; Rs 25 crore plan to realign boundaries |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/cabinet-approves-recast-of-11-revenue-districts-into-13/articleshow/125919377.cms |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The number of sub-districts were increased from 33 to 39.<ref name="number of districts2">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-11 |title=Delhi Cabinet approves reorganisation of 11 districts into 13: Check new names |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/delhi/delhi-cabinet-approves-reorganisation-of-11-districts-into-13-cm-rekha-gupta-latest-updates-2025-12-11-1021329 |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref> Delhi government notified that the reorganization will take effect from 1 January 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-27 |title=New Delhi will have 13 districts from Jan 1 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/delhi-now-has-13-districts-as-govt-notifies-their-reorganisation-101766771444378.html |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== List of districts of Delhi ==
Below is the list of 13 districts and 39 sub-divisions of Delhi.<ref name="number of districts" /><ref name="number of districts2" /> All 13 districts of Delhi fall under [[Delhi division]]. Population and area figures are for districts until 2025.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!District
!Population
!Area
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! colspan="4" |Sub-divisions (Tehsils)
|-
| 1
| [[Central Delhi district|Central Delhi]]
|578,671
| 23
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} District Magistrate (Central) |url=https://dccentral.delhi.gov.in/en |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=dccentral.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>
| [[Patel Nagar]]
| [[Karol Bagh]]
|
|
|-
| 2
|[[Central North Delhi district|Central North Delhi]]
|
|
|
|Shakur Basti
|Shalimar Bagh
|[[Model Town (Delhi)|Model Town]]
|
|-
| 3
| [[East Delhi district|East Delhi]]
| 1,707,725
| 49
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=East District, Delhi {{!}} Welcome to District East, Delhi {{!}} India |url=https://dmeast.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Gandhi Nagar, Delhi|Gandhi Nagar]]
| Vishwas Nagar
| [[Patparganj]]
|
|-
| 4
| [[New Delhi district|New Delhi]]
| 133,713
| 35
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=District New Delhi, Government of NCT of Delhi {{!}} India |url=https://dmnewdelhi.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[New Delhi]]
| [[Delhi Cantonment]]
|
|
|-
| 5
| [[North Delhi district|North Delhi]]
| 883,418
| 59
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=District North, Government of Delhi {{!}} Revenue Services {{!}} India |url=https://dmnorth.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Burari, Delhi|Burari]]
| Adarsh Nagar
| [[Badli]]
|
|-
| 6
| [[North East Delhi district|North East Delhi]]
| 2,240,749
| 56
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=District North East, Government of Delhi {{!}} District North East, Government of Delhi {{!}} India |url=https://dmnortheast.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Karawal Nagar]]
| [[Gokal Pur|Gokal Puri]]
| [[Yamuna Vihar]]
|Shahdara
|-
| 7
| [[North West Delhi district|North West Delhi]]
| 3,651,261
| 234.4
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=District North West, Government of Delhi {{!}} India |url=https://dmnorthwest.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Kirari
| [[Nangloi Jat]]
| [[Rohini, Delhi|Rohini]]
|
|-
| 8
|[[Old Delhi district|Old Delhi]]
|
|
|
|[[Sadar Bazaar, Delhi|Sadar Bazar]]
|[[Chandni Chowk]]
|
|
|-
| 9
|[[Outer North Delhi district|Outer North Delhi]]
|
|
|
|[[Mundka]]
|[[Narela]]
|[[Bawana]]
|
|-
| 10
| [[South Delhi district|South Delhi]]
| 2,733,752
| 249
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=DM - South Delhi {{!}} District Magistrate South Delhi {{!}} India |url=https://dmsouth.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Chhatarpur
| [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)|Malviya Nagar]]
| [[Deoli, Delhi|Deoli]]
|[[Mehrauli]]
|-
| 11
| [[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
| 637,775
| 102
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=About District South East {{!}} District Magistrate South East {{!}} India |url=https://dmsoutheast.delhi.gov.in/about-district/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Jangpura]]
| [[Kalkaji]]
| [[Badarpur, Delhi|Badarpur]]
|
|-
| 12
| [[South West Delhi district|South West Delhi]]
| 2,292,363
| 421
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=District South West, Government of Delhi {{!}} Revenue Services {{!}} India |url=https://dmsouthwest.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Najafgarh]]
| Matiala
| [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]]
|Bijwasan
|-
| 13
| [[ West Delhi district|West Delhi]]
| 2,531,583
| 131
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} West District |url=https://dcwestrev.delhi.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=dcwestrev.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>
| [[Vikaspuri]]
| [[Janakpuri]]
| [[Rajouri Garden]]
|
|}

== List of Municipalities in Delhi ==
[[File:Three Municipalities of Delhi as of 2022.png|thumb|Municipalities of Delhi]]
There are three [[Municipality (India)|Municipalities]] (1 [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]], 1 [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]] and 1 [[Cantonment board|Cantonment Board]]) in Delhi. These are as follows:

{| class=wikitable
!Municipality
!Jurisdiction
|-
| [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]]
| 12 Zones (Centre, South, West, Najafgarh, Rohini, Civil Lines, Karol Bagh, SP-City, Keshavpuram, Narela, Shahdara North & Shahdara South)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipal Corporation of Delhi |url=https://mcdonline.nic.in/portal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915100827/https://mcdonline.nic.in/portal |archive-date=15 September 2025 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=mcdonline.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zones - Municipal Corporation of Delhi |url=https://mcdonline.nic.in/portal/zones |website=mcdonline.nic.in |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411030109/https://mcdonline.nic.in/portal/zones |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[New Delhi Municipal Council]]
| [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introduction - NDMC |url=https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/introduction.aspx |website=www.ndmc.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Map of NDMC |url=https://www.ndmc.gov.in/pdf/NDMC%20Base%20Map%20(Pan-City)%20-%20FINAL.pdf |website=www.ndmc.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| [[Delhi Cantonment Board]]
| [[Delhi Cantonment]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Delhi Cantonment |url=https://delhi.cantt.gov.in/about-us/ |website=delhi.cantt.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Cantonment map |url=https://delhi.cantt.gov.in/city-map/ |website=delhi.cantt.gov.in}}</ref>
|}

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

==References==
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{{Districts of India}}
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[[Category:Lists of districts in India|Delhi]]
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