East Delhi district

East Delhi district
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Settlement type	District of Delhi
Country	India
State
District
Subdivision

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 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, Preet Vihar, and Mayur Vihar.

East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346 (2011 census) and an area of Template:Cvt, with a population density of 22,639 persons per km².

Demographics

According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346,Template:Citation needed roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia^[1] or the US state of Nebraska.^[2] This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of Template:Convert. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%. East Delhi has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.75%. The Scheduled Castes make up of 16.5% (281,482) of total district population.^[3]

Religion

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 Jains (2.7%).^[3] Template:Bar box

Visitor attractions

Akshardham (one of the biggest temples in the world)
Cross River Mall, CBD Shahdara
Gandhi Nagar Market
Lal Quarter Market, Krishna Nagar
V3S Mall, Laxmi Nagar
Yamuna Sports Complex, Surajmal Vihar
Sanjay Lake
Chota Bazaar

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.

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