South East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.
South East Delhi | |
|---|---|
  South East Delhi Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′11″N 77°15′36″E / 28.5531°N 77.2599°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Delhi |
| Division | Delhi division |
| Created | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Defence Colony |
| Subdivisions | Tehsils[1]
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| Government | |
| • District collector | Isha Khosla, IAS[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,500,636 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 1100xx[3] |
| Vehicle registration | DL |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | South Delhi, New Delhi and East Delhi[4] |
| Civic agency | South Delhi Municipal Corporation |
| Website | Official website |
This district was carved out in 2012 along with Shahdara, taking the total number to 11 administrative districts in Delhi.[5]
Geography edit
The South East Delhi district is bordered in west by South Delhi district, in south by the Faridabad district of Haryana, in east by River Yamuna, and by New Delhi district and East Delhi district in north-west and north-east respectively.
The district stretches from Jor Bagh, Lodhi Road, Khan Market, Sunder Nagar, Nizamuddin East, Nizamuddin West, Sarai Kale Khan, through Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Ashram, Ashram chowk,New Friends Colony, Nehru Place, Kalkaji, Chittaranjan Park, Govindpuri, Greater Kailash, Alaknanda to Jamia Nagar, Okhla, Sarita Vihar, Jaitpur,Badarpur and Badarpur border.
Administration edit
Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Defence Colony, Kalkaji and Sarita Vihar.[1] Defence Colony is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Demographics edit
Since the district was created after the latest Census of India was completed in 2011, independent statistics for South East Delhi is not available yet.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Tehsil | District Magistrate South East | India". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Who's Who | District Magistrate South East | India". Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ South East Delhi
- ^ "Constituencies | District Magistrate South East | India". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Delhi gets two more revenue districts: Southeast, Shahdara". The Indian Express. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2021.