Urban structure of Delhi

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The National Capital Territory of Delhi is divided into nine districts. Each district is headed by a Deputy Commissioner and has three subdivisions. A Subdivision Magistrate heads each subdivision. All Deputy Commissioners report to the Divisional Commissioner. The District Administration of Delhi is the enforcement department for all kinds of State and Central Government policies and exercises supervisory powers over numerous other functionaries of the Government. Below is the list of the districts and subdivisions of Delhi:

Map showing the districts of Delhi

The skyline of Central Delhi

The South Block in New Delhi houses the Indian defence and finance ministries.

• Central Delhi
  • Darya Ganj
  • Pahar Ganj
  • Karol Bagh
• North Delhi
  • Sadar Bazar
  • Kotwali
  • Sabzi Mandi
• South Delhi
  • Kalkaji
  • Defence Colony
  • Hauz Khas
• East Delhi
  • Gandhi Nagar
  • Preet Vihar
  • Vivek Vihar
  • Vasundhara Enclave
• North East Delhi
  • Seelampur
  • Shahdara
  • Seema Puri
• South West Delhi
  • Vasant Vihar
  • Najafgarh
  • Delhi Cantt
• New Delhi
  • Connaught Place
  • Parliament Street
  • Chanakya Puri
• North West Delhi
  • Saraswati Vihar
  • Narela
  • Model Town
• West Delhi
  • Patel Nagar
  • Rajouri Garden
  • Punjabi Bagh

Delhi has been chosen as the site for the Commonwealth Games of 2010. This has led to a spate of development work like construction of flyovers, metro rails, etc.