South West Delhi

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South West Delhi
District
South West Delhi
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°36′34″N 77°08′23″E / 28.60955°N 77.13967°E / 28.60955; 77.13967Coordinates: 28°36′34″N 77°08′23″E / 28.60955°N 77.13967°E / 28.60955; 77.13967
Country  India
State Delhi
Government
 • Body Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Nearest city Gurgaon
Lok Sabha constituency West Delhi,South Delhi
Civic agency Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Map showing the nine districts of Delhi.

South West Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.

South West Delhi is bounded by the districts of West Delhi to the north, Central Delhi to the northeast, New Delhi and South Delhi to the east, Gurgaon District of Haryana state to the south, and Jhajjar District of Haryana to the west. Rajbir Yadav from Chhawla Block Congress Committee is Alderman of South Delhi District of MCD.

South West Delhi has a population of 1,749,492 (2001 census), and an area of 420 km², with a population density of 4,166 persons per km².

Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Delhi Cantonment, Najafgarh, and Vasant Vihar.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census South West Delhi has a population of 2,292,363,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[2] or the US state of New Mexico.[3] This gives it a ranking of 198th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 5,445 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,100 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 30.62%.[1] South West Delhi has a sex ratio of 836 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 88.81%.[1]

See also

  • Districts of Delhi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  2. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est." 
  3. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Mexico - 2,059,179" 

External links

 West Delhi district Central Delhi district
Jhajjar district, Haryana New Delhi district
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Gurgaon district, Haryana South Delhi district
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