Civil Lines Tehsil - Central, Delhi

Civil Lines is an administrative tehsil in the Central district of Delhi, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Delhi Azadpur, while the nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 17.2 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 53 km², including 9.62 km² of rural area and 43.51 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 874 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Civil Lines Tehsil

Civil Lines Tehsil has a total of 8 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1Badar Pur Majra BurariUnmappedNot applicable
2Burari (Ct)UnmappedNot applicable
3Jagat Pur Ilaqa DelhiUnmappedNot applicable
4Jagat Pur Ilaqa Shahdara (Un-Inhabited)UnmappedNot applicable
5Jharoda Majra Burari (Ct)UnmappedNot applicable
6Kamal Pur Majra Burari (Ct)UnmappedNot applicable
7Mukand Pur (Ct)UnmappedNot applicable
8Salem Pur Majra BurariUnmappedNot applicable

Population of Civil Lines Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Civil Lines Tehsil had a total population of 6,88,616 people living in 1,39,116 households. The population comprised 3,67,522 males and 3,21,094 females, with an average population density of 12,962 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,88,61617,7466,70,870
Male Population3,67,5229,5463,57,976
Female Population3,21,0948,2003,12,894
Total Households1,39,1163,3121,35,804
Population Density12,962 / km²1,845 / km²15,420 / km²

Civil Lines Tehsil had 5,32,415 literate people and 81,395 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 1,29,391. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)81,3952,39179,004
Literate Population5,32,41513,2405,19,175
Illiterate Population1,56,2014,5061,51,695
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,29,3911,2381,28,153
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.