INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

East Delhi

East Delhi is a district in the Delhi National Capital Territory of India. Total area of East Delhi is 63 km² including 0.27 km² rural area and 62.73 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, East Delhi has a population of 17,09,346 peoples, out of which urban population is 17,05,816 while rural population is 3,530. The district has a population density of 27132 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,58,937 houses in the district, including 3,58,062 urban houses and 875 rural houses.

The East Delhi district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Preet Vihar is the largest tehsil in east delhi district by both area and population. Gandhi Nagar is the smallest tehsil in east delhi district by area while Vivek Vihar is the smallest tehsil by population. There are 3 tehsils in East Delhi district. Here is the list of all East Delhi Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in East Delhi District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Gandhi Nagar43,95,342
2Preet Vihar3710,66,098
3Vivek Vihar222,47,906

Population of East Delhi District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 3,530 17,05,816 17,09,346
Male Population 1,861 9,05,639 9,07,500
Female Population 1,669 8,00,177 8,01,846
Population Density 13,074 / km² 27,193 / km² 27,132 / km²

Households in East Delhi District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
875
3,58,062
3,58,937






District Overview
District (Hindi) : East Delhi
(पूर्वी )
State / UT : Delhi
Total Area : 63 km²
Total Population : 17,09,346
Density : 27,132/km²
Total Tehsils : 3
Total Villages : 1
Total PopulationVillages in East Delhi District
less Than 200N/A
200 - 499N/A
500 - 999N/A
1000 - 1999N/A
2000 - 49991
5000 - 9999N/A
10000 and aboveN/A





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.