North East District, Delhi

North East District is an administrative district in the national capital territory of Delhi, India. It is situated about 20 km from New Delhi, the capital of the Union Territory. The district headquarters is located at Seelampur. Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 62 km², including 14.63 km² of rural area and 47.37 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in North East District

North East District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 21 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Karawal Nagar11
2Seelam Pur748.39
3Yamuna Vihar3

Population of North East District

As per the Census 2011, North East District has a total population of 22,41,624 people, consisting of 11,88,425 males and 10,53,199 females. There are 4,06,125 households in the district with an average population density of 36,155 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population22,41,62421,52722,20,097
Male Population11,88,42511,71811,76,707
Female Population10,53,1999,80910,43,390
Total Households4,06,1253,9384,02,187
Population Density36,155 / km²1,471 / km²46,867 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 16,11,588 literate people and 3,01,947 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 3,73,758 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)3,01,9473,3862,98,561
Literate Population16,11,58814,46515,97,123
Illiterate Population6,30,0367,0626,22,974
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,73,7582,5693,71,189
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.