North District, Delhi

North is an administrative district in Delhi, India. The district is located about 15 km from New Delhi, the capital of the Union Territory. Its administrative headquarters is in Sadar Bazaar. Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 61 km², including 9.62 km² of rural area and 51.38 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in North District

North District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 60 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Alipur30—
2Model Town225.32
3Narela28263.74

Population of North District

According to the 2011 Census, North District had a population of 8,87,978 people living in 1,80,044 households. The population comprised 4,75,002 males and 4,12,976 females, with an average population density of 14,557 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population8,87,97817,7468,70,232
Male Population4,75,0029,5464,65,456
Female Population4,12,9768,2004,04,776
Total Households1,80,0443,3121,76,732
Population Density14,557 / km²1,845 / km²16,937 / km²

North District had 6,81,517 literate people and 1,03,304 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 1,65,663. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,03,3042,3911,00,913
Literate Population6,81,51713,2406,68,277
Illiterate Population2,06,4614,5062,01,955
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,65,6631,2381,64,425
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.