East Delhi is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions: Gandhi Nagar, Preet Vihar, and Mayur Vihar.
East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346 (2011 census) and an area of , with a population density of 22,639 persons per km².
EDMC is the civic authority of this region. Smt. Pinku putti is the current mayor of EDMC.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 284th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.68%. East Delhi has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.75%. The Scheduled Castes make up of 16.5% (281,482) of total district population.
Religion
Hinduism is the majority religion of the district, followed by 82.54% of total population, with Islam the second most followed religion with 10.46%. There is also a significant population of Sikhs (3.1%) and Jains (2.7%).
Visitor attractions
Akshardham Temple (one of the biggest temples in the world) Cross River Mall Gandhi Nagar Market Lal Quarter Market, Krishna Nagar V3S Mall Yamuna Sports Complex Sanjay Lake
Health institutions
Saini Diagnostics, Shahdara (Diagnostic centre and COVID-19 testing centre) Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalya, Geeta Colony Delhi State Cancer Institute Dr. Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan situated at karkardooma Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital (or GTBH or GTB Hospital) is a 1500-bed government hospital situated at Dilshad Garden and is affiliated to and acts as the teaching hospital of University College of Medical Sciences. Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) Jain Neuro Center Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Khichri Pur Makkar Super Speciality Hospital, Khureji Road Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj Pushpanjali Hospital Vivekanad Yogashram Hospital, Khureji Khas Women wellness Clinic (Gynecology) WHO Dispensary (Bank Enclave) Government of India Dispensary (Jagat Ram Park) Walia Nursing & Maternity Home , Main Vikas Marg, Laxmi Nagar (Delhi)
Major localities
Azad Nagar
Anand Vihar Colony
Bahubali Enclave
Balbir Nagar
Dallupura
Dayanand Vihar
Dilshad colony
Dilshad Garden
Durga Puri
East Vinod Nagar
Gandhi Nagar
Ganesh Nagar
Gazipur
Geeta Colony
Gagan Vihar
Hasanpur Village
Jagatpuri
Jhilmil colony
Jyoti Nagar(east) Jyoti Nagar(west) Kanti nagar Kalyan Puri Khureji khas Krishna Nagar Laxmi Nagar (Delhi) Mandaoli Mandawali Mayur Vihar Mayur Vihar Phase - 3 New Ashok Nagar New Gobind Pura New Kondli New Layalpur Colony Nirman Vihar Old anarkali Pandav Nagar Patparganj (I.P.Extension) Preet Vihar Puspanjali Saini Enclave Savita Vihar Shahdara Shakarpur Shreshtha vihar Surajmal Vihar Surya Niketan Swasthya Vihar Tahirpur Trilokpuri Vasundhara Enclave Vishwas Nagar Vivek Vihar Vigyan Vihar West Vinod Nagar Yamuna Vihar Yojana Vihar Mansarovar park