# East District, Delhi – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Delhi 

# East district

East is a district of Delhi, 6th of 9 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,709,346 people** in 3 sub-districts, 8 towns and 1 villages; 100% lived in towns. The largest town is [DMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/preet-vihar/dmc/) (1,286,264).

- 1,709,346people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 8towns
- 89.3%literacy

## Who lives in East?

East had **1,709,346 people** at the 2011 Census — 10.2% of Delhi's population and 6th of 9 districts of Delhi by population. There were 884 women for every 1,000 men (above the Delhi figure of 868; 3rd of 9 districts of Delhi). Among children under 7 the ratio was 871 girls per 1,000 boys (the Delhi figure is 871). An average household had 4.8 people, against 4.9 across Delhi.

## How literate is East?

89.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Delhi's 86.2%), the highest of 9 districts of Delhi. Men were at 93.1% and women at 85.0% — a gap of 8.1 points (it is 10.2 points across Delhi). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Gandhi Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/gandhi-nagar/) (90.5%) and lowest in [Preet Vihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/preet-vihar/) (88.8%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in East do for a living?

33.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.6%). Of all workers, 0% farmed their own land, 0% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 92% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 4% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 1% of workers here, against 1% across Delhi. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Gandhi Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/gandhi-nagar/) (1% of workers in farming) and the least is [Vivek Vihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/vivek-vihar/) (0% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators (0%) · **■** Farm labourers (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 92 (92%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of East

99.8% of people lived in towns and cities (above Delhi's 97.5%), 3rd of 9 districts of Delhi. The Census counted 8 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 7 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [DMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/preet-vihar/dmc/). The largest is [DMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/preet-vihar/dmc/) with 1,286,264 people, home to 75% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of East

East had 1 census villages, 1 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,530 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Shamas Pur](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/preet-vihar/shamas-pur/) (3,530).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of East compared with Delhi

■ East · ■ Delhi

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**871

Working population ****33.9%**

**33.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in East

Of every 100 households in East in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ East · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

Toilet within the home ****93%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

Tap water ****94%**

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

Use banking services ****85%**

Television ****90%**

Mobile phone ****87%**

Computer with internet ****23%**

Two-wheeler ****46%**

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

None of these assets ****2%**

Own their home ****68%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of East

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Gandhi Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/gandhi-nagar/) 395,342 0 1 

[Vivek Vihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/vivek-vihar/) 247,906 0 0 

[Preet Vihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/preet-vihar/) 1,066,098 1 7 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in East

- DMC · 1,286,264
- Dallo Pura · 154,791
- Gharoli · 92,540
- Chilla Saroda Bangar · 83,217
- Kondli · 38,207
- Gharonda Neemka Bangar alias Patpar Ganj · 37,876
- Chilla Saroda Khadar · 11,743
- Shakar Pur Baramad · 1,178

## Largest villages in East

- Shamas Pur · 3,530

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in East?3: Gandhi Nagar, Vivek Vihar, Preet Vihar
- What is the population of East district?1,709,346 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in East?DMC