West Delhi district

West Delhi district
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°39′39″N 77°06′03″E / 28.6608°N 77.1008°E / 28.6608; 77.1008
Country India
StateDelhi
HeadquartersRajouri Garden
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation of Delhi
 • Member of ParliamentKamaljeet Sehrawat
Area
 • Total
129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,543,243
 • Density19,700/km2 (51,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
1100xx
Lok Sabha constituencyWest Delhi
Websitedcwestrev.delhi.gov.in

West Delhi district is one of the 11 administrative districts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Patel Nagar, Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh. West Delhi is bound by the districts of North West Delhi to the north, North Delhi and Central Delhi to the east, South West Delhi to the south, and Jhajjar District of Haryana state to the west. Major residential and commercial areas of Delhi like Janakpuri, Uttam Nagar and Tilak Nagar are located in West Delhi.

West Delhi has an area of 129 km2 (50 sq mi), with a population density of nearly 14,000 persons per km2 (about 36,000 per sq mi). The population of 2,543,243 consists of 1,356,240 males and 1,187,003 females. Children between 0–6 years are 203,528 (109,526 boys and 94,002 girls). In 2001, the literacy rate for West Delhi was above 83% (87.85% of males and 77.99% of females).