Delhi division
Administrative division of Delhi, India
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Delhi Division is the only administrative and revenue division in Delhi, India which consists of 13 districts.[1][2] Civil Lines in Central Delhi district is the headquarters of the Delhi division.[3]
Delhi Division is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Divisional Commissioner (Principal Secretary of Revenue).[4][5][6] Each of these district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM), also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Delhi.[7][8][9] The Divisional Commissioner reports to the Chief Secretary of Delhi.
Ashwani Kumar (IAS) is the current Divisional Commissioner of Delhi.[6][10] Naresh Kumar (IAS) is the Chief Secretary of Delhi.[11][12]
List of districts and Sub-divisions
Below is the list of 13 districts and 39 sub-divisions of Delhi.[1][2] All 13 districts of Delhi fall under Delhi division.
| No. | District | Population | Area | Ref. | Sub-divisions (Tehsils) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Delhi | 578,671 | 23 | [13] | Patel Nagar | Karol Bagh | ||
| 2 | Central North Delhi | Shakur Basti | Shalimar Bagh | Model Town | ||||
| 3 | East Delhi | 1,707,725 | 49 | [14] | Gandhi Nagar | Vishwas Nagar | Patparganj | |
| 4 | New Delhi | 133,713 | 35 | [15] | New Delhi | Delhi Cantonment | ||
| 5 | North Delhi | 883,418 | 59 | [16] | Burari | Adarsh Nagar | Badli | |
| 6 | North East Delhi | 2,240,749 | 56 | [17] | Karawal Nagar | Gokal Puri | Yamuna Vihar | Shahdara |
| 7 | North West Delhi | 3,651,261 | 234.4 | [18] | Kirari | Nangloi Jat | Rohini | |
| 8 | Old Delhi | Sadar Bazar | Chandni Chowk | |||||
| 9 | Outer North Delhi | Mundka | Narela | Bawana | ||||
| 10 | South Delhi | 2,733,752 | 249 | [19] | Chhatarpur | Malviya Nagar | Deoli | Mehrauli |
| 11 | South East Delhi | 637,775 | 102 | [20] | Jangpura | Kalkaji | Badarpur | |
| 12 | South West Delhi | 2,292,363 | 421 | [21] | Najafgarh | Matiala | Dwarka | Bijwasan |
| 13 | West Delhi | 2,531,583 | 131 | [22] | Vikaspuri | Janakpuri | Rajouri Garden | |