District at a Glance
(Year-2015-16)
1. Area 64 Sq. Km
2. Number of Villages (Revenue Village- 29 17, Urbanised Village- 12):
3. Tehsils 3
4. Total Population 1,707,725
5. Male Population 906,721
6. Female Population 801,004
Female Rural Population 1661
Female Urban Population 799,343
Rural Population 3,530
7. Urban Population 1704,194
8. Decadal Growth Rate 16.68%
Rural Decadal Growth -80.63%
9. Urban Decadal Growth 17.91%
10. Population in Percentage to total 10.19% population of the State
11. Population Density 26683
12. Sex Ratio 883
13. 0 - 6 age group Population 189,519
14. 6 - 11 age group population 182035
15. 11 - 14 age group Population 103887
16. Literacy Rate 88.75%
17. Male Literacy Rate 92.47%
18. Female Literacy Rate 84.55%
19. No. of Schools 598
20. No. of Learning Centres 21
21. No. of Teacher Training Institutions 6
22. No. of NGOs working in Dist. 17
East Delhi is situated on the eastern banks of the river Yamuna that divides Delhi into two parts. This part of Delhi is therefore also popular as the Trans Yamuna area. With time, East Delhi has attained a neat and chic look with the posh residential areas, luxurious malls and indulging restaurants. Some of the most important commercial and administrative centres are located in Delhi East. The four important regions of East Delhi are Mayors Vihar, Preet Vihar, Shahdara and Patparganj. Preet Vihar, with its designer boutiques and shops has proved to be the center for fashion freaks. Likewise, this particular area is also known for its popular hang outs like Mc Donalds, Domino's Pizza, Nirula's, Sagar Ratna, Saffron Court and Bikanerwala. The Preet Vihar in East Delhi is also known for its educational and coaching centers like Fitjee, Career Launcher, NIIT and Aptech. This region in East Delhi is further divided into three areas- Laxmi Nagar, Shakarpur and Anand Vihar. There are numerous hotels that provide fabulous room services to make your stay in the state a cherishable affair. Accommodations are also provided by numerous co-operative organizations, providing the ultimate comfort to the visitors. Swank and urbane in the true sense, East Delhi is the true repository of the Delhi metropolis.
District Institute of Education & Training, Karkardooma is located at Karkardooma Institutional Area, District East. In December 1991, the Parliament passed the 74th Constitution Amendment Bill providing a legislative assembly of seventy seats with seven members of council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister. In 1993, Delhi was designated as national Capital Territory (NCT). Presently, the NCT of Delhi has nine revenue district of which District East is one. The district is administered by the Deputy Commissioner. The district has three administrative Sub-divisions namely Gandhi Nagar, Vivek Vihar and Preet Vihar. The heads of Sub-Divisions/ Tehsils are known as Sub-Divisional Magistrate.The Office of Deputy commissioner East is at I& F Complex, LM Bund Road, Shastri Nagar, Delhi & DCP Head Quarter is at Shalimar Park.There are also three more teacher training institutes working in the district which are run by private management but affiliated to SCERT, Delhi. They are namely Rishabh institute, Sai Institute of Education and Ideal Institute of management and Technology.
In Delhi, there is a multi-management system for education particularly for school education. There are schools, managed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and Directorate of Education and some schools are being managed by private organizations, trusts etc. But MCD and Directorate of Education have the major share of student population particularly at elementary level. MCD has the responsibility of imparting primary education only.
Education department manages number of aided and recognized schools. There are 123 Non- Government schools under MCD, and 138 Non-Government schools under Directorate of Education. Some of the schools are double shifted.
Geographical features, socio economic and cultural Characteristics:
The geographical area of the District East is 64 Square Kilometers. * Topographically the east Delhi is more or less same as that of rest of Delhi, but due to the river Yamuna flowing across its southern and western boundaries the district has alluvial soil, which is fertile and rich in silica & aluminum. Located between Yamuna & Hindon Doab, it is a low lying area and flood plain. The east district is separated from rest of the Delhi by river Yamuna which flows in its west direction. The east of east district Delhi is outlined by Uttar Pradesh which also spreads up to South direction of East Delhi. The north of east district is North East Delhi. The district has Shahdara, Gandhi Nagar, Jheel Khuranja, Geeta Colony, Teliwara, Patparganj, ** which even today stand for their old legacies, the traditions & traditional, whether its sweets or dresses or business. Part of shahdara hosts AnajMandi, Sabji Mandi at Gazipur. The ‘district has chain of Viharas to mention a few, Preet Vihar, swasthya vihar, Vivek Vihar, Mayur vihar and Anand Vihar. The resettlement colonies like Trilokpuri & Kalyanpuri are also settled in East Delhi.
The east district has ‘a distinction of having all types of income groups thereby providing all the facilities required for meeting the varied needs of its people. Markets at Shakarpur, Laxmi Nagar are drawing parallels with any modern updated market.
Educational Scenario of District East of Delhi
EDMC Schools in the District East Type of School No. Of Schools EDMC Primary Schools 196 EDMC Nursery Schools 3 EDMC Aided 10 Recognized 132 Total Schools 341
DOE Schools in the District East, Delhi
Types of Schools No. Of Schools Sarvodaya Schools/RPVV(2) 69 Senior Sec. Schools 34 Sec. Schools 11 KVS 02 DWS 01 Aided Schools 15 Recognized Schools 193 Total 295
Teaching Staff in DOE & EDMC Schools of District East of Delhi
Particulars Status of Teaching Staff DOE Sanction Filled up Vacant Principals 106 88 18 Vice Principals 154 164 PGTs (Lecturers) 1348 1348 210 TGTs 3468 2356 1112 Primary Teachers. (DOE) 665 600 65 Nursery Teachers. (DOE) 106 106 00 PET 147 104 43 Miscellaneous Teachers. 343 215 130 Librarians 110 85 25 Lab Asstt. 246 136 110 EDMC Principals 197 177 20 Principals Aided Schools 10 09 02 Principals Nursery 3 1 2 Primary Teachers. 2037 1380 83 Primary Teachers. (Cont.) -- 574 00 Nursery Teachers. 160 121 39 Teachers in Aided School N.A N.A ---