South West Delhi district

South West Delhi
Dakṣinṇa Paścima Dillī
Hindi transcription(s)
South West Delhi is located in Delhi
South West Delhi
South West Delhi
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°36′34″N 77°08′23″E / 28.60955°N 77.13967°E / 28.60955; 77.13967
Country India
State Delhi
Created1997
Founded bySahib Singh Varma
Named forThe southwestern part of Delhi
HeadquartersKapashera
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation Of Delhi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,292,958
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Punjabi, English.
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
1100xx[1]
STD Code011
Lok Sabha constituenciesWest Delhi, South Delhi
Websitehttps://dmsouthwest.delhi.gov.in/
Districts of Delhi

South West Delhi (ISO: Dakṣinṇa Paścima Dillī) is one of the eleven administrative districts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Kapashera serves as the administrative headquarters of South West Delhi.

South West Delhi is bounded by the districts of West Delhi to the north, Central Delhi to the northeast, New Delhi and South Delhi to the east, Gurgaon District of Haryana state to the south, and Jhajjar District of Haryana to the west.

South West Delhi has a population of 2,292,958 (2011 census), and an area of 420 km², with a population density of 5,445 inhabitants per square kilometre. It is the fourth most populous district in Delhi.

The district court that functions under the Delhi High Court for South West Delhi is also located in Dwarka Sector 10.

Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Dwarka, Najafgarh and Kapashera.[2][3]

  1. ^ (South West Delhi)
  2. ^ "South West District". www.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "South West District". www.delhi.gov.in. Retrieved 21 September 2016.