East

This page provides an overview of East: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

6,840,914
Population
1,436,623
Households
884
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
79.16%
Approx. literacy

East has an aggregated population of 6,840,914. Approximately 49.97% live in rural areas (3,418,692) and 49.87% live in urban areas (3,411,632).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,418,692 3
Gandhi Nagar 790,684 3
Preet Vihar 2,135,726 4
Vivek Vihar 495,812 3

Population summary

East has a population of 6,840,914 (3,631,861 males and 3,209,053 females). The sex ratio is about 884 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population6,840,914
Male3,631,861
Female3,209,053
Rural population3,418,692 (49.97%)
Urban population3,411,632 (49.87%)
Households1,436,623

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 79.16%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,414,978
Total illiterates1,425,936

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,125,745 (16.46%). ST: 0 (0%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,125,74516.46%
ST00%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 777,802 (11.37%). Workers: 2,320,116 (33.92%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)777,80211.37%
Total workers2,320,11633.92%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
East 1,709,346
East 1,705,816
Preet Vihar 1,066,098
Preet Vihar 1,062,568
Gandhi Nagar 395,342
Gandhi Nagar 395,342
Vivek Vihar 247,906
Vivek Vihar 247,906
East 3,530
Preet Vihar 3,530