Kirari Nagar
Kirari Village | |
|---|---|
  Kirari Nagar Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°41′48″N 77°03′52″E / 28.6968°N 77.0644°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | North West Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Mother Tongue | Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110086 |
| Civic agency | North Delhi Municipal Corporation |
Kirari village is an urban village in the North West Part of Delhi. The surrounding area and some parts of the village itself are now heavily urbanized and industrialized although town has grown a lot in a past few years but the culture and spirit of the village with which it was established still exists.
Waves of migrants from Bihar and UP came in 1999s to 2020.[1] A lot of migrants are now settled around the parts of the village they are hard working and prospering in almost every field including politics, the current MLA of Kirari is Rituraj Govind.[2]
History
Kirari first officially appeared as (khiraree) on the map found in the musty room of the National Archives of India which shows Delhi in 1807, shortly after the arrival of the British in 1803. It highlights the hierarchy of settlements, from small to larger villages.[3]
Lateron Village Nithari was created from the Kirari.
Gallery
(Khiraree) or Kirari in Sketch of the Environs of Delhi, 1807. National Archives of India[4]
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 154,633 | — |
| 2011 | 283,211 | +83.2% |
| Source: Government of India[5] | ||
As of 2012 India census,[6] Kirari Suleman Nagar has a population of 154,633 (2001). Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Kirari Suleman Nagar has an average literacy rate of 49%, less than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 51%, and female literacy is 38%. In Kirari Suleman Nagar, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age. This is a census town in North West district in the Indian state of Delhi. Kirari Suleman Nagar Approved Residency by Aam Aadmi Party in 2017.
References
- ↑ "Most migrants in Delhi still from UP, but Bihar's share rising fast". The Times of India. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "Kirari Election Results 2020: AAP's Rituraj Govind wins by over 5,000 votes". India Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Zinnia Ray. "Six Delhi maps chart the city's evolution from 1807 to 2021". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Zinnia Ray. "Six Delhi maps chart the city's evolution from 1807 to 2021". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.