It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south.

According to the 2011 census East Delhi has a population of 1,709,346,[citation needed] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[3] or the US state of Nebraska.

The district has a population density of 27,132 inhabitants per square kilometre (70,270/sq mi).

East Delhi has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.75%.

The Scheduled Castes make up of 16.5% (281,482) of total district population.