Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Model Town, Narela, and Alipur.

According to the 2011 census North Delhi had a population of 887,978,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[3] or the US state of Delaware.

The district had a population density of 14,973 inhabitants per square kilometre (38,780/sq mi).

North Delhi had a sex ratio of 871 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.81%.

[2] After reorganization, the new North Delhi district had a population of 1,405,723, of which 1,236,984 (88.00%) lived in urban areas.