East Delhi is located on the eastern bank of Yamuna River and this part of the city is also called "Trans Yamuna". East Delhi is surrounded by some parts of U.P, which includes Noida and Ghaziabad.

According to the census of 2001, the population of East Delhi was 1.448770 million. East Delhi lying at the other side of Yamuna River does not mean that it is having a different culture and tradition. The culture,tradition and lifestyle are almost the same as New Delhi. We find people from all religions and major festivals are celebrated here with the same vigor and enthusiasm.
East Delhi has been successful in accommodating large population of outsiders from different parts of the country. This is the reason why Delhi and other parts of Delhi have a cosmopolitan culture.

This is very vivid from the fact that Mayur Vihar Phase-III has a decent population of South Indians, while Mayur Vihar Phase I and Phase II is a home to Bengalis and Christians. Other areas of East Delhi like Seelumpur have a good number of Muslims with placeslike Geeta Colony being dominated by Sikhs and Punjabis.

The transportation facilities to and from East Delhi to other parts of the city are well versed with buses and auto rickshaw plying to all parts of the city. East Delhi is also among the busiest and densely populated areas of Delhi with places like Vikas Marg, Preet Vihar and Shahadra always prone to traffic jams.

Traffic problems in some parts of East Delhi have been reduced with the advent of  delhi metro which runs through a part of East Delhi and terminates at Shahadra.


Major Sub Divisions in East Delhi are: Preet Vihar, Vivek Vihar, Shahdara, Mayur Vihar, Patparganj and Lakshmi Nagar.