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Delhi
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| National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
From top, left to right:
Humayun's Tomb;
Qutub Minar;
Jama Masjid;
Red Fort's Lahori gate;
India Gate;
Digambar Jain Mandir with Gauri Shankar temple in the background;
St. James' Church;
Hyderabad House;
Lotus Temple, a
Baháʼí House of Worship
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Interactive map of Delhi
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| Coordinates: 28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°E / 28.61000; 77.23000 | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Capital, Delhi Sultanate | 1214 |
| Capital, Mughal Empire | 1526, intermittently with Agra |
| New Delhi, capital, British Indian Empire | 12 December 1911 |
| New Delhi, capital, Dominion of India | 1947 |
| New Delhi, capital, Republic of India | 26 January 1950 |
| Union Territory[1][2] | 1 November 1956 |
| National Capital Territory[3] | 1 February 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Delhi |
| • Lt. Governor | Vinai Kumar Saxena[4] |
| • Chief Minister | Atishi Marlena Singh (AAP) |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (70 seats) |
| • Parliamentary constituency | |
| Area | |
| • Megacity and union territory | 1,484 km2 (573 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200–250 m (650–820 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
[6]
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| • Megacity and union territory | 16,787,941 |
| • Estimate
(2024)
[7]
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21,588,000 |
| • Density | 11,312/km2 (29,298/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16,349,831 (2nd) |
| • Megacity | 11,034,555 (2nd) |
| • Metro (includes part of NCR) (2024) | 33,807,400 (1st) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Additional official | |
| GDP (2023–24) | |
| • Megacity and union territory | ₹1,107,746 crore (US$130 billion)[11] |
| • Per Capita | ₹461,910 (US$5,500)[12] |
| • Metro (PPP) | $521.5 billion[13] |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| PINs[14] |
110000–110099
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| Area code | +91 11 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-DL |
| Vehicle registration | DL |
| International Airport | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| Rapid Transit | Delhi Metro |
| HDI (2018) |  0.839[15] (Very High) · 1st |
| Literacy (2011) | 86.21%[16] |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 868 ♀/1000 ♂[16] |
| Website | delhi |
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Delhi
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|---|---|
| National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
|
From top, left to right:
Humayun's Tomb;
Qutub Minar;
Jama Masjid;
Red Fort's Lahori gate;
India Gate;
Digambar Jain Mandir with Gauri Shankar temple in the background;
St. James' Church;
Hyderabad House;
Lotus Temple, a
Baháʼí House of Worship
|
|
|
Interactive map of Delhi
|
|
| Coordinates: 28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°E / 28.61000; 77.23000 | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Capital, Delhi Sultanate | 1214 |
| Capital, Mughal Empire | 1526, intermittently with Agra |
| New Delhi, capital, British Indian Empire | 12 December 1911 |
| New Delhi, capital, Dominion of India | 1947 |
| New Delhi, capital, Republic of India | 26 January 1950 |
| Union Territory[1][2] | 1 November 1956 |
| National Capital Territory[3] | 1 February 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Delhi |
| • Lt. Governor | Vinai Kumar Saxena[4] |
| • Chief Minister | Atishi Marlena Singh (AAP) |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (70 seats) |
| • Parliamentary constituency | |
| Area | |
| • Megacity and union territory | 1,484 km2 (573 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200–250 m (650–820 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
[6]
|
|
| • Megacity and union territory | 16,787,941 |
| • Estimate
(2024)
[7]
|
21,588,000 |
| • Density | 11,312/km2 (29,298/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16,349,831 (2nd) |
| • Megacity | 11,034,555 (2nd) |
| • Metro (includes part of NCR) (2024) | 33,807,400 (1st) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Additional official | |
| GDP (2023–24) | |
| • Megacity and union territory | ₹1,107,746 crore (US$130 billion)[11] |
| • Per Capita | ₹461,910 (US$5,500)[12] |
| • Metro (PPP) | $521.5 billion[13] |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| PINs[14] |
110000–110099
|
| Area code | +91 11 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-DL |
| Vehicle registration | DL |
| International Airport | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| Rapid Transit | Delhi Metro |
| HDI (2018) | 0.839[15] (Very High) · 1st |
| Literacy (2011) | 86.21%[16] |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 868 ♀/1000 ♂[16] |
| Website | delhi |
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