Delhi
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National Capital Territory 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]
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•
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
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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 |
Delhi
|
|
---|---|
National Capital Territory 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 |