Dehli
| Delhi | ||
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| Union territory and City | ||
| National Capital Territory of Delhi | ||
From top clockwise: Lotus temple, Humayun's Tomb, Connaught Place, Akshardham temple and India Gate.
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 Location of Delhi in India |
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| Coordinates: 28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°ECoordinates: 28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°E | ||
| Country |
 India
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| Settled | 6th century B.C., 3000 B.C. (from legend) | |
| Incorporated | 1857 | |
| Capital formation | 1911 | |
| Formation of Union territory | 1956 | |
| Get extra power | 1 February 1992 | |
| Capital | New Delhi | |
| Districts | 11 | |
| Government | ||
| • Lt. Governor | Anil Baijal | |
| • Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal | |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (70 seats) | |
| • High Court | Delhi High Court | |
| • Police commissioner | Alok Verma | |
| Area | ||
| • Union territory | 1,484.0 km2 (573.0 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 31st | |
| Elevation | 200–250 m (650–820 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Union territory | 16,787,941 | |
| • Density | 11,312/km2 (29,298/sq mi) | |
| • City | 11,034,555 | |
| • Urban | 25,735,000 | |
| Demonym(s) | Delhite | |
| Languages | ||
| • Official | Hindi | |
| • Additional official | Punjabi, Urdu | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) | |
| Pincode(s) | 1100XX | |
| Area code(s) | +91 11 | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-DL | |
| Metro GDP | US$167 to US$370 billion (PPP) | |
| Website | Delhi.gov.in | |
| Part C state to Union territory by The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 & States Reorganisation Act, 1956 by The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 |
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| Animal | Nilgai |  |
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| Bird | House sparrow | -_Male_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_5904.jpg){kind=small} |
| Tree | Not designated | |
| Flower | Not designated |
| Population Growth of Delhi | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1901 | 405,819 |
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| 1911 | 413,851 | 2.0% | |
| 1921 | 488,452 | 18.0% | |
| 1931 | 636,246 | 30.3% | |
| 1941 | 917,939 | 44.3% | |
| 1951 | 1,744,072 | 90.0% | |
| 1961 | 2,658,612 | 52.4% | |
| 1971 | 4,065,698 | 52.9% | |
| 1981 | 6,220,406 | 53.0% | |
| 1991 | 9,420,644 | 51.4% | |
| 2001 | 13,782,976 | 46.3% | |
| 2011 | 16,753,235 | 21.6% | |
| source: † Huge population rise in 1951 due to large scale migration after Partition of India in 1947. |
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Delhi (/ˈdɛli/, Hindustani pronunciation: [d̪ɪlliː] Dilli), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India. It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east. It is the most expansive city in India—about 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). At the 2011 census Delhi city population was about 11 million, the second highest in India after Mumbai, while the whole NCT population was about 16 million.Urban expansion has resulted in Delhi's urban area now being considered as extending beyond NCT boundaries to incorporate towns and cities of neighbouring states, and covering a total population estimated at over 25 million — the third largest urban area in the world. As of 2016[update] recent estimates of the metro economy of its urban area have ranked Delhi either the top or second most productive metro area of India. Delhi is the second wealthiest city after Mumbai in India, with a total wealth of $450 billion and home to 18 billionaires and 23000 millionaires.
Delhi has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BC. Through most of its history, Delhi has served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires. It has been captured, ransacked and rebuilt several times, particularly during the medieval period, and modern Delhi is a cluster of a number of cities spread across the metropolitan region.
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