National Capital Region of India
| National Capital Region | |
|---|---|
| Region | |
 National Capital Territory of Delhi as captured by Landsat-5 satellite |
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| Coordinates: 28°40′N 77°13′E / 28.667°N 77.217°ECoordinates: 28°40′N 77°13′E / 28.667°N 77.217°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| States |
Delhi Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh |
| Government | |
| • Regional authority | National Capital Region Planning Board |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58,332 km2 (22,522 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 46,069,000 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Website | ncrpb |
The National Capital Region (NCR) is a coordinated planning region centred upon the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It encompasses the entire NCT of Delhi and several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The NCR and the associated National Capital Region Planning Board were created in 1985 to plan the development of the region and to evolve harmonized policies for the control of land-uses and development of infrastructure in the region. Prominent cities of NCR include Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Muzaffarnagar.
The NCR is a rural-urban region, with a population of over 46,069,000 and an urbanization level of 62.6%. As well as the cities and towns the NCR contains ecologically sensitive areas like the Aravalli ridge, forests, wildlife and bird sanctuaries. The Delhi Extended Urban Agglomeration, a part of the NCR, contributed $370 billion or roughly 4% to the Indian economy (measured in terms of GDP PPP) in 2015-16.
The National Capital Region (NCR) and its planning board were created under the National Capital Region Planning Board Act of 1985. That 1985 Act defined the NCR as being the whole of NCT of Delhi; the Haryana districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad (then including Palwal), Rohtak (then including Jhajjar), Sonipat, and the Rewari and Panipat tehsils then in Mahendragarh; and the Uttar Pradesh districts of Bulandshahr, Meerut and Ghaziabad (including Hapur Tehsil), and some of the Rajasthan district of Alwar. The 1985 boundary of the NCR covered an area of 34,144 km2.
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