National Capital Territory of Delhi
| Delhi | |
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| City and union territory | |
| 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 | Najeeb Jung |
| • Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (70 seats) |
| • High Court | Delhi High Court |
| • Police commissioner | Alok Verma |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,484.0 km2 (573.0 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 58,332 km2 (22,522 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 31st |
| Elevation | 200–250 m (650–820 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 16,787,941 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 12,591.71/km2 (32,612.39/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 21,753,486 |
| 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 |
| GDP | 2015 |
| - Total |
INR 968600 crore US$ 167 billion |
| 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; Devanāgarī: दिल्ली), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), 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). It has a population of about 25 million, making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in India and 3rd largest urban area in the world.Urban expansion in Delhi has caused it to grow beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states. At its largest extent, there is a population of about 25 million residents as of 2014[update]. After Mumbai, Delhi has the second-highest number of billionaires and millionaires in India.
Delhi has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BCE. 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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