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National Capital Territory of Delhi

Delhi
City and union territory
National Capital Territory of Delhi
From top clockwise: Lotus temple, Humayun's Tomb, Connaught Place, Akshardham temple and India Gate.
Location of Delhi in India
Location of Delhi in India
Coordinates: 28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°E / 28.61000; 77.23000Coordinates: 28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°E / 28.61000; 77.23000
Country  India
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
Local symbols of Delhi
Animal Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus1.jpg
Bird House sparrow House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)- Male in Kolkata I IMG 5904.jpg
Tree Not designated
Flower Not designated
Population Growth of Delhi 
Census Pop.
1901 405,819
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.

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. 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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