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National Capital Territory of Delhi
Flag of Delhi
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
Capital, Delhi Sultanate1214
Largest city, Sikh Empire1812
Capital, British India1911
New Delhi, capital, Dominion of India1947
New Delhi, capital, Republic of IndiaJanuary 26, 1950
Union Territory1956
National Capital Territory1 February 1992
Named forBhai Bhuman Singh Delhil
CapitalNew Delhi
Districts11
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Delhi
 • Lt. GovernorAnil Baijal
 • Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal (AAP)
 • Deputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia (AAP)
 • LegislatureUnicameral (70 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituencies
Area
 • Union territory1,484.0 km2 (573.0 sq mi)
 • Water18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
 • Rank32nd
Elevation
200–250 m (650–820 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Union territory20 million
 • Density11,312/km2 (29,298/sq mi)
 • Urban
16,349,831 (2nd)
 • Megacity
11,034,555 (2nd)
 • Metro (includes part of NCR (2018)
28,514,000 (1st)
Languages
 • Official
 • Additional official
GDP (2020-21)
 • NominalINR15.98 lakh crore (US$270 billion)
 • Nominal Per CapitaINR414,711 (US$7,100)
 • Metro GDP/PPP (2016)$370 billion
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
PINs
110000–110099
ISO 3166 codeIN-DL
Vehicle registrationDL
HDI (2019)Increase 0.746 (High) · 5th
Literacy (2011)86.21%
Sex ratio (2011)868 /1000
Websitedelhi.gov.in

Delhi (English: /ˈdɛli/; Hindustani: [ˈdɪlːi] Dillī; Punjabi: [ˈdɪlːi] Dillī; Urdu: [ˈdeɦli] Dēhlī), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and territory in India. It includes the country's capital New Delhi. It covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). It is bigger than the Faroe Islands but smaller than Guadeloupe. Delhi is a part of the National Capital Region, which has 12.5 million residents. The governance of Delhi is like that of a state in India. It has its own legislature, high court and a council of executive ministers. Delhi is a part of Panjab region

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