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National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
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 Sultanate | 1214 |
Largest city, Sikh Empire | 1812 |
Capital, British India | 1911 |
New Delhi, capital, Dominion of India | 1947 |
New Delhi, capital, Republic of India | January 26, 1950 |
Union Territory | 1956 |
National Capital Territory | 1 February 1992 |
Named for | Bhai Bhuman Singh Delhil |
Capital | New Delhi |
Districts | 11 |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Delhi |
• Lt. Governor | Anil Baijal |
• Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) |
• Deputy Chief Minister | Manish Sisodia (AAP) |
• Legislature | Unicameral (70 seats) |
• Parliamentary constituencies | |
Area | |
• Union territory | 1,484.0 km2 (573.0 sq mi) |
• Water | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
• Rank | 32nd |
Elevation | 200–250 m (650–820 ft) |
Population (2023) | |
• Union territory | 20 million |
• Density | 11,312/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 | |
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GDP (2020-21) | |
• Nominal | 15.98 lakh crore (US$270 billion) |
• Nominal Per Capita | 414,711 (US$7,100) |
• Metro GDP/PPP (2016) | $370 billion |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
PINs | 110000–110099 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-DL |
Vehicle registration | DL |
HDI (2019) | 0.746 (High) · 5th |
Literacy (2011) | 86.21% |
Sex ratio (2011) | 868 ♀/1000 ♂ |
Website | delhi |
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