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New Delhi (/ ˈ nj uː ˈ d ɛ. l i / ⓘ, [6] Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court.
Delhi, [a] officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India.Straddling both sides of the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions.
Govt. of New Delhi "Urban agglomerations/cities having population 1 million and above" (PDF). Provisional population totals, census of India 2011. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
South Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India with its headquarters in Saket. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Saket, Hauz Khas, and Mehrauli. [ 2] It is bounded by the Yamuna River to the east, the districts of New Delhi to the north, Faridabad District of ...
Government of India (1947–present) Delhi has been an important political centre of India as the capital of several empires. [ 1] The recorded history of Delhi begins with the 8th century Tomar Rajputs kingdom. It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and rebuilt several times, as outsiders who successfully invaded the Indian ...
The 46 cities with populations of 1 million and above are known as Million Plus UA s or Cities. The 3 UAs with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities (The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million).[ 1]) The cities listed in bold are the capitals of ...
This is a list of locations which have served as the capital city of major historical empires in the Indian subcontinent as well as the modern day nation of India since 1858. The current capital city of the Indian Republic is New Delhi , which replaced Calcutta in 1911.
During the 1970s, Delhi had only four administrative districts ie North, South, Central and New Delhi. [ 12] Between January 1997 and September 2012, there were nine administrative districts and 27 sub-divisions. [ 1] In September 2012, two new administrative districts, viz. South-East Delhi and Shahdara were added to the city's map. [ 2]