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Also known as Nayi Dilli, New Delhi Municipal Council Area, NDMC area, Nai Dilli

capital city of India

AI overview

New Delhi is the capital city of India, serving as the center of the country's government and administration. It matters as the seat of India's political power and decision-making for a nation of over a billion people.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
federal capital
Named after
Delhi
Official name
ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ
Demonym
Newdelhijčanka
Official language
Urdu
Population
249998
Area
42.7
Elevation
216
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Body of water
Yamuna
Official website
www.ndmc.gov.in
Image
India Gate Legendary Saga Of Supreme Sacrifice.jpg
Households
33208
Licence plate code
DL-0?
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Commons category
New Delhi
postal code
110001
topic's main category
Category:New Delhi
twinned administrative body
Jersey City
inception
1911-01-01
category for people born here
Category:Births in New Delhi
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in New Delhi
category of associated people
Category:People from New Delhi
Commons gallery
नई दिल्ली
male population
136438
female population
113560
different from
New Delhi district
native label
نئی دہلی
hashtag
नई_दिल्ली
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P12749
Vitellius
name
Tân Đức Lợi
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Encyclopedic overview

New Delhi is the capital city 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 (Presidential Palace), Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House), and the Supreme Court. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district.

Although colloquially Delhi and New Delhi are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part within the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region is an even larger entity, comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in the two neighbouring states forming a continuously built-up area with it, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut, YEIDA City, Gurgaon, and Faridabad.

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