New Delhi

**New Delhi** () is the capital of India. It is also a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).

In traditional Indian geography, it is in the North Indian zone. The city has an area of about . New Delhi has a population of about 9.4 million people.

Delhi and New Delhi are often used as if they mean the same thing, but they are actually different. New Delhi is a small part of the larger city of Delhi, and it is also the seat of the Indian government. The National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi includes New Delhi and other surrounding areas. Beyond this is the National Capital Region (NCR), which is even bigger. It includes nearby cities like Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut, YEIDA City, Gurgaon, and Faridabad, forming a large connected urban area.

New Delhi was planned and built during British rule. Its foundation stone was laid in 1911 by King George V at the Delhi Durbar. British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker designed the city. New Delhi officially became the capital on 13 February 1931, when it was inaugurated by the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

## Demographics

As of 2011, the New Delhi Municipal Council area has a population of 249,998. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in New Delhi and the lingua franca of the city. English is primarily used as the formal language by business and government institutes. New Delhi has a literacy rate of 89.38% according to 2011 census, which is the highest in Delhi.

### Religion

According to 2011 census, Hinduism is the religion of 89.8% of New Delhi's population. There are also communities of Muslims (4.5%), Christians (2.9%), Sikhs (2.0%), Jains (0.4%). Other religious groups include Parsis, Buddhists, and Jews.

## Government

The national capital of India, New Delhi is jointly administered by both the Central Government of India and the local Government of Delhi, it is also the capital of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

New Delhi is administered through a municipal government, known as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). The other urban areas of the metropolis of Delhi are administered by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Cantonment Board. , the government structure of the New Delhi Municipal Council includes a chairperson, three members of New Delhi's Legislative Assembly, two members nominated by the Chief Minister of the NCT of Delhi and five members nominated by the central government.

The districts of the NCT were redrawn in 2012 and include a district called New Delhi, albeit with different borders than the municipality. The New Delhi district includes not only the area of the municipality of the same name but also encompasses the Delhi Cantonment and parts of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi area.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: New Delhi
- **native name**: नई दिल्ली
 Naī Dillī
- **settlement type**: Federal capital
- **image seal**: Seal of the New Delhi Municipal Council.svg
- **image flag**: New Delhi Municipal Council Flag of India.png
- **pushpin map**: India#Asia
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin mapsize**: 300
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and union territories of India, Union territory
- **subdivision name1**: Delhi
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 12 December 1911
- **established title1**: Inaugurated
- **established date1**: 13 February 1931
- **government type**: Municipal council (India), Municipal Council
- **governing body**: New Delhi Municipal Council
- **leader title1**: Chairman
- **leader name1**: Amit Yadav, Indian Administrative Service, IAS
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **total type**: Capital city
- **area total km2**: 42.7
- **area rank**: List of districts of Delhi, 10
- **elevation m**: 216
- **population total**: 249,998
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population blank1 title**: Metropolitan area, Metro (2018; includes entire urban Delhi + part of National Capital Region (India), NCR)
- **population blank1**: 28,514,000
- **population rank**: List of districts of Delhi, 11
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +05:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **postal code**: 110001, 121003, 1220xx, 201313 (New Delhi)
- **area code**: Telephone numbers in India, +91-11
- **registration plate**: DL-2X
- **blank1 name sec1**: International Airport
- **blank1 info sec1**: Indira Gandhi International Airport
- **area total sq mi**: 16.49
- **founder**: George V
- **elevation ft**: 708.62
- **subdivision type2**: List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha, Lok Sabha constituency
- **subdivision name2**: New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, New Delhi
- **subdivision name3**: New Delhi Assembly constituency, New Delhi
- **subdivision type3**: Delhi Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly
- **native name lang**: hi
- **motto**: _Śrama ēva jayatē_
<small>Labour is victory</small>
- **subdivision type4**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name4**: New Delhi district, New Delhi