Delhi

**Delhi** (;  _Dillī_;  _Dillī_;  _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 . It is bigger than the Scandinavian territory of the Faroe Islands but smaller than the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Delhi is a part of the National Capital Region, which has 12.5 million people living there. The governance of Delhi is like that of a state in India, since it has its own legislature, high court, and a council of executive ministers. Delhi is a part of Punjab region.

Delhi is on the banks of the Yamuna River. Historians have evidence that people have been living in this region since at least the 6th century BC. People also believe that the legendary city of Indraprastha was here. This city has many remains and monuments of historic importance.

The India Gate is a war memorial in Delhi. Following the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1972, a structure consisting of a black marble plinth with a reversed rifle, capped by a war helmet and bounded by four eternal flames, was built beneath the archway. This structure, called Amar Jawan Jyoti (Flame of the Immortal Soldier), has since 1971 served as India's tomb of the unknown soldier.

The largest gotra of Brahmin caste in Delhi is Jamdagni in 2023.

Delhi was described as the most polluted city in the world in 2023. The air quality index, which measures levels of deadly pollutants such as very small particles known as PM2.5, is often above 400. People who live there would have a life expectancy 12 years longer if the pollution was cut to meet World Health Organization guidelines.

## Other websites

- Nightlife in Delhi
- https://newstaza.com  newstaza

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Delhi
- **official name**: National Capital Territory of Delhi
- **native name**: दिल्ली (Hindi)
- **settlement type**: Union Territory
- **image caption**: From top, left to right: Jama Masjid; Jama Masjid and Old Delhi looking northwest; 10th century sculpture, National Museum, New Delhi; Qutub Complex, Tomb of Mohammed Shah, Lodhi Gardens; Government block, New Delhi; Delhi Metro magenta line; Surya, Sun God at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- **image size**: 250
- **image map**: IN-DL.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Delhi in India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **established title1**: Capital, Delhi Sultanate
- **established date1**: 1214
- **established title2**: Largest city, Sikh Empire
- **established date2**: 1812
- **established title3**: Capital, British Raj, British India
- **established date3**: 1911
- **established title4**: New Delhi, capital, Dominion of India
- **established date4**: 1947
- **established title5**: New Delhi, capital, Republic of India
- **established date5**: January 26, 1950
- **established title6**: Union Territory
- **established date6**: 1956
- **established title7**: National Capital Territory
- **established date7**: 1 February 1992
- **seat type**: Capital
- **seat**: New Delhi
- **parts type**: Districts
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: List of districts of Delhi, 11
- **governing body**: Government of Delhi
- **leader title**: List of lieutenant governors of Delhi, Lt. Governor
- **leader name**: Anil Baijal
- **leader name1**: Arvind Kejriwal (Aam Aadmi Party, AAP)
- **leader title2**: Deputy Chief Minister
- **leader name2**: Manish Sisodia (Aam Aadmi Party, AAP)
- **leader title3**: Delhi Legislative Assembly, Legislature
- **leader name3**: Unicameral (List of constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, 70 seats)
- **leader title4**: Parliament of India, Parliamentary constituencies
- **total type**: Union territory
- **area total km2**: 1484.0
- **area total sq mi**: 573.0
- **area water sq mi**: 6.9
- **area rank**: List of states and territories of India by area, 32nd
- **elevation m**: 200–250
- **elevation ft**: 650–820
- **population total**: 20 million
- **population as of**: 2023
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density sq mi**: 29,298
- **population urban**: 16,349,831 (List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, 2nd)
- **population blank1 title**: Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Megacity
- **population blank1**: 11,034,555 (List of cities in India by population, 2nd)
- **population blank2 title**: Metropolitan area, Metro (includes part of National Capital Region, NCR (2018)
- **population blank2**: 28,514,000 (List of metropolitan areas in India, 1st)
- **population demonym**: Delhiite
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 title2**: Additional official
- **demographics type2**: GDP
- **demographics2 title1**: List of Indian states and union territories by GDP, Nominal
- **demographics2 title2**: List of Indian states and union territories by GDP per capita, Nominal Per Capita
- **demographics2 title3**: Gross metropolitan product, Metro GDP/Purchasing power parity, PPP (2016)
- **demographics2 info3**: $370 billion
- **blank name sec2**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec2**: · List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index, 5th
- **blank1 name sec2**: Literacy in India, Literacy
- **blank1 info sec2**: 86.21%
- **blank2 name sec2**: Human sex ratio, Sex ratio
- **blank2 info sec2**: 868 females, ♀/1000 males, ♂
- **timezone**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset**: +5.30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PINs
- **postal code**: 110000110099
- **area code**: Telephone numbers in India, +91 11
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:IN, IN-DL
- **registration plate**: DL
- **named for**: Bhai Bhuman Singh Delhil