Capital City / District | |
Clockwise from top left: Secretariat Building, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar, Rashtrapati Bhavan, India Gate | |
Location in Delhi, India New Delhi (India) New Delhi (Asia) | |
Coordinates: 28°36′50″N77°12′32″E / 28.61389°N 77.20889°ECoordinates: 28°36′50″N77°12′32″E / 28.61389°N 77.20889°E | |
Country | India |
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Union territory | Delhi |
Established | 1911 |
Inaugurated | 1931 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | New Delhi Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Capital city | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Capital city | 142,004 |
• Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
• Metro (2016) | 26,454,000 |
Demonym(s) | Dilliwale/ Delhite |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Pincode(s) | 110xxx |
Area code(s) | +91-11 |
Vehicle registration | DL-1x-x-xxxx to DL-14x-x-xxxx |
Website | www.ndmc.gov.in |
Climate data for New Delhi (Safdarjung) 1981–2010 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 40.6 (105.1) | 45.6 (114.1) | 47.2 (117.0) | 46.7 (116.1) | 45.0 (113.0) | 42.0 (107.6) | 40.6 (105.1) | 39.4 (102.9) | 36.1 (97.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 47.2 (117.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.2 (102.6) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.1 (93.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 31.4 (88.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 19.0 (66.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 1.1 (34.0) | −0.6 (30.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 19.3 (0.76) | 22.1 (0.87) | 15.9 (0.63) | 13.0 (0.51) | 31.5 (1.24) | 82.2 (3.24) | 187.3 (7.37) | 232.5 (9.15) | 129.8 (5.11) | 14.3 (0.56) | 4.9 (0.19) | 9.4 (0.37) | 762.3 (30.01) |
Average rainy days | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 40.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 55 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 46 | 70 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 54 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214.6 | 216.1 | 239.1 | 261.0 | 263.1 | 196.5 | 165.9 | 177.0 | 219.0 | 269.3 | 247.2 | 215.8 | 2,684.6 |
Source #1: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[31][33] | |||||||||||||
Source #2: NOAA (extremes, sun and humidity, 1971–1990)[34] |
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1961 | 143,846 | — |
1971 | 164,702 | +1.36% |
1981 | 144,115 | −1.33% |
1991 | 168,669 | +1.59% |
2001 | 179,112 | +0.60% |
2011 | 142,004 | −2.29% |
source:[50] |
Religion in New Delhi (NDMC)[51][52] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 89.82% | |||
Islam | 4.50% | |||
Christianity | 2.93% | |||
Sikhism | 1.97% | |||
Jainism | 0.42% | |||
Others | 0.36% |
Station Name | Station Code | Railway Zone | Total Platforms |
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New Delhi | NDLS | Northern Railway | 16 |
Old Delhi | DLI | Northern Railway | 16 |
Hazrat Nizamuddin | NZM | Northern Railway | 7 |
Anand Vihar Terminal | ANVT | Northern Railway | 7 |
Delhi Sarai Rohilla | DEE | Northern Railway | 7 |
Club | Sport | League | Venue | Span |
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Delhi Capitals | Cricket | IPL | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground | 2008–present |
Delhi Wizards | Field hockey | WSH | Dhyan Chand National Stadium | 2011–present |
Delhi Waveriders | Field hockey | HIL | Dhyan Chand National Stadium | 2013–present |
Delhi Dashers | Badminton | PBL | DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium | 2015–present |
Dabang Delhi | Kabaddi | PKL | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | 2014–present |
Delhi Dynamos FC | Football | ISL | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 2014–present |
Indian Aces | Tennis | IPTL | Indira Gandhi Arena | 2014–present |
Dilli Veer | Wrestling | PWL | K. D. Jadhav Wrestling Stadium | 2015–present |
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