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According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, [6] [19] while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. [ 8 ] The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata ; however, excavations ...
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 the respective state or union territory and New Delhi, the capital of India.
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting. [6] [7]
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.
This is a list of towns and cities that are constituent parts of the urban agglomeration (UA) of Delhi, a union territory of India. All have a population greater than 100,000, as counted in the 2011 census of India .
The 2021 plan estimated the 2001 population of the CNCR outside of Delhi to be over 2.8 million, while Delhi's population was 13.8 million, yielding a total CNCR population of 16.6 million. [43] As of 2016 the most recent population estimates have spanned 25.7 to 26.5 million people. [44] [45]
Delhi India: 16,787,941 (2011) 22,200,000 [13] (2011) 46,069,000 [14] (2011) Delhi City Proper, Delhi Metropolitan Area and Delhi Urban Area are assumed to be synonymous with the current designations of Delhi Capital Territory, Central National Capital Region and National Capital Region, respectively. Istanbul [b] Turkey [c] 14,657,000 [15 ...
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.