Megacity and union territory of India

Delhi

348Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 11.0M· Elev. 745 ftWikipedia

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a megacity and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million.Wikipedia

Country Context

IndiaCountry in South Asia

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia.Wikipedia

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

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Livability

Safety Score
41
Internet
Country Broadband
2.7
subscriptions per 100 people
Developing Broadband
05

Climate

Sunshine
348
sunny days per year
95% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
32"
inches per year
Air Quality
145
Unhealthy AQI
07

Demographics

Population11.0M
Altitude745 ftabove sea level
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