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[[File:Delhi Cantt Station.jpg|Delhi Cantonment railway station|thumb|right|250px]]
[[File:Delhi Cantt Station.jpg|Delhi Cantonment railway station|thumb|right|250px]]
'''Delhi Cantonment''' (popularly referred to as '''Delhi Cantt''') was established in 1914. Until February 1938, the Cantonment Board Delhi was known as the Cantt authority. The area of the Cantonment is approximately {{convert|10,521|acre}}. At the 2011 census, the population of the Cantonment was 116,352. The Delhi Cantonment is a Class I Cantonment Board.
'''Delhi Cantonment''' (popularly referred to as '''Delhi Cantt''') is a Class I [[Cantonment board|Cantonment Board]] established in 1914. The area of the Cantonment is {{convert|10452|acre|km2}} and the population of the Cantonment as per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]] is 110,351.<ref name="About us">{{Cite web|title=About Us – DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD|url=https://delhi.cantt.gov.in/about-us/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=delhi.cantt.gov.in}}</ref>
[[File:Three Municipalities of Delhi as of 2022.png|thumb|left|Municipalities of Delhi]]
The Cantonment is governed by the Cantonments Act, 2006<ref>Document, http://www.cbdelhi.in/Documents/ca2006.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124052/http://www.cbdelhi.in/Documents/ca2006.pdf |date=31 May 2014 }}</ref> while various policy letters and instructions from the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] pertaining to the area are issued from time to time. Although the board functions as a local municipal body, it remains under the administrative control of the Directorate General Defence Estates, New Delhi and Principal Director, Defence Estates, [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]], [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbdelhi.in/history.aspx |title=Delhi Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence |access-date=30 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105836/http://www.cbdelhi.in/history.aspx |archive-date=31 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


The Cantonment is governed by the Cantonments Act, 2006<ref>Document, http://www.cbdelhi.in/Documents/ca2006.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124052/http://www.cbdelhi.in/Documents/ca2006.pdf |date=31 May 2014 }}</ref> while various policy letters and instructions from the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] pertaining to the area are issued from time to time. Although the board functions as a local municipal body, it remains under the administrative control of the Directorate General Defence Estates, New Delhi and Principal Director, Defence Estates, [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]], [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbdelhi.in/history.aspx |title=Delhi Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence |access-date=30 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105836/http://www.cbdelhi.in/history.aspx |archive-date=31 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
It is one of three local bodies in the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]], the others being [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] and [[New Delhi Municipal Council]].


==History==
==History==
[[Cantonment]]s in Delhi and [[Ahmedabad Cantonment|Ahmedabad]] were originally established by the British. The Delhi Cantonment houses the [[Indian Army]] Headquarters, Delhi Area; the Army Golf Course; the [[Defence Services Officers Institute]]; military housing; Army and Air Force Public Schools; and various other defence-related installations. The cantonment also houses the [[Army Research and Referral Hospital]], a tertiary care medical centre of the armed forces of India.
[[Cantonment]]s in Delhi and [[Ahmedabad Cantonment|Ahmedabad]] were originally established by the British. The Delhi Cantonment houses the [[Indian Army]] Headquarters, Delhi Area; the Army Golf Course; the [[Defence Services Officers Institute]]; military housing; Army and Air Force Public Schools; and various other defence-related installations. The cantonment also houses the [[Army Hospital Research and Referral]], a tertiary care medical centre of the armed forces of India.


There is a railway station within the cantonment, [[Delhi Cantonment railway station]], from where trains depart for various parts of the country.
There is a railway station within the cantonment, [[Delhi Cantonment railway station]], from where trains depart for various parts of the country.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
At the 2001 India [[census]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01</ref> Delhi Cantt. had a population of 124,452. Males constituted 61% of the population and females 39%. Delhi Cantt. has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 68%. In Delhi Cantt., 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
At the 2001 India [[census]]<ref>{{cite web | website=censusindia.net | date=2001-11-24 | url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 | archive-date=2004-06-16 | url-status=dead | access-date=2022-12-21}}</ref> Delhi Cantt. had a population of 124,452. Males constituted 61% of the population and females 39%. Delhi Cantt. has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 68%. In Delhi Cantt., 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.


At the 2011 India [[census]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/62-delhi-cantonment.html | title=Delhi Cantonment City Census 2011 data | publisher=census2011.co.in | access-date=7 July 2018 }}</ref> Delhi Cantt. had a population of 116,352. Males constituted ≈58% (67,703) of the population and females constituted ≈42% (48,649). Delhi Cantt. has an average literacy rate of 91.11%, higher than the national average of 79.9%: male literacy is 94.54% and, female literacy is 86.26%. In Delhi Cantt., 11.36% of the population is under 6 years of age.
At the 2011 India [[census]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/62-delhi-cantonment.html | title=Delhi Cantonment City Census 2011 data | publisher=census2011.co.in | access-date=7 July 2018 }}</ref> Delhi Cantt. had a population of 116,352. Males constituted ≈58% (67,703) of the population and females constituted ≈42% (48,649). Delhi Cantt. has an average literacy rate of 91.11%, higher than the national average of 79.9%: male literacy is 94.54% and, female literacy is 86.26%. In Delhi Cantt., 11.36% of the population is under 6 years of age.
==Facilities==
{{vanchor|Brar Square crematorium}} is located in Delhi Cantonment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Last rites of Rawat, wife Madhulika to be held at Delhi Cantonment crematorium today |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/101221/last-rites-of-rawat-wife-to-be-held-at-delhi-cantonment-crematorium-t.html |access-date=12 December 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=10 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
Delhi Cantonment is connected by road, railway and air. [[Delhi Airport]] is about 5 kilometres from Delhi Cantonment. It has its nearest metro station of [[Delhi Cantonment metro station]]. Delhi Cantonment has a [[Delhi Cantonment railway station|railway station]]. Almost all the trains plying from Delhi towards Rajasthan or Gujarat stop here.
Delhi Cantonment is connected by road, railway and air. [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] is about 5 kilometres from Delhi Cantonment. Its nearest metro stations are [[Delhi Cantonment metro station|Delhi Cantonment]], [[Sadar Bazaar Cantonment metro station|Sadar Bazaar Cantonment]] and [[Shankar Vihar metro station]]. Delhi Cantonment has a [[Delhi Cantonment railway station|railway station]]. Almost all the trains plying from Delhi towards Rajasthan or Gujarat stop here.


It is easily accessible by road and local bus to the residents of nearby residential neighbourhoods such as [[Palam]], Dwarka, [[Dhaula Kuan]], [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi)|Tilak Nagar]], [[Vasant Vihar]], [[Naraina]] and [[Janakpuri]]. [[Delhi Metro]] has train stations nearby.
It is easily accessible by road and local bus to the residents of nearby residential neighbourhoods such as [[Palam]], Dwarka, [[Dhaula Kuan]], [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi)|Tilak Nagar]], [[Vasant Vihar]], [[Naraina]] and [[Janakpuri]].


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{Delhi}}
* [http://cbdelhi.org/ Delhi Cantonment Board, website]
 
{{National Capital Territory of Delhi}}
{{Neighborhoods of Delhi}}
{{Neighborhoods of Delhi}}


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Delhi Cantonment
District Subdivision
Delhi Cantonment is located in Delhi
Delhi Cantonment
Delhi Cantonment
Location in Delhi, North India
Coordinates: 28°35′53″N 77°07′24″E / 28.598091°N 77.1234069°E / 28.598091; 77.1234069
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictNew Delhi
Area
 • Total42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total110,351
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110010
Telephone code91-011
WebsiteOfficial website
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Delhi Cantonment railway station

Delhi Cantonment (popularly referred to as Delhi Cantt) is a Class I Cantonment Board established in 1914. The area of the Cantonment is 10,452 acres (42.30 km2) and the population of the Cantonment as per the 2011 census is 110,351.[1]

Municipalities of Delhi

The Cantonment is governed by the Cantonments Act, 2006[2] while various policy letters and instructions from the Ministry of Defence pertaining to the area are issued from time to time. Although the board functions as a local municipal body, it remains under the administrative control of the Directorate General Defence Estates, New Delhi and Principal Director, Defence Estates, Western Command, Chandigarh.[3]

It is one of three local bodies in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being Municipal Corporation of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Council.

History[edit | edit source]

Cantonments in Delhi and Ahmedabad were originally established by the British. The Delhi Cantonment houses the Indian Army Headquarters, Delhi Area; the Army Golf Course; the Defence Services Officers Institute; military housing; Army and Air Force Public Schools; and various other defence-related installations. The cantonment also houses the Army Hospital Research and Referral, a tertiary care medical centre of the armed forces of India.

There is a railway station within the cantonment, Delhi Cantonment railway station, from where trains depart for various parts of the country.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

At the 2001 India census[4] Delhi Cantt. had a population of 124,452. Males constituted 61% of the population and females 39%. Delhi Cantt. has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 68%. In Delhi Cantt., 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

At the 2011 India census[5] Delhi Cantt. had a population of 116,352. Males constituted ≈58% (67,703) of the population and females constituted ≈42% (48,649). Delhi Cantt. has an average literacy rate of 91.11%, higher than the national average of 79.9%: male literacy is 94.54% and, female literacy is 86.26%. In Delhi Cantt., 11.36% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Facilities[edit | edit source]

Template:Vanchor is located in Delhi Cantonment.[6]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Delhi Cantonment is connected by road, railway and air. Indira Gandhi International Airport is about 5 kilometres from Delhi Cantonment. Its nearest metro stations are Delhi Cantonment, Sadar Bazaar Cantonment and Shankar Vihar metro station. Delhi Cantonment has a railway station. Almost all the trains plying from Delhi towards Rajasthan or Gujarat stop here.

It is easily accessible by road and local bus to the residents of nearby residential neighbourhoods such as Palam, Dwarka, Dhaula Kuan, Tilak Nagar, Vasant Vihar, Naraina and Janakpuri.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Us – DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD". delhi.cantt.gov.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. Document, http://www.cbdelhi.in/Documents/ca2006.pdf Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Delhi Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. censusindia.net. 24 November 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Delhi Cantonment City Census 2011 data". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. "Last rites of Rawat, wife Madhulika to be held at Delhi Cantonment crematorium today". Deccan Chronicle. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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