Delhi Cantonment

Delhi Cantonment
Dillī Chāvanī
Delhi Cantt
District Subdivision
Official seal of Delhi Cantonment
Motto(s): 
Hamārā prayāsa bēhatara janajīvana
Our effort for a better life
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
Union territory Delhi
DistrictNew Delhi
Lok Sabha constituencyNew Delhi
Legislative AssemblyDelhi Cantonment
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
Delhi Cantonment railway station

Delhi Cantonment (ISO: Dillī Chāvanī; 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.

  1. ^ a b c "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.