Delhi Cantonment
Delhi Cantonment
Dillī Chāvanī Delhi Cantt | |
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District Subdivision | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 110010 |
| Telephone code | 91-011 |
| Website | Official website |
Delhi Cantonment (
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
History
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 23,140 | — |
| 1951 | 40,950 | +77.0% |
| 1961 | 36,105 | −11.8% |
| 1971 | 57,339 | +58.8% |
| 1981 | 85,166 | +48.5% |
| 1991 | 94,393 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 124,917 | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 110,351 | −11.7% |
| Source: Government of India[4] | ||
At the 2001 India census[5] 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[6] 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
Brar Square crematorium is located in Delhi Cantonment.[7]
Transport
Delhi Cantonment is connected by road, railway and air.
It is easily accessible by road and local bus to the residents of nearby residential neighbourhoods such as
Notable People
- Retired Indian cricketer Ashish Nehra lived in Sadar Bazaar of Delhi Cantt in his childhood and his family still lives there.
References
- ^ a b c "About Us – DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD". delhi.cantt.gov.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Document, http://www.cbdelhi.in/Documents/ca2006.pdf Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Delhi Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Delhi Cantonment City Census 2011 data". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Last rites of Rawat, wife Madhulika to be held at Delhi Cantonment crematorium today". Deccan Chronicle. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
