| Delhi Cantonment | |
| Native Name: | Dillī Chāvanī |
| Native Name Lang: | hi |
| Other Name: | Delhi Cantt |
| Settlement Type: | District Subdivision |
| Pushpin Map: | India New Delhi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Delhi, North India |
| Coordinates: | 28.5981°N 77.1234°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union territory |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | New Delhi |
| Established Date: | 1914 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.3 |
| Population Total: | 1,10,351 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 110010 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-011 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Motto: | Hamārā prayāsa bēhatara janajīvana Our effort for a better life |
| Subdivision Type3: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Subdivision Name3: | New Delhi |
| Subdivision Type4: | Legislative Assembly |
| Subdivision Name4: | Delhi Cantonment |
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 10452acres and the population of the Cantonment as per the 2011 census is 110,351.[1] 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.
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.
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.
is located in Delhi Cantonment.[6]
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 North Delhi Cantonment on the Pink Line, South Delhi Cantonment and Shankar Vihar metro station on the Magenta Line and Dhaula Kuan metro station on the Airport Express. Delhi Cantonment has a railway station. Almost all the trains plying from Delhi towards Rajasthan or Gujarat have either a stop here or originates from this station itself.
It is easily accessible by road and local bus to the residents of nearby residential neighbourhoods such as Palam, Dabri, Dwarka, Aerocity, Dhaula Kuan, DU South Campus, Tilak Nagar, Hari Nagar, Mayapuri, Sagarpur, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Naraina, Inder Puri and Janakpuri.